I gave up everything to take care of my spouse after he suffered a brain injury. But would I also lose myself?
By Alix Kates Shulman Sep 17, 2008
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My church showed me a horror flick that left me terrified for all who are not yet saved
By Cary Tennis
June 17, 2009
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U.S. soldiers traumatized by Iraq are combating PTSD with a virtual reality treatment that plunges them back into the war zone.
By Eilene Zimmerman
May 16, 2007
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The V.A. canceled its controversial plan Thursday to review vets who suffer from post-traumatic stress disorder.
By Mark Benjamin
November 11, 2005
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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.
By Mark Benjamin
August 9, 2005
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I'd like to relax, but traumatic memories come rushing back.
By Cary Tennis
June 9, 2008
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I am conflicted about who is to blame for my older brother's abuse. I goaded him on. I think I share the blame.
By Cary Tennis
March 6, 2008
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Democratic senators have stepped up to defend benefits for soldiers traumatized by combat.
By Mark Benjamin
September 24, 2005
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Talk therapy only increases the suffering for some trauma victims -- but alternative treatments offer new hope.
By Lynn Harris
December 8, 2004
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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.
By Lynn Harris
September 22, 2004
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Young women working as medics in Jerusalem divide their lives between bloody mayhem and the rituals of adolescence.
By Ken Lee
June 7, 2002
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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?
By Charles Taylor
December 15, 2001
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A city reels -- and braces for the psychic fallout of its monstrous ordeal.
By Lauren Sandler
October 4, 2001
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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?
By Janelle Brown
October 4, 2001
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Brooklyn kids tell the story they were told.
By Amie Barrodale
September 12, 2001
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It begins with carnage and never really ends.
By J.B. Orenstein
March 21, 2001
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Croatian novelist and journalist Slavenka Drakulic tells a story of breathtaking brutality. We interview her about her new novel and her experiences.
By Kate Moses
March 9, 2000
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Race was never an issue in my life -- until I fell in love.
By Eleanor Stacy Parker
February 17, 2000
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In the wake of Rwanda, Bosnia and Kosovo, academics turn trauma studies into a hot discipline.
By Andreas Killen
February 11, 2000
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Traumatized by war, Kosovar children express their anger, fear and hope through art.
By Vivienne Walt
June 4, 1999
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As long as they are loved, children can recover from abuse and even the horror of war.
By Alice Miller
June 4, 1999
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Sharps & Flats is a daily music review in Salon Magazine
By Gavin McNett
December 9, 1997