1017-Using Your Strengths for PTSD Recovery

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Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental health condition that can be caused by exposure to a traumatic event. Symptoms of PTSD can include flashbacks, avoidance of reminders of the event, difficulty concentrating or sleeping, depression, panic disorder, and substance ab ...  Show more

Post-traumatic stress disorder may develop (either immediately or delayed) following exposure to a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature. According to DSM-5, it is characterised by 4 groups of symptoms: intrusion symptoms, avoidance, ...  Show more

Nearly 30 percent of first responders such as police, firefighters, and EMTs, will develop PTSD as a result of trauma experienced in their work. Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr. Marilyn J. Wooley, a psychologist and traumatologist who specializes in working with first respo ...  Show more

Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (CPTSD) is the result of the slow accumulation of many small traumatic experiences over time. On our most popular Being Well episode to date, Dr. Rick and Forrest Hanson explored the details of CPTSD with Pete Walker, and on today’s episode, ...  Show more