Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: Biological, Clinical and Cultural Approaches to Trauma's Effects

In cooperation with UCLA and The Foundation for Psycho-cultural Research

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Profound effects of traumatic experiences persist long after the horrifying events themselves. The tragedy of September 11, 2001 testifies to this and underscores the importance of understanding the ways in which trauma shapes and is shaped by our culture and biology. Integrating cultural, clinical, and biological perspectives, UCLA's Brain Research and Neuropsychiatric Institutes, the UCLA Anxiety Project and The Foundation for Psycho-cultural Research are cosponsoring an interdisciplinary conference in December 2002 to examine post-traumatic stress disorder and other human responses to traumatic events.

The three-day conference examines the human response to trauma in the cultural, clinical, and biological domains. Day 1 examines knowledge about responses to trauma. Day 2 focuses on the effect that traumatic events have on development of and future vulnerability to psychopathology. Day 3 explores therapeutic issues in the treatment of individuals suffering from the effects of trauma. Each day includes presentations from basic scientists, clinicians and clinical researchers, and anthropologists. In addition, several New York City officials who dealt with the effects of 9/11 discuss some of the formidable public policy and public health challenges of such disasters. Credit available for MFT/LCSW; CAADC; Nursing; and has been submitted for MCEP credit.

For further information call:
UCLA Extension, Department of Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences (310) 825-2301 or The Foundation for Psycho-cultural Research (310) 454-5904