Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma

In clinical news, a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry found Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in 70% of those with implanted cardioverter-defibrillators, while a study in the British Journal of Psychiatry found adolescents with psychotic symptoms were more likely to be bullies as well as victims of bullying and to have been exposed to domestic violence. Iraqis in Iraq were reported to be at a much lower risk for PTSD than Iraqis who emigrate. A new VA report found 15% of veterans have experienced sexual trauma. A study of mice suggested that a shot of cortisol after a stressful event could prevent traumatization. The Asbury Park Press dispelled PTSD myths, while the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported how similar symptoms make PTSD and Traumatic Brain Injury difficult to disentangle.

A special issue of the Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health (JMWH) focused on violence and women's health. The New York Times related actors' techniques for surviving daily rape and cannibalism. TV station France 24 covered the lasting impact of the Khmer Rouge genocide. The Sydney Morning Herald reported how Australian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent Peter Lloyd turned to meth to combat his undiagnosed PTSD.

Journalists in Boston, mark your calendars for a Junewriting workshop on "Writing, Art and Trauma."