Four must-watch videos on PTSD
I write far too much in these blogs, so I thought I’d share these videos instead. The first three feature people who I have…
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A radical therapy for treating the ‘untreatable’ victims of trauma
This is a cover story I wrote for Newsweek on the work of Lisa Schwarz, a psychologist I met while researching Aftershock, and who appears in…
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THE IMPACT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL INJURY ON MILITARY FAMILIES
Luke and Nikita Dallison ‘THE ENEMY WITHIN’: exposing the impact of PTSD on military families You could call them Britain’s true conscripts. At this…
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THE 3-MINUTE THERAPIST: HEALING TRAUMA WITH THE HELP OF MDMA
If there had been space for another chapter in Aftershock, it would have been devoted to exploring the renaissance of research into psychedelic-assisted therapy….
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The 3-Minute Therapist: a new way to help veterans with nightmares
In this new segment of the 3-Minute Therapist, I speak to Justin Havens, a former Army officer and an EMDR trained psychotherapist who is…
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The Army has a trauma problem, and it’s costing soldiers’ lives
Some weeks ago, I received some very sad news. Dave Salt, who I met in July, 2014, and whose battle with post-traumatic stress disorder…
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The Road to Ward 17: a reporter’s battle with PTSD
Nine days ago, I was delighted to receive an email from an old friend and colleague, Dean Yates, who I had the privilege of…
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The 3-Minute Therapist: confronting alcoholism among ex-forces
THE 3-MINUTE THERAPIST: JACQUIE JOHNSTON-LYNCH Welcome to the new video segment of the Aftershock blog. My intention in launching the ‘3-Minute Therapist’ is to…
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Why do some veterans miss war?
It’s not something you often hear in discussions about post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But the fact remains: some veterans miss war. That’s the thesis…
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How Prince Harry can keep his promise to veterans
Prince Harry has pledged to devote the rest of his life to supporting veterans with psychological injuries. A month ago, he opened the Invictus…
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