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Erasing the Stigma of Substance Abuse

Those who fall victim to substance abuse often receive little sympathy from society due to the prevailing attitudes and stereotypes...
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Take A Cold Shower: The PTSD Survival Guide

Experiencing a trauma can leave a person with all sorts of confusing, even debilitating reactions. Flashbacks to the event may...

Early CBT Intervention Changes Lives, Saves Money for WC Payers

Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) uses a holistic approach to help people with delayed recoveries. It is short-term, goal-oriented, and has...

Time to Face the Music: The PTSD Survival Guide

Time to Face the Music: The PTSD Survival Guide After experiencing a traumatic event, a person often uses avoidance behavior...

Back in Action: The PTSD Return to Work Guide

The ultimate goal of PTSD (posttraumatic stress disorder) therapy is to get the person back at work and functioning normally....

Shots Fired! Police Officers and PTSD in Florida

Following the horrific tragedies at Orlando’s Pulse Nightclub and Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Florida legislature approved legislation to provide...

They Get by With a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 1

They Get by With a Little Help from Their Friends: First Responders and PTSD Part 1  Social isolation is one...
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CBT Techniques Can Change the Brain to Move Past Trauma and Chronic Pain

CBT Techniques Can Change the Brain to Move Past Trauma and Chronic Pain   Whoever said ‘you can’t teach an...
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Destroy PTSD Before It Destroys Our First Responders

Destroy PTSD Before It Destroys Our First Responders   Firefighters and Police Officers are more likely to die by suicide...

How to Shut the Gate to Stop Chronic Pain

How to Shut the Gate to Stop Chronic Pain   You might call it mind over matter, or, mind over...

Close the Pain Gate to Shut Off Chronic Pain

Close the Pain Gate to Shut Off Chronic Pain   Chronic pain is annoying. Unlike acute pain, which alerts us...

How to interpret Florida PTSD Law SB-376

How to interpret Florida PTSD Law SB-376     Florida PTSD Law Kicks into High Gear Credit is due to...

Tragedy in Florida Leads to Increased Benefits for First Responders with PTSD

Tragedy in Florida Leads to Increased Benefits for First Responders with PTSD   Police and firefighters who experience traumatic events...

PTSD Prevention Techniques for First Responders

PTSD Prevention Techniques for First Responders   New research shows that preventive strategies can go a long way in preempting...

How to Reduce and Avoid PTSD Among First Responders

How to Reduce and Avoid PTSD Among First Responders   In the treatment of PTSD, Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has...
FL First Responders and PTSD Law

Florida First Responders Bank on New PTSD Law

Florida First Responders Bank on New PTSD Law  First responders such as police officers and paramedics witness traumatic events with...
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Early Identification and Intervention for At-risk Injured Workers

Early Identification and Intervention for At-risk Injured Workers.  Early identification and intervention for at-risk injured workers can save employers a...