The research is strong that the atrocities of war cause mental health issues. A clinical psychologist walks us through the research and tells of her personal experience treating those with PTSD.
Collective trauma: A boy walks among some of the 3,000 flags placed in memory of the lives lost in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
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It’s not uncommon for kids to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress after a disaster. With thousands of children affected by Hurricane Harvey, how can parents help kids bounce back?
Not quite an amnesiac: a scene from ‘The Bourne Ultimatum.’
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Jason Bourne’s overall pattern of forgetting and then retrieving memories is a better plot device than representation of real-world memory loss and recovery.
It’s what we do with our painful experiences that matters.
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Perceived stigma, failure to seek help and failures of policing organisations to support help-seeking have created a melting pot of despair for some officers.
A poster of Gretchen Carlson, who is suing former Fox News CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment.
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Recent tragedies have shown the depth of racism in society. As we ask ourselves how to move forward, we also need to ask how these events affect African-American children through vicarious racism.
Memorial on the ‘Promenade des Anglais’ in Nice.
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If past wars are a guide, the toll of disability will continue to rise for many decades to come.
The French flag flies over flowers, candles and messages in tribute to victims outside the Le Carillon restaurant a week after a series of deadly attacks in Paris, France last November.
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It is probably not a surprise that a terror attack can have a major impact on people’s mental health. But what sort of effects are common, and how long do they last?
External enhancements of memory may soon go high-tech.
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Could the not-too-distant future hold “brain chip” technologies that we could all use to enhance our memories to the point of perfection? Not so fast: there are big benefits to forgetting.
Treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder requires conditions better than refugees in Germany are experiencing.
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Enrico Ullman, Technische Universität Dresden e Julio Licinio, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
The experience and situation of many of the refugees precludes successful treatment of PTSD due to the nature of the disorder and what it requires to ease.
Repeated trauma in childhood appears to change children’s enduring hormonal function and their subsequent brain development.
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A bill that would release the 112 children currently in immigration detention in Australia will soon go before the House of Representatives. So what should MPs consider when casting their votes?
A child from a special care centre in Cape Town celebrating international kite day. In South Africa mental health services are not a priority.
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While the global health community has made mental healthcare a priority, South Africa is not following suite. The impact is felt most acutely by poor people suffering from mental health disorders.
First responders are usually resilient.
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