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Childhood Emotional Trauma Breeds Physical, Mental Problems in Adulthood

February 5, 2015 / By / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

Various studies have found that exposure to emotionally traumatic events in childhood can have far-reaching consequences throughout adulthood. Not only does emotional trauma in the first eight years of life increase a person’s likelihood of psychological disorders, but it also increases his or her odds of suffering from chronic physical illness and the breakdown of …

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Healing Complex Trauma for Addiction Recovery

October 8, 2014 / By / Recovery

A young woman with self-described ‘commitment phobia’ turns to substances to numb the pain of a troubled childhood. A young woman drives into therapy. Aamori complains to her therapist that all of her relationships end just after the one-year mark, just as things begin to get serious. The reason, she explains, is that she gets …

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September Is Recovery Month: Telling Our Stories to Heal

September 16, 2014 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Recovery

When I was 5 years old, I changed my name to Susan Cinderella and invented a world where a cat was my mother and all the other grown-ups were animals, too. I loved climbing trees, wearing my brother’s too-big Levis overalls and running in soybean fields without shoes. I sniffed the roadside buttercups. I wanted …

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Trauma Expert: ‘Do Not Watch’ Beheading Videos

September 16, 2014 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Culture and Media, Featured

The beheading by terrorists of a third hostage over the weekend with threats to kill other captives prompted psychological experts to warn the public that viewing the ghastly videos can cause trauma. The slaying of British aid worker David Cawthorne Haines – which Prime Minister David Cameron called “evil” – was seen in a video …

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Depression and Addiction: How Changing Your Thoughts Can Change Your Life

August 30, 2014 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Mood Disorders

by Carolyn Hughes Childhood trauma left me battling with depression and alcoholism for over 20 years. Yet I could have recovered from both much sooner had I appreciated the damaging role that negative thinking played in my illness.

Understanding Neurocognitive Disorder Due to Traumatic Brain Injury

April 13, 2014 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Mental Health

Neurocognitive disorder due to traumatic brain injury is a mental health condition that sometimes arises in the long-term aftermath of a physical injury that results in brain damage. The American Psychiatric Association (APA) classifies this condition along with other types of neurocognitive disorder in the reference text for mental health professionals called the Diagnostic and …

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Watching News Coverage of Terrorist Attacks Can Be More Stressful Than Being a Victim, Study Finds

January 2, 2014 / By Promises Behavioral Health / Culture and Media

Extensive exposure to Boston Marathon bombing media coverage caused more acute stress in people watching on TV, online or listening to radio reports than in those experiencing the terrorist attack itself, researchers at UC Irvine have found. Even the study authors who specialize in researching trauma impacts said they were startled by their findings: People …

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PTSD, Complex PTSD, Addictions and Treatment

November 8, 2013 / By / Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

If you have experienced one or more traumatic events or experiences in your life, you may not realize that they can be related to current problems or symptoms, such as addictions, depression and anxiety, as well as relationship, social and work problems. Often, those who have experienced trauma do not make the connection between what …

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Psychological Trauma the Focus of Professional Workshop Series by Promises Treatment Center’s Renowned Trauma Expert

August 6, 2013 / By / Promises News

Trauma specialist Christine A. Courtois, PhD, presents a two-part professional workshop series on psychological trauma on August 16 and September 13 at The Luxe Hotel in Los Angeles. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 6, 2013 – Christine A. Courtois, PhD, an internationally recognized trauma specialist and Promises Treatment Centers’ National Clinical Trauma Consultant, presents a …

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Promises Treatment Centers Partners with Renowned Trauma Expert Dr. Christine Courtois

August 1, 2013 / By / Promises News

Complex trauma specialist Christine A. Courtois, PhD, partners with Promises Treatment Centers as its National Clinical Trauma Consultant. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) August 1, 2013 – Promises Treatment Centers welcomes trauma specialist Christine Courtois, PhD, ABPP, as its National Clinical Trauma Consultant. In this role, Dr. Courtois will enhance the ability of Promises’ treatment team …

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