Content Related to PTSD / Trauma

Understanding Gender Differences in Mental Illness

Late in her medical residency, Amanda Sedgewick, DO , was running treatment groups for women with substance use disorders. Patients would disappear from treatment for weeks at a time and Sedgewick realized they were in abusive relationships—which was keeping them away from the clinic. So, she began...

The Secret and Life-Changing Impact of Early Childhood Abuse: Dissociative Identity Disorder

The book “Sybil” and the subsequent 1976 movie—in which Sally Field portrayed a girl with more than a dozen different personalities—were the result of a collaboration between psychiatrist Cornelia Wilbur and author Flora Rheta Schreiber. The goal was to have people better understand a child abuse...

Podcast: Recognizing and Understanding Complex PTSD

Jeff talks to Patricia Mangones, a nurse practitioner at McLean’s partial hospital trauma program, about complex PTSD. They discuss the ways in which it differs from PTSD, and what clinicians, patients, and loved ones should be aware of both in diagnosing the illness and in the treatment process...

Trauma-Informed Training Workshops Prompt Meaningful Changes, According to Outcomes Surveys

A study of 598 people across various industries who underwent a two-day training workshop where they learned about trauma-informed care and how to deploy these skills within their organizations, found participants reported significant gains in knowledge of trauma and made improvements to...

Everything You Need To Know About Grief and Loss

Grief and loss can prove suffocating for those who are impacted by them, especially at first. Most people have at least some experience with grief, whether first- or second-hand, and understand how loss can affect the person who goes through it. Even those of us who have very little personal...

In the Media: Looking From Afar – People With Loved Ones in Israel, Gaza With Constant Trauma

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia warns that the images and news from the Israel-Hamas war may have an effect on the health and well-being of some.

Video: Recognizing and Understanding Complex PTSD

Chances are pretty good that you’re familiar with the term post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly known as PTSD. PTSD has long been recognized as a psychiatric condition that can develop in the wake of trauma. But in recent years, experts have begun using a separate, less well-known term—complex...

The Effects of Trauma on Military Members and Their Families

Members of the armed forces can face stressors and traumatic events. These experiences can lead to trauma-related mental health disorders. Trauma can impact military members in different ways, including feelings of anger or isolation from family and friends. Service members can develop PTSD or other...

Understanding Child Abuse and Its Effects on Mental Health

Children are among the most vulnerable people in our society. This is true across continents, cultures, financial situations, and ethnicities. Our youth are a precious resource and one we should guard carefully. Unfortunately, many kids are at risk of or are currently experiencing child abuse. While...

Single-Cell Study Reveals Genes That May Be Involved in Post-Traumatic Stress and Major Depressive Disorders

An international team led by investigators at McLean Hospital analyzed the genes expressed in approximately 575,000 individual cells from the brains of people with and without post-traumatic stress and major depressive disorders (PTSD and MDD), revealing new insights into the mechanisms behind the...

Video: Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders

When it comes to recognizing and addressing trauma and trauma-related disorders, it’s important to separate fact from fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for example, is often associated exclusively with the horrors of war, but it’s a myth that only veterans of combat develop the...

Video: Reducing the Impact of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is often misunderstood and can be easily missed—or misdiagnosed—by experts. While many of us have come to believe that folks with DID jump between personas and personalities, a very small portion of those with the condition actually exhibit this behavior. The...

Everything You Need To Know About Trauma and PTSD

All of us will encounter stress throughout our daily lives. When a strong emotional response to an extremely stressful or disturbing event impairs a person’s ability to cope, it’s often considered to be traumatic. While trauma doesn’t always directly lead to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it...

Understanding the Impact of Domestic Violence

Relationships, while meant to enrich our lives and those of our partners, can have a darker side that often goes unnoticed—or unaddressed. Domestic violence is a serious public health issue that impacts survivors on a physical and mental scale. While the effects of violence can be devastating, they...

In the Media: A Decade After the Marathon Bombing, Reflection and Renewal

Former Boston Police commissioner, Ed Davis, praises McLean’s LEADER (Law Enforcement, Active Duty, Emergency Responder) program in the wake of the tragedy to provide mental health services to this population.

In the Media: How To Protect Your Mental Health While Reflecting on the Boston Marathon Bombings

Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia urges people not to be ashamed if they’re struggling with painful memories surrounding the Boston Marathon bombings.

McLean Hospital Supports Effort to Establish Trauma-Informed Care Training Institute in Angola

When she was in the fourth grade, Alisha Moreland-Capuia, MD , and her classmates were asked by their teacher what they wanted to do when they grew up. Moreland-Capuia had one resounding desire in her mind that would ultimately shape her life’s work: She wanted to help people who were suffering...

In the Media: How Black People Can Cope With the Trauma of Witnessing Repeated Death and Violence Against Them

Listen to Dr. Alisha Moreland-Capuia discuss collective trauma and offer ways to cope.

Investigators Shed New Light on Brain Activity Related to Dissociative Symptoms

Trauma can cause dissociative symptoms—such as having an out-of-body experience, or feeling emotionally numb—that may help an individual cope in the short term but can have negative impacts if the symptoms persist for a long period of time. In a new study recently published in...

Course Exploring Trauma Draws Expert Presenters and Thousands of Attendees

Psychological trauma can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or socioeconomic status. Traumatic stress knows no borders. According to a 2016 study, 70% of people surveyed worldwide had experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. McLean Hospital’s free course, The...

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