by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Apr 6, 2021 | General Mental Health, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Those with mental health concerns often feel like they can’t control the world around them. Sometimes they may feel like they, themselves, are spiraling out of control. Now that we’ve gone through the last year and the challenges brought by the coronavirus pandemic, I...
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 | Oct 8, 2017 | Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Trauma
When a person goes through an overwhelmingly traumatic experience, it is common to dissociate from it if it is too distressing to remember. For example, physical or sexual abuse might trigger detachment, the same way that going through an event such as the recent mass...
by Dr. Andrew Rosen | Dec 17, 2016 | Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
What would you think if you had a phobia about something (example: a fear of flying) and you could overcome your fear just by sitting in your therapist’s office and watching a movie? We think you’d sign up for that! Okay, it’s not entirely that simple (although...
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...
