Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

We Train Soldiers for War. Let’s Train Them to Come Home, Too | TedTalks

Hector Garcia: We Train Soldiers for War. Let’s Train Them to Come Home, Too Before soldiers are sent into combat, they’re trained on how to function in an immensely dangerous environment. But they also need training on how to return from the battlefield to civilian life, says psychologist Hector Garcia. Applying the same principles used […]

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Art Can Heal PTSD’s Invisible Wounds | TedMed 2015

Melissa Walker: Art Can Heal PTSD’s Invisible Wounds Trauma silences its victims, says creative arts therapist Melissa Walker, but art can help those suffering from the psychological wounds of war begin to open up and heal. In this inspiring talk, Walker describes how mask-making, in particular, allows afflicted servicemen and women reveal what haunts them