Spilling Over

Stacy Dynan

Trauma and Post Traumatic Stress:

Articles:

Another Chance -- By Regina Garson. In an instant, life as I knew it changed, and I was hanging, as if in some limbo thinking, I'm not ready. I got stuff to do. I'm not finished yet. It is seldom our choice as to when we leave this life. It could have very well been my turn, but a series of miracles brought me through that day.

Trauma Treatment Manual -- By Ed Schmookler, PhD. Originally written for people working in the field with survivors of rape in Bosnia. Can be used as a guide for helping anyone who has survived any kind of trauma.

Helping Children After a Disaster. -- A catastrophe or violent act is frightening to children and adults alike. It is important to acknowledge the frightening parts of the disaster when talking with a child about it. Falsely minimizing the danger will not end a child's concerns.

Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) -- In children and adolescents.

PTSD And Older Veterans -- The phrase, "war is hell," only begins to describe how terrifying war is for military personnel.

Men And Sexual Trauma -- By Julia M. Whealin, Ph.D. Men who experience sexual assault may suffer from depression, PTSD, and other emotional problems. Emotional symptoms following trauma may be different from those of women.

Addressing Emotional Consequences Of WTC Attacks -- Useful information for dealing with any kind of disaster.

Using Art in Trauma Recovery with Children. -- An AATA monograph. Useful information for counseling professionals, as well as teachers and parents in understanding how to help children deal with trauma.

Online Resources:

Abreaction: The Baby Or The Bathwater -- By Leonard Holmes, Ph.D. -- Do you or do you not have to relive the trauma in order to heal? A discussion of the changes and controversary in the treatment of PTSD.

Car Accident Stress -- An often over looked source of trauma stress, except for those who have to deal with it. This site offers practical guidance.

Gifts from Within -- Articles on trauma and PTSD recovery.

Long Term Affects of War Experience -- This is a current research project.

Managing Traumatic Stress -- From the APA, what happens and how to cope after a disaster. How do you know when you need help?

Medications For Combat PTSD -- By Jonathan Shay, M.D., Ph.D. Prepared as educational material for combat veterans, but may be useful to others, such as spouses and non-physician mental health professionals.

Military Veteran's Issues

National Center for PTSD

PTSD 101 -- An Introduction to Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from the DART Center for Journalism and Trauma.

PTSD Research Quarterly

Sidran Foundation -- Focus on psychiatric disabilities, especially those resulting from trauma.

The Trauma Response -- Common Responses to Trauma -- and Coping Strategies by Patti Levin, LICSW, PsyD.

Veterans Organizations and Support Groups -- Information and links to Vietnam Veteran's organizations and support groups throughout the world.

Vietnam Veteran's Homepage

Send this page to a friend.
Enter recipient's e-mail address:

Dedicated to all those travelers
who share in the one journey
that can never be made alone

Copyright © 1995 - 2015 Regina Pickett Garson
All writings, graphics and scripts are copyright by the individual authors. Nothing on this site may be reproduced without permission of the individual authors.

No claims are made as to the reliability of any of the information provided or linked, sources often disagree. None of these pages are meant to be a replacement for professional help, but a resource that enables one to be a more intelligent consumer. You can learn a lot by becoming aware of different opinions. Don't be afraid to ask questions when it comes to your health, physical or emotional.

Regina Garson, Editor and Publisher
garson@hiwaay.net

Send a
Free E-Card

Search
Magic Stream

About Site
Addictions
Aging
Art
Autism
Blog
Child Abuse
Children
Contributors
Contact
Death & Grief
Depression
Diet
Disabilities
Disaster
Dissociation
Divorce
Domestic Violence
Dreams
Eating Disorders
Fairy Tale
Family
Fitness
Food
Free E-cards
Gallery
Gender Issues
Holidays
Homeless
Jobs
Learning Disabilities
Medical Reference
Medications
Memberships
Memory
Men's Issues
OCD
Panic & Anxiety
Personal Growth
Personality Tests
Poetry
Psychology
Reaching Out
Recovery
Reference
Relationships
Relaxation
Schizophrenia
Self Defense
Self Esteem
Self Help
Sexual Abuse
Site Map
Sleep
Spirituality
Stress
Submissions
Suicide
Support Services
Teachers
Teens
Therapy
Tourette's
Trauma
Violence
Women