Entries from January 2011

From Trauma to Growth: The Resilient Soldier

January 29th, 2011 · 1 Comment

by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. War and other forms of violence create physical and emotional scars that have challenged health care providers for decades.   We’ve worked with war veterans who struggle with unemployment, broken relationships, drug addiction, and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).   Many of us in the field of mental health, who work to repair [...]

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The Psychotic Assassin

January 19th, 2011 · No Comments

by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. A delusional young loner becomes obsessed with a blonde woman. Disgusted with politicians and the government, he writes rambling rants difficult to understand. He hides the truth about his life from his family. He isolates from friends, buys a gun, attempts to assassinate a politician. While this sounds like the story [...]

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How To Combat Fear and Loathing in 2011

January 5th, 2011 · 2 Comments

by Gina Simmons, Ph.D. The late gonzo journalist Hunter Thompson once said, “Call on God, but row away from the rocks.” He wrote the drug-crazed romp, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, that inspired the title for this post. Fear and loathing grow during economic slumps. News reports of double-dip recessions, inflation, deflation, terrorism, war, [...]

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