Even when I was made a Member of New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM, in the 2005 Queen’s New Years Honours list, it was like a bit of a hollow victory as I still felt that I had let people down and some individuals had lost their lives. This conflictContinue Reading
Imaginal prolonged exposure is a powerful process for both therapist and client. It results both in reduced distress and in greater understanding of what happened and why. “Putting the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle together” is crucial to recovery and has long been recognised as an effective treatment. Early variationsContinue Reading
After leaving Afghanistan, soldiers would meet a psychologist – usually in Dubai – while returning to New Zealand. The meeting with the psychologist included preparing soldiers for returning home. He said many went on leave and needed help to cope with returning to normal life and the difficulty of “beingContinue Reading
Previous studies have aimed to uncover genetic markers of PTSD by investigating differences in gene expression between people with the disorder and those without it. But the team involved in this latest research decided to adopt a “systems-level approach,” which involved using whole transcriptome RNA sequencing on blood samples ofContinue Reading
Interestingly, the genes involved in innate immune response — the body’s first line of defense against pathogens — and interferon signaling, were also associated with PTSD. Interferons are proteins released in response to pathogens in our bodies, and in this study, were also shown to partake in the pathology PTSD.Continue Reading
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3181836/ Brain areas implicated in the stress response include the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. Traumatic stress can be associated with lasting changes in these brain areas. Traumatic stress is associated with increased cortisol and norepinephrine responses to subsequent stressors. Antidepressants have effets on the hippocampus that counteract the effectsContinue Reading
40 Things to Do When You Feel Emotionally and Physically Drained- by Merja Willock http://t.co/8Chafg2AjH @HealingCPTSD #PTSD #mentalhealth — Healing Complex PTSD (@HealingCPTSD) September 29, 2014Continue Reading
Denial is a psychological way of coping – find out how denial is a part of trauma and dissociative disorders… http://t.co/4ozQWooIaj — TraumaDissociation (@TraumaDID) September 27, 2014 Denial is common in Dissociative Identity Disorder, and exists in any disorder caused by trauma. Denial is a psychological defense mechanism,[1]:24 it playsContinue Reading
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judith_Lewis_Herman Judith Lewis Herman (born 1942) is a psychiatrist, researcher, teacher, and author who has focused on the understanding and treatment of incest and traumatic stress. Judith Herman is best known for her distinctive contributions to the understanding of trauma and its victims , as set out in her secondContinue Reading
http://www.dissociative-identity-disorder.net/wiki/Denial Denial is common in Dissociative Identity Disorder, and exists in any disorder caused by trauma. Denial is a psychological defense mechanism,[1]:24 it plays a role in keeping the impact and knowledge of the traumatic experience(s) at bay although it also prevents healing from trauma. The conflict between the willContinue Reading
