St. Louis American

Understanding ‘Post-Traumatic Slave Syndrome’

The seventh annual White Privilege Conference was held last week on the campus of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, which also co-sponsored the event. Participants from around the world converged ...
Psychology Today

Vehicular Trauma Syndrome

I want to introduce a new syndrome which I call Vehicular Trauma Syndrome or VTS. From my clinical practice which specializes in treating people who have survived serious vehicular accidents of one ...
The Hamilton Spectator

Suspect in Afghan murders may have post traumatic syndrome

Mental health experts say the U.S. soldier suspected of killing 16 Afghan civilians could have post-traumatic stress disorder. The soldier’s lawyer said his client had seen a fellow soldier’s leg ...
Mad in AmericaOpinion

Four Thousand Years of Trauma, 45 Years of Diagnosis—Why Call a Fully Human Reaction a “Disorder”?

What was gained and what was lost in the translation of something ancient and human into the language of biomedical ...