Posted March 28th, 2010 by diane in category
Trauma
In 1904 The former Prime Minister, Bob Hawke, of Australia, supported the International Assembly on Managing the Psychology of Fear and Terror by inviting several world leaders to join him in the spirit of global collaboration. At that time, distinguished former world leaders including George H. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Mikhail Gobachev,
Posted March 5th, 2010 by diane in category
Grief,
Trauma
A Grief book written by Dr. Diane R. Isaacs, Ph.D
Allegorically written through the eyes of two dogs, and sold all over Asia and United States
Grieving is over when it is over. Everyone takes their own time to go from the person they were with (the loved one they have lost in their lives), to the individuals they are going to be when they
Posted February 24th, 2010 by diane in category
Trauma
As a grief therapist and psychologist who has worked on Columbine, and other school disasters, tornadoes and private grief with individual patients, There is stricking differences in individual grief and loss to mass grief and disaster trauma.
Disasters such as earthquakes, tusnamis, school shootings, terror attacks, envoke deep feelings.
Posted February 10th, 2010 by diane in category
Grief
Personal grief such as the loss of a spouse, child, friend, loved one is similar to the losses suffered by masses of people. The main difference is the gravity of the situation which almost always includes post traumatic stress disorders. Haiti has presented its own unique problems that all society must deal with when a large
These are some photos from Dr Ross Isaacs' experiences in Haiti. More to come...
In my Son’s words ……winding down…….
I just arrived safely back in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic. I spent the bulk of last week working in an orphanage that we turned into a hospital down the road from the real hospital. This is where the surgeons did non stop surgery. There was loads of orthopedic trauma,