In the book "Cities for Life: How Communities Can Recover from Trauma and Rebuild for Health," Jason Corburn explores the impact of traditional urban planning on place-based trauma and health inequities. Corburn draws on case studies from Richmond, California; Medell铆n, Co...
摘要: As a parent who is not the abuser, you can have an important role in helping your child recover from sexual abuse. This information takes a brief look at ways to help your child and yourself through this difficult experience.
“Well, I shall, but I’ve decided that an element of humiliation would be an appropriate addition. So I propose to give you one dozen hard strokes on your naked buttocks. And then a female will give you a final six strokes, also bare. How do you feel about that?” “Uncomfortable!...
What really matters in trauma therapy for kids? If children view themselves as being responsible for the traumatic event, in order to cope they will distance themselves from ongoing trauma by disowning that bad or wounded part of themselves. This alienation of themselves helps them survive but ma...
expressive writing remains an accessible tool that can help us process this many-tiered loss. Some pandemic traumas, the most obvious being the loss of colleagues, loved ones, and friends, we will never “recover” from. Nor is recovery always the goal. As many well-known memoir writers att...
The study showed that no patients who had been brought to hospital unconscious, who had not been independent before the trauma, or who had used anticoagulants were alive at one year after the surgery. "What was surprising, however, was that patients who were conscious at presentation, who were...
For individuals recovering from trauma or grief, crafting can be a deeply personal way to process and express emotions. Consider Marcus, who turned to painting after the loss of his father. “At first, I didn’t know how to talk about what I was feeling,” he recalls. “But when I pai...
There are various causes of intellectual disability, ranging from genetic inheritance to trauma during birth. As such, medical professionals will often use a complex series of assessments to evaluate the cause and severity of a child’s intellectual disability. "If your ch...
I got to know each actor and, and I thought, this is almost docu-drama style acting that will really suit people to put in their own trauma,” adding, “I know that sounds bleak, but… that’s the conflict of drama and people, but I had to check about, ‘Are you happy to explor...
Can you block out painful memories? According to McLaughlin, if thebrain registersan overwhelming trauma, then it can essentially block that memory in a process called dissociation -- or detachment from reality. "The brain will attempt to protect itself," she added. ... In the midst of trauma...