Trauma, Grief, and Resilience

The Effects of Trauma Do Not Have to Last a Lifetime: Most people will experience a trauma at some point in their lives, and as a result, some will experience debilitating symptoms that interfere with daily life. The good news is that psychological interventions are effective in preventing many long-term effects.

Open up! Writing About Trauma Reduces Stress, Aids Immunity: Writing about difficult, even traumatic, experiences appears to be good for health on several levels - raising immunity and other health measures and improving life functioning.

The Role of Psychology in End-of-Life Decisions and Quality of Care: Psychologists can contribute to end-of-life care before illness strikes, after illness is diagnosed and treatments begin, during advanced illness and the dying process, and after the death of the patient, with bereaved survivors.

Turning Lemons into Lemonade: Hardiness Helps People Turn Stressful Circumstances into Opportunities: Research shows hardiness is the key to the resiliency for not only surviving, but also thriving, under stress.