Dr. Rothbaum answers the following questions: What is PTSD?

Understanding PTSD This Emotional Life

Premiered August 18, 2009
Understanding PTSD

Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, is the Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine. In this video, she answers the following three questions: What is PTSD?, What are the symptoms of PTSD?, Can PTSD be treated?

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This Emotional Life

This 3-part series represents what television does best. It opens a window into real lives, exploring ways to improve our social relationships, cope with emotional issues, and become more positive, resilient individuals. Hosted by Daniel Gilbert, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of Stumbling on Happiness.

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