![Trauma, violence, war, force displacement, refugees, Zarlasht Halaimzai, Amna, post-traumatic stress disorder, PTSD, depression, fear, mental health, community, healing trauma, support, war survivors, video, TedTalk](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2024/04/people-8389312_1280-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Zarlasht Halaimzai knows well the traumatic effects that war can create on people’s physical and mental health. She was just a child when she experienced…
![Dolphin Boy](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2021/12/2CB391F8-1FBE-4E0A-B11B-D9699B91721B-470x140.jpeg?x81652)
“Dolphin Boy” is a 2011 documentary by Yonatan Nir, Dani Menkin which follows the story of Morad, an Arab teenager who was brutally beaten some years…
![Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, OCD, PTSD, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, trauma, comorbidity, diagnosis, treatment,](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/10/Feature-1-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is triggered by experiencing or witnessing a terrifying event. People experience persistent flashbacks and recurring thoughts of the traumatic event; to…
![MDMA-Assisted Psychotherapy, MDMA, PTSD, post-traumatic stress disorder, therapy, treatment, clinical trials, drug trials, Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies, MAPS](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2020/07/Feature-Image-FINAL-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In recent years, MDMA-assisted Psychotherapy has been highlighted as a breakthrough therapy in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health disorders….
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“No one comes running for young boys who cry rape” – Kevin Kantor, “People You May Know”. Anthony Edwards, an American actor and director, widely…
![Ayahuasca,-Shaman,-medicine,-spirituality,-PTSD,-cure,-enlightenment,-hallucinogenic,-drugs,-soul](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/11/Ayahuasca-Shaman-medicine-spirituality-PTSD-cure-enlightenment-hallucinogenic-drugs-soul-470x140.jpg?x81652)
In recent years, the use of psychedelics in treating PTSD have gained notice in the scientific community. Past studies on the effectiveness of psychedelics such…
![trauma,-PTSD,-survivors’-guilt,-vicarious-trauma,-depression,-anxiety,-Mental-Health,-Recovery,-Healing,-Grief,-therapy,-Coping,-psychology](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2019/01/trauma-PTSD-survivors’-guilt-vicarious-trauma-depression-anxiety-Mental-Health-Recovery-Healing-Grief-therapy-Coping-psychology-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Prolonged exposure to stress can have devastating effects on mental health. In fact, neuroscientists have found that chronic stress triggers long-term changes in the brain’s…
![Prison Executioners Face Job-Related Trauma](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2018/02/v-f-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When an order of execution is issued by the courts in the United States, the prison warden or superintendent is responsible for the sentence being…
![Firefighters Fight Stress as First Responders](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/AC5-_-Feature-470x140.jpg?x81652)
We tend to think of firefighters saving lives as fires tear through homes or forest land. What many people don’t know is that firefighters are…
![Suicide in the Trenches](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2017/04/Ascension-web-470x140.jpg?x81652)
Once a patriotic and willing recruit of the British army and decorated twice for his incredible acts of bravery during the first world war, Military…