trauma

My husband, the invalid My husband, the invalid
I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
I'm almost 23 and still afraid of sex I'm almost 23 and still afraid of sex
I'd like to relax, but traumatic memories come rushing back.
My half-brother locked me in the closet and I think I'm to blame My half-brother locked me in the closet and I think I'm to blame
I am conflicted about who is to blame for my older brother's abuse. I goaded him on. I think I share the blame.
Getting blown up, again and again Getting blown up, again and again
U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
A good day for veterans A good day for veterans
The V.A. canceled its controversial plan Thursday to review vets who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
Protecting America's wounded
Democratic senators have stepped up to defend benefits for soldiers traumatized by combat.
News Sticker shock over shell shock
The U.S. government is reviewing 72,000 cases in which veterans have been diagnosed with severe post-traumatic stress disorder, claiming that misdiagnosis and fraud have inflated the numbers. Outraged vets say the plan is a callous attempt to cut the costs of an increasingly expensive war.
"My heart is back" "My heart is back"
Talk therapy only increases the suffering for some trauma victims -- but alternative treatments offer new hope.
Forgotten casualties Forgotten casualties
Mentally scarred by the horrors they've endured in Iraq, many returning U.S. soldiers say the military isn't giving them the help they deserve.
Trauma lessons Trauma lessons
Young women working as medics in Jerusalem divide their lives between bloody mayhem and the rituals of adolescence.
Trauma culture Trauma culture
From Oklahoma City to New York, we've turned violent human loss into epic narratives of suffering and patriotism. Does this help people heal or hurt them?
The trauma to come The trauma to come
A city reels -- and braces for the psychic fallout of its monstrous ordeal.
The mystery cure
A simple approach to treating trauma has had spectacular results in the wake of tragedies in Oklahoma, Bosnia and Littleton. Will EMDR help in New York?
"They said people came and the city's in trouble" "They said people came and the city's in trouble"
Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told.
A matter of life in death A matter of life in death
It begins with carnage and never really ends.
Witness for the persecution
Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulic tells a story of breathtaking brutality. We interview her about her new novel and her experiences.
He loves me, he loves me not
Race was never an issue in my life -- until I fell in love.
Pundits of pain
In the wake of Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, academics turn trauma studies into a hot discipline.
The psychology of art
Traumatized by war, Kosovar children express their anger, fear and hope through art.
The trauma of childhood
As long as they are loved, children can recover from abuse and even the horror of war.
Bush
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