PTSD / Trauma Related Content

Video: Effectively Managing and Treating Trauma Disorders, Including PTSD

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a complex and frequently misunderstood condition: while often associated with the horrors of war, anyone who has witnessed or experienced traumatic, life-threatening, or life-changing events can find themselves struggling with the psychological impacts of...

Podcast: Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders

Jeff talks to Dr. Matthew A. Robinson about PTSD, DID, and other trauma-related disorders. Dr. Robinson also debunks common myths about these conditions and covers the evidence-based treatment methods to ensure that people are able to manage their symptoms and live rewarding lives. Matthew A...

Video: Understanding Trauma and Trauma-Related Disorders

When it comes to recognizing and addressing trauma and trauma-related disorders, it’s important to separate fact from fiction. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), for example, is often associated exclusively with the horrors of war, but it’s a myth that only veterans of combat develop the...

Podcast: Recognizing and Understanding Complex PTSD

Jeff talks to Patricia Mangones, a nurse practitioner at McLean’s partial hospital trauma program, about complex PTSD. They discuss the ways in which it differs from PTSD, and what clinicians, patients, and loved ones should be aware of both in diagnosing the illness and in the treatment process...

Video: Recognizing and Understanding Complex PTSD

Chances are pretty good that you’re familiar with the term post-traumatic stress disorder, commonly known as PTSD. PTSD has long been recognized as a psychiatric condition that can develop in the wake of trauma. But in recent years, experts have begun using a separate, less well-known term—complex...

Video: Reducing the Impact of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Dissociative identity disorder (DID) is often misunderstood and can be easily missed—or misdiagnosed—by experts. While many of us have come to believe that folks with DID jump between personas and personalities, a very small portion of those with the condition actually exhibit this behavior. The...

Video: Recognizing Trauma in Adults and Young People

Presented by Sophia L. Maurasse, MD , McLean Hospital. Whether a distressing event will lead to trauma doesn’t solely rely on the event or the individual person. In this talk, Maurasse explains how a traumatic experience is dependent on what we bring into the situation, in terms of our genetic...

Video: Lessons Learned From Working With Displaced Youth

Presented by Wahab Yousafzai, MBBS, FCPS, Shifa International Hospital Islamabad. In this talk on displaced populations, Yousafzai discusses various aspects of human displacement, including social and emotional consequences and possible interventions. Yousafzai has worked with displaced persons in...

Video: Solution: Narrative Exposure Therapy

Presented by Benjamin Iffland, PhD, Bielefeld University. Narrative exposure therapy (NET) is an evidence-based method of treatment that has been shown to be helpful in reducing symptoms related to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). It has been particularly successful in supporting people who...

Video: Trauma in the United States and Around the World

Presented by Alaptagin Khan, MBBS, FRSPH , McLean Hospital. Regardless of where we live or which language we speak, we are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences every day. Khan explains how adverse childhood experiences impact physical and mental health on a national and global scale. Watch...

Video: Solution: Community Resiliency Model

Presented by Linda Grabbe, PhD, APRN-BC, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, and Elaine Miller-Karas, MSW, LCSW, Trauma Resource Institute. The Trauma Resource Institute developed the community resiliency model (CRM) to help people identify and regulate their emotional...

Video: Global Impact of Trauma Course – Panel Q+A

In this Q&A session, audience members of the live Global Impact of Trauma Course ask questions about the five talks presented. Below are a few highlights from the discussion. Watch the Q&A for an in-depth conversation on the topics covered in the course. Audience Questions Expert speakers answered...

Video: The Truth About Trauma

Stress is a common thing for all of us to experience daily. However, if we’re unable to cope with disturbing events or have a strong response to extreme stress, it’s often considered trauma. It’s completely normal to feel affected by a traumatic event. But trauma can impact many parts of our lives...

Podcast: Reducing the Impact of Dissociative Identity Disorder

Jenn talks to Dr. Milissa Kaufman about dissociative identity disorder and its misconceptions. They also talk about how it can be misinterpreted as other mental health conditions and discuss trauma’s impact on the condition, as well as ways to get loved ones help for the disorder. Milissa Kaufman...

Podcast: The Truth About Trauma

Jenn talks to Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC. They discuss the complexities of psychological trauma and PTSD, signs and symptoms of these conditions, and ways to help navigate emotionally traumatic experiences. Patricia Mangones, PMHNP-BC , is a nurse practitioner at McLean Hospital’s Hill Center for...

Video: Lecture – A Translational Perspective on Intergenerational Trauma

Presented by Torsten Klengel, MD, PhD , McLean Hospital – McLean Forum lecture A broad body of literature suggests that exposure to traumatic events in preceding generations can influence the risk of their offspring developing psychiatric disorders. Also, recent molecular studies show that the...