Research shows that individuals who have experienced trauma of any type, Big T or little t, are at higher risk to develop addiction and substance use disorders. In response to traumatic events, our systems engage in “fight, flight, or freeze” mode and often need assistance to relax and re...
Chronic trauma is a response to ongoing or repeated traumatic experiences. It differs from acute trauma in this sense, as acute trauma occurs after just one traumatic experience or event. Examples of chronic trauma Chronic trauma can result from any of the following: Physical abuse: Physical abuse...
The number of traumatic events in Syrians could be higher in males. Mental well-being is more associated with daily stress factors than traumatic experiences. Therefore, post-migratory risk and protective factors need to be investigated to comprehend PTSD....
Extensive research has reported a dose-response relationship between exposure to trauma and the severity of both dissociation and psychopathology. However, certain types of trauma may co-occur more frequently than others and specific combinations of traumatic experiences may relate differently to dissociativ...
Researchers found that cognitive factors are better predictors of PTSD, CPTSD, depression, and anxiety in young trauma survivors NEWS Growing Interest in Cannabinoids for PTSD Yields Mixed Results Exogenous cannabinoids like THC and CBD are being explored for their potential to treat PTSD, but researc...
Traumatic experiences:Past negative experiences and traumas can also lead to phobias. For example, someone with a history of severe childhood illness may eventually develop a phobia of hospitals. Someone who was once bitten by a dog could develop an intense fear of dogs.10 ...
Though commonly used to refer to the experiences of people withpost-traumatic stress disorder(PTSD), the term "trigger" can also be used in the context of other mental health illnesses. This includessubstance use disorders,eating disorders, andanxiety. ...
impressionable patients as actual seductions. He later came to believe that many, though not all, of the narrations were fantasies. Based upon thisconvictionFreud formulated a theory indicating that personality is shaped by such experiences as well as by other traumatic or frustrating events. He ...
In this study, we evaluated the influence of different forms of support (peer support, ventilation or defusing led by the ordinary group leader, and more formal debriefing sessions led by an external counselor) on mental health following traumatic experiences, using a prospective study design. The...
of traumatic situations that have occurred. Complex trauma can spring from a series of related events or several different traumatic situations. Emotional trauma may lead to responses like fear, anger, depression, dissociation, changes in behavior, guilt, shame, social withdrawal,emotional numbness, ...