PTSD Archives - Robert Ferrie M.D.

Working with Memories
Working with Memories

Memory & Creativity, PTSD

Working with Memories

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Memory Reconsolidation, Creativity, and EMDR, Vancouver 2015 This presentation dealt with the question: are we stuck with fearful traumatic memories forever? Experiences are first stored in short term memory where they can be easily forgotten and lost. Other parts and functions of the brain are needed to convert this to long term memory. In 2000 [...]

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Military & PTSD
Military & PTSD

PTSD

Military & PTSD

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Presentation to the Standing Committee on Defence, Ottawa 2008 This presentation was the result of a government invitation and dealt with the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) in military personnel. This presentation allowed me to show the difference between treating PTSD with EMDR versus psychiatric drugs, especially with regard to violence and suicide [...]

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