Trauma. We often think of it as some event from the outside that hits us. That traumatizes us, leaving both…
American researchers are working on “psychological vaccination” against the horrors of war in order to help soldiers avoid post-traumatic stress…
Most of us are intimately familiar with anxiety. We experience it as we walk towards the room to where our job interview is held, when we stand up to give a speech at our best friend’s wedding, or when we find ourselves in conversation with someone we want to impress.
By the time British forces pull out of Afghanistan in 2014 almost every member of the army will have been deployed either there, or in Iraq. But for those soldiers coming home, the stress may be far from over.