This week on Wellbeing, we talk with Dr Shaili Jain MD, from Stanford University, California. Dr Jain is a psychiatrist, author and trauma scientist specialising in PTSD. She is an internationally recognised leader in communicating information to the public about PTSD, having done so through CNN, BBC, The New York Times, TEDx and now on the Wellbeing podcast. Her book “The Unspeakable Mind” has been met with acclaim and was nominated for a National Book Award.

In this episode, Dr Jain talks about how the brain pathways of those with PTSD are different to those without it, how people of different ages react to traumatic events differently, what kind of traumatic events typically bring on PTSD, how to manage PTSD in older generations, and the innovation of using apps to help people with PTSD.

“I think the crux of the problem (with PTSD) is because it is an invisible wound, because it's not obvious to the untrained eye that you are suffering...whenever we have that situation there is always a lot of stigma” - Dr Jain on this episode of Wellbeing

Tune in next week when we start speaking with a range of emergency personnel about their PTSD journeys.

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