Grappling with the traumatic opening of the 1973 war, when Israel feared destruction, the series “Valley of Tears” has prompted a national outpouring of emotion.
Tag: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Bergamo’s Covid-19 Survivors Carry Scars Unseen and Incalculable
Plagued by guilt, anger and regrets, those still alive in the hardest hit place in Italy, and perhaps the world, grapple to understand how the virus has changed them.
‘A Hail Mary’: Psychedelic Therapy Draws Veterans to Jungle Retreats
Ayahuasca, a vomit-inducing hallucinogenic brew, draws thousands of people each year — including former soldiers — to jungle retreats that have become an unlicensed and unregulated mental health marketplace.
‘I Can’t Turn My Brain Off’: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
Before Covid-19, health care workers were already vulnerable to depression and suicide. Mental health experts now fear even more will be prone to trauma-related disorders.
He Took a Bullet to Save His Son in Christchurch. Can They Ever Heal?
The attack that claimed 51 lives at two mosques in New Zealand made Zulfirman Syah a hero and a victim. Over the year that followed, he and his family were left to navigate the blind turns of trauma.
‘I Wanted to Die:’ Northern Ireland Confronts a Suicide Crisis
Haunted by a violent past, the territory has one of the highest suicide rates in the world.
I Watched Friends Die in Afghanistan. The Guilt Has Nearly Killed Me.
I was convinced the deaths of my friends in combat were my fault. It took me years to realize this feeling had a name: survivor guilt.
My Best Friend Died by Suicide. I Wish I Had Seen the Warning Signs.
Neil was the toughest guy I knew in the Air Force. But no one taught us how to cope with PTSD.
‘It’s Like a Nightmare’: For Bombing Survivors, Anguish That Won’t Stop
With each new suicide attack in Afghanistan, it is not only the dead and wounded whose lives are shattered.
The Army’s Message to Returning World War I Troops? Behave Yourselves
Posters from 1918 reveal ignorance of the toll that the war took on those who fought it.