I have several friends in the trauma-field, a few of whom are psychiatrists. Some of them were adamantly opposed to what they felt were limited descriptions of diagnoses related to trauma in the DSM IV published in 2000 and the DSM V published in 2013. With regard to trauma diagnoses, it seems like so much […]
Jimmy Stewart’s PTSD
A friend recently posted a blog from TheVeteransSite.com entitled “Jimmy Stewart Faced His PTSD While Acting in ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’” In it blogger Dan Doyle shared what he had learned from another article on the web, “Jimmy Stewart’s Wonderful Life” written by Ned Forney. Both authors described in detail how actor Jimmy Stewart, known […]
Theory: Can Compassion Reduce or Prevent PTSD
I have been reading a fascinating and very informative new book called Compassionomics: The Revolutionary Scientific Evidence that Caring Makes a Difference. As the title suggests, the authors studied the impact of compassion on health outcomes in hospitals and other medical settings. They define compassion as “the emotional response to another’s pain or suffering, involving […]
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