by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Apr 8, 2020 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
As the world struggles with the global coronavirus pandemic, we are learning how to deal with the “new normal.” Health care workers are going without breaks or days off. Families are coping with layoffs and have been thrown into homeschooling their children. The...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Oct 15, 2019 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and pink ribbons abound. Everywhere you look, people are wearing pink and various organizations are engaging in fundraising for cancer research. For survivors of the disease, this outpouring of hope is welcome, but at the same...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
In general, trauma can be defined as a psychological, emotional response to an event or an experience that is deeply distressing or disturbing. When loosely applied, this trauma definition can refer to something upsetting, such as being involved in an accident, having...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Aug 12, 2016 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Veterans of the Vietnam war have sadly raised our awareness of the existence of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a chronic, sometimes lifelong condition resulting in pathological changes in mood, thinking and behavior. It can be incapacitating and lead...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | May 18, 2016 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) is a fairly new therapy that helps specifically in the treatment of trauma recovery and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a disorder that often develops after exposure to a terrifying event or ordeal –...
