traumatic
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Ronald Levant, author of “The Problem with Men: Insights on Overcoming a Traumatic Childhood from a World-Renowned Psychologist,” has found men’s groups especially useful in engaging men who foot-drag their way to therapy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
For the youngest fire victims, this can include returning to earlier stages in their development, said Gregory Leskin, a psychologist and program director with the National Child Traumatic Stress Network at UCLA.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2025
Traumatic experiences can profoundly alter an individual’s understanding of the world and trigger various cognitive and emotional processes to cope with the trauma.
From Salon • Sep. 9, 2024
"Traumatic, super-hot and overcrowded" are just some of the words mums used to describe their experience at "inadequate" maternity hospitals.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
Traumatic arthritis may result from all sorts of accidents wherein joints are contused.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
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