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Ask the Expert, Brian Klassen, PhD: My Spouse Suffers from PTSD. What Can I Do?

What is the Difference Between Depression and Situational Sadness?

My wife was a medic in Afghanistan and is suffering from PTSD, including debilitating nightmares. She does not want to share her experiences with me. She needs therapy but had an unsuccessful experience with at the VA, and other therapists have long waiting lists. I’m not sure how much longer she can hold on. How can I help her? In this video, Dr. Klassen, an expert on mental health issues and treatment, shares a list of resources for mental health therapy and discusses the challenges of moral injury.

Brian Klassen, PhD: Suppressing Memories from Trauma Is Never Sustainable, Nor Healthy

Why Do Memory Problems After Brain Injury Cause Anger?

It is a paradox that the harder we try not to think about something, the more we think about it. Memories and emotions related to trauma can only be suppressed for so long. It's like holding a beach ball under water. It's hard. You can do it until you can no longer do it. Trauma therapy, as offered during the Road Home Program, helps veterans and service members with PTSD bring their stories of trauma to the surface in a safe and controlled way and from there move toward healing.

Robert Shulman, MD: Treating Veterans for PTSD, TBI, and Moral Injury

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Creating individualized treatment plans for veterans is crucial as they may be experiencing symptoms from PTSD, TBI or other concussive injuries as well as moral injury. Often, soldiers enter a war in their late teens or early 20s when their brain has not yet reached full maturation. Providers must consider all of a veteran’s physical and psychological factors when tailoring treatment strategies.

Brian Klassen, PhD: Dealing with Moral Injury in Veterans and Service Members

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Being involved in, witnessing, or learning about an event that seriously transgresses moral beliefs is quite different from experiencing trauma that can lead to PTSD. A lot can happen in war or military service that doesn't clearly fit into the definition of a traumatic event because war brings with it moments of ambiguous situations, many of which need to be acted upon in a split second. Clinicians like Dr. Klassen want people to know that one moment does not define you as a person forever; healing can occur from moral injury.

Cómo ayudar a los niños y adolescentes a superar los acontecimientos catastróficos y otras experiencias traumáticas: Lo que los padres de familia, los socorristas y la comunidad pueden hacer

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Todos los años, hay niños y adolescentes que están expuestos a acontecimientos catastróficos y otras experiencias traumáticas. Los padres de familia, los socorristas y los miembros de la comunidad en general pueden ayudar a los niños a iniciar el proceso de recuperación y a superar estas experiencias.

How Common Is PTSD in Women?

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Trauma is common in women; five out of ten women experience a traumatic event. Women tend to experience different traumas than men. While both men and women report the same symptoms of PTSD (hyperarousal, reexperiencing, avoidance, and numbing), some symptoms are more common for women.

Mental Health Challenges After Brain Injury

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As my 60th birthday approaches, the internal emotions are ramping up. Over the years, I’ve heard the saying that health is one of those things you never fully appreciate until it’s gone. While this is definitely true, most often it’s used in reference to physical health. But what happens when your mental health is compromised?