smoking and trauma Archives - Mad In America

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Blogs

Smoke ‘Em if You Got ‘Em: Rethinking Smoking as a Trauma...

Dan Nelson - December 3, 2024 27

For people with trauma-impacted brains, smoking is a tool to quiet an ever-present storm.

In the News

Trauma Transcends Borders: ACEs and Mental Health in Mexican Adolescents

January 21, 2025

Can Your Smartphone Diagnose Depression? The Hidden Risks of Mental Health...

January 20, 2025

Study Documents the Emotional Toll of Psychiatric Microaggressions

January 17, 2025

Stigma Worsened by Mental Health “Literacy” Interventions

January 16, 2025

Blogs

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I Am Looking for People I Miss

January 21, 2025

Stressed, frustrated girl concept vector. Scene of accusation in life, depression in work. Human hand helps lonely woman. Upset girl with long hair sits and hugs her knees.

Don’t Include Involuntary Commitment as a Treatment Tool in Seattle

January 20, 2025

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The Ouija Board and the Skeptic

January 18, 2025

A Psycho-Spiritual Journey

January 17, 2025