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Psychological debriefing usually involves counsellors providing survivors with a single counselling session soon after an event. But ‘talking through’ trauma can over-consolidate painful memories.
The mental health of front-line officers has drawn considerable attention, yet research shows that justice professionals working with traumatic material can also suffer psychological distress.
Sedative-hypnotic drugs can distort a patient’s perception of reality. Some patients wake up from a procedure believing they have been sexually assaulted.
Chronic stress from living with systemic racism and gun violence can lead to increased symptoms of PTSD and depression as well as elevated cortisol levels.
For the Yazidi communities in northern Iraq, there is a need to improve mental health. The sense of cultural identity has the potential to improve psychological well-being.
Receiving a cancer diagnosis and undergoing cancer treatment can be a traumatizing experience. Psychedelics like LSD, psilocybin and MDMA could help alleviate symptoms from cancer-related PTSD.
Be it violence, war or natural disasters, there is no shortage of trauma which to adapt. A psychologist takes us through our full arsenal of coping mechanisms.
People respond to trauma in different ways, with some people experiencing post-traumatic growth.
Recovery efforts in regions hit by Cyclone Gabrielle need to ensure support and care is provided to pregnant mums to prevent life-long consequences for babies in-utero.
The war in Ukraine has traumatised many people, military and civilian. But the country’s health service was already ill-equipped to deal with mental health issues.
The early research suggests the drugs might be effective for some conditions. But scientists have safety concerns.
From July this year, some psychiatrists will be able to prescribe psychedelics to some patients. Responses from experts working in the field are mixed.
While most journalists don’t develop PTSD or depression, many will struggle with the stress of their work. Knowing the warning signs can help deal with trauma.
Even people who are only indirectly exposed to these repeat tragedies, such as first responders and those affected by media coverage, can experience profound and long-lasting grief.
An expert in military decision-making explains the real-life consequences of war and the long-term psychological toll that endures.
Alberta’s new policy on psychedelic-assisted therapy for mental illness may set a precedent that moves Canadians one step closer to accepting psychedelics as medicinal substances.
Teaching students techniques to cope with anxiety and stress can help them bounce back after a hurricane upends their life.
Escalating legal restrictions throughout the US might mean an increase in mental health disorders for those who are denied an abortion.
The unending stream of violence on news and entertainment programming can have a negative impact on kids of all ages.
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Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Wayne State University
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Professor, Yale University
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Distinguished Professor of Pharmacy Practice, University of Connecticut
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Associate Professor in Clinical Psychology, University of Oxford
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Professor of Organisational Ethnography, Cambridge Judge Business School
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Chair of Clinical Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Research fellow, Swinburne University of Technology
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Associate Professor, Deputy Director Phoenix Australia Centre for Post-traumatic Mental Health, The University of Melbourne
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Homewood Chair in Mental Health and Trauma and Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences, McMaster University
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Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director of the Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
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Professor & Director, Refugee Trauma and Recovery Program, School of Psychology, UNSW Sydney
