Nashville Predators and Vancouver Canucks players and spectators stand for a moment of silence for Adam Johnson, before an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, on Oct. 31, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck November 8, 2023 Hockey organizations need to address the psychological impacts of team trauma, not just the physical ones Craig Greenham, University of Windsor Hockey culture’s tendency to prefer attributes like mental toughness over emotional vulnerability can damage athletes when they’re confronted with traumatic events. This needs to change.
A traumatic memory can be near impossible to shake. Carolina Heza/Unsplash September 24, 2018 Memories of trauma are unique because of how brains and bodies respond to threat Jacek Debiec, University of Michigan Two neural systems record traumatic memories, meaning they can be remembered in both conscious and unconscious ways.
Shutterstock September 24, 2017 Getting closer to understanding the link between PTSD and bacteria in the gut Stefanie Malan-Muller, Stellenbosch University Researchers are getting closer to understanding how some people are more susceptible to posttraumatic stress disorder.