Heal Your Wounds

You need not be a prisoner of distressing experiences of the past; you can create a shield of resilience.

Troubled Child, Successful Adult

A difficult upbringing doesn't have to leave you emotionally crippled.
by Hara Estroff Marano

Recovering from Trauma

Four steps to processing your emotions
by Ellen McGrath

What Do We Mean by "Moving On"?

How to get unstuck
by Mel Schwartz, L.C.S.W.

When Counseling Is Dangerous

Psychological debriefing after disasters may do more harm than good.
by Susan Pinker

Bitter to the End Toward Dad

Divorcees can get tremendous mileage by being "wronged" by their spouse.
by Susan Pease Gadoua, L.C.S.W.

Ongoing Labors of Love: Changing Mental Set about How to Help Wounded Warriors and Others

Rethinking what steps we can take to help veterans and other traumatized people
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

War-Traumatized People: What to Call Them, How to Help Them

Controversies about labeling and helping veterans and other traumatized people
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Mother's Day Thoughts: What's Funny, and What's Not?

Myths, Humor, and "Jokes" about Mothers
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Beyond the Flowers and Cards, Mother's Day's Original Meaning

The role of war and peace in the origin of Mother's Day
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Why NOT Call War Trauma a Mental Illness?

Gains and losses of calling war trauma a mental illness
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

What Is a Healthy Response to War?

Should war-caused emotional pain be called a mental illness?
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Finding the Sacred

Listening to war veterans brings us to the core of life
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

What's Wrong With This Picture? Psychiatrists' Focus on Drugs and Emotional Distance

When money and drugs trump therapists' humane approach
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

The Astonishing Power of Listening

How respectful listening helps without pathologizing
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Bouncing off the Bottom

It is human nature to go backwards before going forward
by Robert Evans Wilson, Jr.

Overcoming Homophobia: Progress Despite the Rocky Road

Homophobia, servicemembers, and the lords of psychiatric diagnosis
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Every Civilian Listen to a Vet's Story: Marking Memorial Day

Ending America's war-illteracy problem and increasing human connections
by Paula J. Caplan, Ph.D.

Famous people, bad decisions

Why do the rich and famous falter?
by Susan Krauss Whitbourne, Ph.D.

Wrestling With Demons: The Spiritual Redemption of Mickey Rourke

Healing the painful past does not mean forgetting it.
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Is Depression a Disease?

The recurring nature of depression.
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

The Psychology of Suffering: How We Cope With Cosmic Evil

Hell in Haiti
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Can Therapy Be Addictive? : The Power and Terror of Termination

What happens when psychotherapy goes on either too briefly or too long?
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Scrooge's Spiritual Redemption: How the Unconscious Heals

Pay close attention to your dreams this Christmas eve.
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

A Response to "My LIfe in Therapy": Daphne Merkin's Long and Difficult "Education in Disillusioned Realism"

Did Daphne Merkin's four decades of psychotherapy fail miserably?
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Reading The Red Book: How C.G. Jung Salvaged His Soul

Is the Red Book a record of Jung's flirtation with madness?
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Clinical Despair: Science, Psychotherapy and Spirituality in the Treatment of Depression

What exactly is "clinical despair"? And how can we treat it?
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

The Voice of the Authentic Self

Learning to Listen
by Andrea Mathews, L.P.C.

The Single Person's Thought Leader Series: Gay Hendricks, Ph.D.

The most essential step for attracting genuine love.
by Ken Page, L.C.S.W.

The Best Way to Say I'm Sorry

Why not make your apology the best possible?
by Melissa Orlov

Those Darned Emotions! They can't be out-talked

Learn the language of emotions to change how you feel.
by Leslie Becker-Phelps, Ph.D.

What is Existential Psychotherapy? And Why it Matters Today.

Coming to terms with reality without denying, avoiding or sugar-coating it.
by Stephen A. Diamond, Ph.D.

Dealing with the Put-Downs

Sometimes it really is about them, not you
by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.

A Lesson in Loss from Susan Saint James

A remarkable woman talks about her son's death.
by Toni Bernhard, J.D.

Opening Up When Tragedy Strikes: Are You Sure It’s a Good Thing?

The myths about coping
by Bella DePaulo, Ph.D.

Does the Death of Bin Laden Help the 9/11 Families to Heal?

Bin Laden's Death Changes the Trauma Narrative of 9/11
by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.

Emotional Story-Telling after Stressful Experiences: A Way to Find Meaning

Can writing memoirs transform the meaning of trauma?
by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.

How to work through experiences of discrimination

How can you recall negative past experiences without being overwhelmed?
by Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton, Ph.D.

Virtual Reality, A New Therapy Part One: Virtual Iraq-Afghanistan

Innovations producing significant opportunities for medicine.
by Joseph M. Brennan, Jr.

Rehab Stinks for Weiner, but It's Great for "Real" Addicts

Is rehab nation good for alcoholics, but not for sex addicts?
by Stanton Peele

Japan's Disaster

How can we provide culture-specific help?
by The Psychoanalysis 3.0 Writing, Group

Weathering the Storm

We can rise from the ashes of failure stronger than before
by Bruce Grierson

Can PTSD Lead to Disease?

What affects your mind can hurt your body.
by Melanie A. Greenberg, Ph.D.

The New Survivors

Cancer endows survivors with qualities not even they knew they had.
by Pamela Weintraub

Resilience

Resilience is that ineffable quality that allows some people to be knocked down by life and come back stronger than ever.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that may develop after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal in which severe physical harm occurred or was threatened.

Traumatic events that may trigger PTSD include violent personal assaults, natural or unnatural disasters, accidents, or military combat.

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