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A Glimpse Inside the Brains of Trauma Survivors
As psychological scientists’ understanding of traumatic events improves, so might the psychological outcomes of people who endure trauma. That hopeful thread connected the talks in the “Disaster, Response, and Recovery” theme program at the 24th
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Memories of a Child Refugee
For many, Sharbat Gula was the face of refugee children everywhere, although her identity was unknown for almost two decades. Captured by National Geographic photographer Steve McCurry in 1984, in a refugee camp in Pakistan
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Embattled Childhood: The Real ‘T’ in ‘PTSD’
The Huffington Post: In 2009 a regiment of Danish soldiers, the Guard Hussars, was deployed for a six-month tour in Afghanistan’s arid Helmand Province, a Taliban stronghold. They were stationed along with British soldiers —
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Convention Video Blog: When Chaos Comes Home
The cameras are rolling at the APS 24th Annual Convention in Chicago, Illinois. Alexander P. Kempe of Metropolitan State University presented his research “When Chaos Comes Home” at Poster Session I on Thursday, May 24.
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APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions
The APS Board of Directors is pleased to announce the 2012 recipients of the APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions, in recognition of the significant impact their work is having in
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The Forgetting Pill Erases Painful Memories Forever
Wired Magazine: Jeffrey Mitchell, a volunteer firefighter in the suburbs of Baltimore, came across the accident by chance: A car had smashed into a pickup truck loaded with metal pipes. Mitchell tried to help, but
