Dr Judith Guedalia

1. Birkhat Ha’Gomel: Community Response to Acute Stress Disorder
(Matching tags: PIE,Sings,Thanksgiving for Salvation,Cognitive-Behavioral Treatment,CBT,Chronic Post Traumatic Stress,DSM-IV,Birkhat Ha’gomel,ASD,Acute Stress Disorder,Pharmacotherapy,Abreaction,Psychoeducation Technique,EMDR,PTSD,Guilt)

ABSTRACT The aim of this paper is to propose the introduction of a communal ritual as a post trauma early intervention technique. There are specific community oriented methods for dealing with trauma ...

2. There are many topics that are not easily spoken about, death is one of them.
(Matching tags: Accidents,Death,PTSD,Post Traumatic Stress Disorder,Shock,Numbness,Anger,Guilt,Depression,Process Of Healing/Acceptance,Family stress,Aftermath,Acceptance)

There are many topics that are not usually spoken about, death is one of them.   I imagine this ‘discomfort' with the topic stems from the fact that for each of us, someone's dying, brings to our awareness ...