PTSD

May 9, 2023 · 27m 58s

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Nearly 30 percent of first responders such as police, firefighters, and EMTs, will develop PTSD as a result of trauma experienced in their work. Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr....

Nearly 30 percent of first responders such as police, firefighters, and EMTs, will develop PTSD as a result of trauma experienced in their work. Dr. Jeanine Cook-Garard talks with Dr. Marilyn J. Wooley, a psychologist and traumatologist who specializes in working with first responders and treating post-traumatic stress injuries. She is the author of How Heroes Heal: Stories of First Responders and the Journey from Post-traumatic Stress Injury to Post- traumatic Growth, which provides a pathway toward recovery and growth for these real-life action heroes.

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