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Managing Stress Reactions after Trauma

People respond to traumatic events in a number of ways. They may feel concern, anger, fear, or helplessness. These are all typical responses to a traumatic event.

Research shows that people who have been through trauma, loss, or hardship in the past may be even more likely than others to be affected by new, potentially traumatic events.

Self-Care After a Traumatic Event

Learn what to expect following a traumatic event and how to manage stress reactions on our website:

• Coping with Traumatic Stress Reactions: Active ways to cope with traumatic stress, with tips for coping with specific PTSD symptoms.
• Negative Coping and PTSD: Ways of coping with PTSD that cause problems and should be avoided.
• Self-Care After Disasters: Ways to cope when you have been through a disaster.

Self-Help Options

• Mobile App: PTSD Coach. With you when you need it, PTSD Coach is a free iPhone app that can help you learn about and manage symptoms that commonly occur after trauma. Also available for Android.
• PTSD Coach Online. Learn to manage troubling symptoms after trauma (desktop).
• Mindfulness Practice in the Treatment of Traumatic Stress. Discusses changes in your way of life that can help with PTSD.

Professional Help

• Tips on Finding a Therapist.
• What's Stopping You? Overcome Barriers to getting care for PTSD.

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For Providers

Consult with PTSD Experts

The PTSD Consultation Program offers free PTSD consultation to any provider who treats Veterans in any setting.

This program is now open to Community Providers.

PTSD Lecture Series

Free continuing education credits for our monthly lecture series:

2/15 at 2 pm ET - Joan Cook, PhD, on Older Adult Trauma Survivors and PTSD

Mark your calendar for the 3rd Wednesday of each month at 2 pm ET.

Subscribe to receive monthly emails that include a registration link and instructions for joining the live lectures.

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Research at the Center

Family Adaptation to Deployment

The Center is in the midst of a 5 year project examining how PTSD among Veterans deployed to Iraq impacts family mental health and functioning over time. The study will also see if family support lessens the effect of a Veteran's PTSD on family outcomes.

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PTSD in the News

Study reveals areas of the brain impacted by PTSD. A study published by researchers at Boston University and the National Center for PTSD in the shows disruptions in the communication between brain regions involved in memory may be an important mechanism in PTSD. Read more.*

Be sure to forward this update to others so they can subscribe. We send one update per month to keep you informed of the latest PTSD developments.

Thank you,

The Staff of VA’s National Center for PTSD

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