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Assessing and Treating Trauma and PTSD

Trauma, by nature, characterizes itself as an extreme psychological wounding that produces a sense of fear, horror, or helplessness. Its presence is revealed in both the public and private arenas of life. Terrorism, murders, bombings, shootings, war, natural disasters, and other shocking events are publicly displayed on television, in newspapers, and other forms of media. Some trauma erupts behind closed doors and its insidious effects are evidenced in domestic violence or physical and sexual child abuse. The secrecy of such traumatic relationships can cause these crimes to remain undetected,

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