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Trauma

How Trauma Impacts and Changes the Brain

How Trauma Impacts and Changes the Brain

Trauma is a term that refers to a deeply distressing or disturbing event that has a lasting impact on an individual's mental, emotional, and physical well-being. Trauma can result from a variety of life-altering events, such as natural disasters, physical or sexual...

Nine Risk Factors for Mental Illness

Nine Risk Factors for Mental Illness

Mental illness affects nearly one in five people at some point in their lives. Even after a diagnosis, many patients continue to suffer from poor treatment outcomes and low quality of life. This is particularly true for patients who have multiple risk factors or...

Understanding the Nature of Trauma and PTSD

Understanding the Nature of Trauma and PTSD

Unfortunately, traumatic experiences are relatively common events.  Current estimates are that as many as 70% of adults in the U.S. have experienced at least one traumatic event in their lifetimes.  Given the number of veterans who have experienced combat, the...

What Causes Depression?

What Causes Depression?

While we do not know the exact cause of depression in each individual, we do know that there are a number of factors that contribute to the presence of depression. Some of the most common issues related to depression are: Genetics Individuals with parents that have...