Jun 9, 2010 Posted by Jolene

Linking PTSD and Medical Trauma, Part 2

The first post in this series explored how invasive medical procedures can cause PTSD in children. The post listed four factors that increase the likelihood of PTSD developing. The factors are: Timing Anesthesia Age of patient Previous Trauma History As promised in Part 1 of the series, this post will address the general principle behind the occurrence of PTSD and how it can be successfully... read more

May 7, 2010 Posted by Jolene

How to Trauma-Proof Your Kids

For 26 years, my son lived with PTSD caused by early medical surgeries and invasive procedures. Since was successfully treated at the Intensive Trauma Therapy Institute in December of 2008, I’ve been researching the topic. There’s good news and bad news concerning the topic. Bad News, Good News When our son was born in 1982, we asked doctors and nurses about how the separation from family,... read more

Nov 25, 2009 Posted by Jolene

PTSD Treatment Can Change Your Child’s Life

For the past few weeks, National Public Radio (NPR) has been airing a series called The Impact of War.  While listening to several episodes that described the symptoms of PTSD in returning vets, the similarities to our son Allen’s PTSD symptoms (caused by early, repeated medical traumas from 1982 – 1986) were striking. An Interview with General Eric Shinseki In a November 13 interview with... read more