What Have We Learned About Trauma and Stress Over the Years?

Psychiatric Times July 15, 2024
Phebe Tucker, MD, DLFAPA

For those who have experienced trauma and suffer a subsequent mental health disorder, ongoing research is identifying psychotherapies, medications, and lifestyle changes that can help.

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With many local, national, and international events impacting society, there is much focus on large-scale trauma and stressors. The COVID-19 pandemic, international terrorism, warfare, global climate change, and political conflict are just a few. Many psychiatrists treat the aftermath of more personal trauma, including sexual and physical assault, sudden loss of loved ones, serious motor vehicle accidents, various injuries, and adverse child experiences captured in the familiar Adverse Childhood Experience rating scale.¹

Our understanding of the role of trauma in mental health has evolved exponentially over time with clinical...

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