Trauma And Violence

October is national Domestic Violence Awareness Month. What violence do we see reflected abroad and at home?

Here’s how psychiatry can be applied to make sense of the violence.

Psychiatry will be needed to help heal the mental wounds in the Mideast.

A psychiatrist reflects on blue fortitude as he visits the Columbine Memorial.

From new research on treatment-resistant major depression to strategies for supporting trauma-affected refugee youth, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Look through the eyes of a medical health care team in a refugee camp with a focus on children’s mental health.

Concussion is the most common type of traumatic brain injury. Unfortunately, many individuals that sustain a concussion are not seen in a medical setting. All health care providers should receive training in identifying the signs and symptoms of concussion in order to provide proper guidance and referral for specialized treatment.

Today, spread peace.

“Our findings might inform PTSD pathology, treatment plans, and future disaster-response strategies.”

Never forget.

How can you best get patients with a brain injury back to work?

Today is the somber anniversary of the Nagasaki bombing.

Have you seen "Oppenheimer"? This movie has H. Steven Moffic, MD, contemplating the long-lasting fallout...

Is forgiveness healing?

Is hatred a mental health issue?

The medicalization of anti-Semitism: a possibility?

Updated commentary on the developments in the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting trial.

A year ago, the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline switched to its new 3-digit number, 988. What's happened since then?

This book on trauma has shot up the best-seller list… why?

Have you kept up on the Pittsburgh Synagogue shooting trial?

Aphasia is an impairment of language that frequently occurs following neurological injury, particularly stroke. Understanding the various types of aphasia, treatment modalities, and the importance of family education and training can empower clinicians in directing treatment.

To all the lives lost at sea…

New gun laws in Serbia were created after a number of mass shootings.

Are we still traumatized? It seems so.

Anti-Semitism is on trial as much as the perpetrator of the Pittsburgh synagogue shooter…