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The Psychology of Trauma

The Psychological Impact of Trauma

Why do we study trauma?

Ever since the first psychoanalytic case histories of the late nineteenth century, it has been recognized that severe trauma can have long-lasting impact on psychological functioning. An enormous body of research shows us that trauma can cause severe psychological distress and that a history of trauma is a risk factor for a very broad range of psychiatric and psychological disturbances.



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