Trauma and Health: The Human Condition
Anna Kharaz & Emily Lapolice WHEN WE EXPLORE ANY INQUIRY INTO OUR UNDERSTANDING OF TRAUMA—in the fields of medicine and mental health, as well as public policy and advocacy, we are talking about the human […]
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Lessons Learned From Ground Zero
TRAUMA PSYCHOLOGISTS CAN PREPARE THEMSELVES AND CLIENTS FOR FUTURE DISASTERS A Personal Account James Halpern EVERYONE HAS A 9/11 STORY, where they were, who they knew, what they thought. On September 11, 2021, I led […]
Complex Trauma, Complex PTSD, and Resiliency
Fabiana Franco TRAUMAS DEVELOPED AND TRANSMITTED in the family have particularly profound effects when they involve a dependent infant or child (Isobel et al., 2019). Understanding the pathways between childhood trauma and negative mental health […]
The Human Healing Project: Finding Hope and Connection One Story at a Time
Marie Mokosso Nutter PURPOSE AND INTENTION. Who I am, or what I’ve been through, is not nearly as important as the purpose or intention of this [writing]. To be clear, I am not an expert […]
“The Canary in the Mine”: Re-traumatization and Resilience in Offspring of Holocaust Survivors During the Covid-19 Pandemic
Older adults are the group most vulnerable to isolation and loneliness even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, and early data suggest that COVID-19 exacerbated these feelings and might be associated with both an increase in […]
Trauma, Disability, and Physical Activity: A Call for Trauma-Sensitive Adaptive Yoga and Wellbeing Programs
Nearly three out of 20 individuals, or 42 million people, in the United States report having a disability (Houtenville & Boege, 2019), with these numbers increasing over time (American Community Survey; Kraus et […]
Wildland Firefighters: Healing Outside the Box
Firefighting is one of the most physically and psychologically demanding professions. Wildland firefighters are a special breed. Whereas structure firefighters focus on fire suppression in communities and protecting property such as homes and vehicles, wildland […]
Mental Health Challenges of a Global Pandemic: The Case of COVID-19
Dr. Ani Kalayjian, Jasmin Guevarra, and Erin Antona Introduction Towards the end of 2019, the outbreak of coronavirus (COVID-19) began in China and quickly spread to other countries within months. COVID-19 is an infectious virus […]
Secondary Traumatic Stress in First Responders
Skylee Campbell and Ta-Keisha Smith One concept that is not often discussed or taught in the process of training is the cost of caring (Figley & Ludick, 2017). “The expectation that we can be immersed […]
Can Zoom Increase Group Therapeutic Outcomes? A Case Study Involving Therapeutic Improvisational Theater for Veterans with Addiction and PTSD
Patricia A O’Gorman, PhD, Samuel M. Hall, MA, MAC, CASAC, & Col. C. David Merkel, MD Zoom has exploded into the recent vacuum created by the need to socially distance in all walks of life, […]