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Video: Diagnostics: Best Practices Around Providing an Accurate Diagnosis

A conversation with Sophia L. Maurasse, MD, McLean Hospital, and Roberto Olivardia, PhD, McLean Hospital. Jump To Audience questions Resources About the speakers The Importance of Diagnosis When providing a diagnosis to patients, clinicians must keep many factors in mind. In their talk, Olivardia...

Compassionate Caregiving Born From Childhood Experience

“Compassionate curiosity.” It’s a philosophy that has guided Sophia L. Maurasse, MD , along her journey from a 10-year-old in war-torn Liberia—who was trying to understand why some soldiers could be helpful while others were threatening—to her current role working with children and adolescent girls...

Course Exploring Trauma Draws Expert Presenters and Thousands of Attendees

Psychological trauma can affect anyone, regardless of age, gender, nationality, or socioeconomic status. Traumatic stress knows no borders. According to a 2016 study, 70% of people surveyed worldwide had experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes. McLean Hospital’s free course, 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...

Podcast: Living a Life of Empathy and Experience

On today’s episode, Trevor discusses his perception of self and feeling that he is useless. He is joined by Sophia L. Maurasse, MD , medical director of McLean’s 3East Girls Intensive and Step Down Programs . Sophia discusses her difficult childhood experience fleeing from war-torn Liberia and how...