The Prevention of PTSD Among Individuals Exposed to Traumatic Events
Presented by a Carleton College professor, Dr. Ken Abrams:Popular means of preventing PTSD, such as Critical Incident Stress Debriefing, have been shown to have a minimal impact on or even increase the likelihood of developing PTSD. Building on recent work by the lab of Holmes et al., my lab is exposing individuals to frightening scenarios – sometimes through virtual reality – and then attem...