By David Brooks — 2015
Human beings are more resilient than we’d earlier thought.
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Williams is the co-lead author of a recent retrospective study that found those who tried doses of psilocybin (more commonly known as magic mushrooms), LSD, or MDMA (the pure substance found in Ecstasy or Molly) reported a decrease in trauma symptoms, depression and anxiety after 30 days.
I’ve done a little bit of work with soldiers returning from Iraq and have worked with domestic violence shelter workers on issues of vicarious trauma.
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How music and art therapies can help military service members.
An experimental treatment seems poised to address a dire mental health crisis.
Can increased creativity be a coping strategy for dealing with trauma?
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Personal trainer and former competitive weight lifter Laura Khoudari discusses her research and her experience with strength training as an embodied movement practice that has helped her heal from her own trauma and help other trauma survivors.
Both mental health conditions can happen after you’ve experienced trauma, but there’s a big difference between them.
Scientists now have more evidence than ever before revealing the intimate, intertwined relationship between the mind and body.
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People who develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) also commonly experience guilt. In particular, individuals who have endured traumatic events may also begin to feel what’s known as trauma-related guilt. But what does the term mean exactly?
Dr. Bessel van der Kolk, one of the world’s foremost psychiatrists specializing in PTSD, explains the disorder’s many effects and symptoms.