Mental health

How do you define a traumatic event?

Jun, 20140:36 watch
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How do you define a traumatic event?

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The word trauma is often used very loosely. In this video, HealthMaker Jamie Howard, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Child Mind Institute, explains what a trauma involves and how to define it.

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