Long-term Recall of Traumatic Experiences

On the morning of 11th September 2001, it happened to be 9:22 am, I woke up to start the day and turn on the TV. Fox News reported that a civil aircraft crashed into New York City Twin Towers just a few minutes ago. This story is certainly shocking but I still know more and I want to investigate horrible results as it continues to happen. I remember incredible sorrow, I can not help people in these buildings, and I am very worried about more tragedies elsewhere.

Dissociative amnesia (formerly known as psychogenic amnesia or functional amnesia) is to remember important personal experiences and events (often traumatic or stressful) that are inconsistent with normal oblivion It is a disease characterized by being unable to do. It can cause severe pain and damage, occurs without structural brain damage or known neurobiological causes, is independent of the use of the substance and is better explained by other psychiatric disorders there is no. Dissociative amnesia often occurs as a cause of serious stress and in most cases there is evidence that a series of traumatic or stress events occur over time 47. Men and women have the same influence, but in most cases they are in their 30s and 40s. 47

It is widely believed that people can not remember the trauma experience from time to time. The diagnosis and statistical guidance (DSM - IV) of mental disorders issued by American Psychiatric Association stated as follows. "Dissociative oblivion is characterized by being unable to remember important personal information that is often traumatic or stressful," However, the term "recovered memory" is not described in DSM-IV, and mainstream It is not used even in formal psychotherapy.

In 1980, postoperative traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) first appeared in the mental disorder diagnostic and statistical manual, Third Edition (DSM - III). Just in 1987, the DSM series listed traumatic children. - Since the United States became independent from England in 1776, we are proud of the brave soldiers who have committed dedicatedly to the public's civil liberties and protection of the people. But what happens when our only parents and guardians experience serious mental distress and need help to simply carry out their daily lives