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Beyond Trauma: Illuminating the Power of Post-Traumatic Growth

Life is a name of blunders and surprises, happiness and pain, loss and gain and so on. So, some people deteriorate their lives after something terrible happens to them by focusing on negative aspects of life, crying and cribbing all

News

NIMHANS Invites PG Students to Enroll in “Crisis Intervention and Trauma Care Certification” Course

Course applications for the three-month certificate course on ‘Crisis Intervention and Social Work Practice in Trauma Care’ under the Department of Psychiatric Social Work, for PG students in social work are now open. The course is directed towards addressing training

Self Help

How Trauma and Identity Are Related to Each Other?

We all have a sense of self, who we think we are and the values we believe in. This sense of self is central to our identity. As Erik Erikson put forward identity is shaped throughout our life and can

Parenting

Enmeshment Trauma: Being Too Good Can Also Be a Bad Thing

A functioning family will have strong familial relationships. A good family dynamic often has shared ideals and perspectives. However, having too much of a good thing might have unfavorable effects. The blurring of boundaries and duties within a family dynamic

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Rising Crime against Women: Understanding the Traumatic Impact on Mental Health

In recent times, the world has witnessed an alarming increase in the rate of crime against women. Whether it is in terms of domestic abuse, sexual or physical assault, harassment, eve-teasing, gender discrimination, or crimes committed to communal violence, such

Awareness Health

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: A private war?

Cases of PTSD were first described thousands of years ago. Clearly documented during the First World War when soldiers developed shell shock or combat fatigue as a result of the harrowing conditions in the trenches. But the condition wasn’t officially

Awareness

Breaking the Silence: Exploring the Impact of Childhood Trauma

We keep hearing the word “trauma” very often, pretty casually, but what does it mean? What is the impact of it really? What are the types? Can it be used this loosely? Let’s explore and understand this topic! To begin,

Self Help

Transcending the Trauma: Post-traumatic Stress to Post traumatic Growth

“An abnormal reaction to an abnormal situation is normal.” –Victor Frankl Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is a psychological condition which emerges following the exposure of a traumatic event, which may be actual or threatened death, serious injury, or sexual violence.

Education

Childhood Trauma – High Time to Rewire Your Brain!

Have you ever thought about the kind of person you are right now. Unpredictable events that occurred when you were a child may have had an effect on you. Being the victim in situations such as bullying, physical assault or even parental incarceration can lead to problems related to mental health which may affect your

Therapy

Is psychological debriefing a harmful intervention for survivors of trauma?

Psychological debriefing (PD) is a formal form of delivering emotional and psychological aid instantly after a traumatic incident. It aims to inhibit the growth of post-traumatic stress disorder (also known as PTSD) and other adverse sequelae. Despite the extensive use