Posts Tagged ‘PTSD’
General Chiarelli: “We have a totally dysfunctional research system (for brain and mental health)”
— General Chiarelli’s Brain Crusade (Politico): “Soon after Peter Chiarelli became vice chief of staff of the Army in 2008, a subordinate showed him a bar graph depicting the number of soldiers determined by the Department of Veterans Affairs to be at least 30 percent disabled. The tallest column was on the far left.
Read MoreThe mental health screenings of the future, as hinted by Ellie the virtual therapist
— How Virtual Therapy Could Help the Military Fight PTSD (NBC News): “In Afghanistan, a new therapist is talking with soldiers. Her name is Ellie, she is the face of a computer program and she could be the key to identifying PTSD in America’s military. Equipped with
Read MoreUnderstanding, and Nurturing, Resilience and Adaptability
Over and over again—in natural disasters, after the SARS epidemic, following the loss of a child or spouse—Bonanno’s longitudinal studies on loss and trauma revealed the exact same pattern at the population level. No matter how bad the trauma, rates of PTSD never exceeded one-third, and rates of resilience were always found in at least…
Read MoreA Course Correction for Positive Psychology: A Review of Martin Seligman’s Latest Book
(Editor’s Note: we are pleased to bring you this article thanks to our collaboration with Greater Good Science Center). A Course Correction for Positive Psychology A review of Martin Seligman’s latest book, Flourish: A Visionary New Understanding of Happiness and Well-Being. — By Jill Suttie As president of the American Psychological Association in 1998, Martin Seligman challenged…
Read MorePTSD: Can we Disrupt the Reconsolidation of Traumatic Memories?
8% of Americans suffer from PTSD and this rate increases up to 15% as far as veterans are concerned. PTSD or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder is a type of anxiety disorder that occurs after seeing or experiencing a traumatic event. People with PTSD have persistent frightening thoughts and memories of the event. They may experience…
Read MoreTop 10 Brain Training Trends — Putting our Cognitive Reserve to Work
Yesterday I had the chance to chat with Yaakov Stern, leading Cognitive Reserve researcher at Columbia University, and then with a group of 25 lifelong learners in Arizona who attended a brain fitness class (hello, Robert and friends!) based on our consumer guide The SharpBrains Guide to Brain Fitness. On reflection, I found both conversations…
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