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The Trauma Spectrum
Hidden Wounds and Human Resiliency
Robert Scaer, MD
Over the past 150 years, we have moved from conceiving of "trauma" as a
purely physical phenomenon to seeing trauma as a complex set of
physiological and psychological experiences. Yet society has not fully
accepted that a wide range of "normal" experiences also may have
traumatic impacts. Our lives are full of "little traumas" such as car
accidents, risky medical interventions, childhood abuse and neglect, and
social discrimination and poverty. These less dramatic but very real
traumas are overlooked. The effectiveness of trauma treatment and the
quality of life of millions suffer as a result. |
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