Why Veterans Don’t Report PTSD Symptoms

Why Veterans Don’t Report PTSD Symptoms

Ten or more years after combat deployment. That’s how long it takes for combat veterans from the Iraq and Afghanistan wars to file a claim for PTSD with the Veteran’s Administration. I can’t “prove this” by research, but this is what I’ve been seeing since I started...
PTSD and Trauma Memory: It’s A Neuropsychological Injury

PTSD and Trauma Memory: It’s A Neuropsychological Injury

What’s going on in our brains when we have posttraumatic stress symptoms, or PTSD? Remember that very old commercial from the 1980’s? Partnership for a drug free America? I have a new take on that old meme. The vivid sensory memory of traumatic events, called...
PTSD Unplugged: Becoming Trauma-Informed Consumers

PTSD Unplugged: Becoming Trauma-Informed Consumers

PTSD Unplugged: Becoming Trauma Informed Consumers As some with PTSD or a loved one, it is critical on becoming trauma-informed consumers. As a mental health provider, I have been working closely with people experiencing post traumatic stress since 1981. By the...