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Dr. Ann McKee, the director of the Boston University #CTE Center, who has studied thousands of brains of #athletes & others exposed to #brain #trauma, said very little is known about the link between #violent impulsive #behavior & CTE, & that more studies must be done.

“There is damage to the frontal lobes, which can damage decision making & judgment,”she said. “It can also cause impulsivity & rage behaviors, so it’s possible that there’s some connection between brain injury & these behaviors.”

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“I would never draw a direct line between someone’s #brain pathology & any specific #violent act because the majority of people who have #CTE never committed anything like this,” Dr. Daneshvar said.

He added that “the majority of people with CTE never engage in violent #behavior at all,” & that just “a fraction of a percent” of people with CTE displayed the type of violent behavior seen in the #shooting on Monday.

[that doesn’t mean it wasn’t a contributing factor]

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A positive diagnosis would not mean that #CTE necessarily caused the gunman to be violent, experts said. Though people with CTE often have problems with #thinking, #memory & #behavior, there are many factors involved when a person decides to commit a heinous act, said Dr. Daniel H. Daneshvar, chief of #brain injury rehabilitation at Harvard Medical School.

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The shooter in Midtown Manhattan on Monday was the latest former #football player to choose this fate, though only after more carnage. The gunman, #ShaneTamura, shot himself in the chest after killing 4 others. The police said Tamura, who played high school football in California, carried a note that referred to chronic traumatic encephalopathy, or #CTE, the degenerative #brain disease that has been linked to repeated blows to the head in contact sports.

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“I would like that to be done,” Mr. Bramwell said into the camera in a video shared with The New York Times by his parents. “I want you all to be happy that I’m free and that I can rest easy, because my life for the past four years has been a living hell inside of my head. I love you. And goodbye.”

#football#NFL#CTE

Es ist nicht, was alles gesagt wurde, es ist das, was 42Jahre lang nicht einmal gesagt wurde:
„Es ist nicht deine Schuld. Es war Unrecht. Es ist schlimm, wie du verletzt wurdest. Ich glaube dir. Du bist nicht allein.
Du sagst gekränkt: „Das sei doch selbstverständlich, dass müsste ich nach all den Jahren doch wissen.“

Ich sage dir, dass genau der Verlust dieser Selbstverständlichkeit das Trauma, und dass der Grund für dein Schweigen eine der Wurzeln des Problems ist. #ptbs #awareness #trauma

Mentale impact van oorlogsgeweld op militairen: 'Wat ze doen is overleven'

Woedeaanvallen, herbelevingen, slapeloosheid. Wie met oorlog te maken krijgt, draagt dat vaak een leven lang met zich mee. "Dat geldt voor militairen net zo goed als voor burgers", zegt psychiater Eric Vermetten, gespecialiseerd in trauma’s

#trauma #Ukraine #Russia #war #psychiatry #mentally #soldiers #people

nporadio1.nl/nieuws/gezondheid

NPO Radio 1 · Mentale impact van oorlogsgeweld op militairen: 'Wat ze doen is overleven'By

Empathy, Morality, and Caregiving

Albert Camus wrote a few different books about humanity, morality, empathy, and the inequities of justice in governments. Having just finished reading The Fall by Camus, I thought about the experiences of a local parent and her daughter who lives with a serious psychiatric illness and is currently in jail. Was kicking her father in the shin during a mental health crisis, or putting her in a jail cell for four months while attorneys argued if she could be involuntarily treated the greater immorality? I think the answer is obvious. By accepting and relying on the justice system to deal with mental health crises, we validate a traumatizing and punitive approach over medical and social responses. I have lost my confidence in the ability of government agencies in Texas to contribute humane solutions. (1/6)

#Empathy #Morality #Ethics #Government
#Trauma #MentalHealth #MentalIllness
#NAMI #Policy #Justice #Caregiving #Policing #Psychiatry #Healthcare

It happens more and more often these days: even people who write professionally can no longer find adequate words to describe the horrors of this world. Even photos lose their impact over time. As a result, we lose the ability to express what wars do to people behind the statistics.

Artists can do this better without words. Cartoonist Ella Baron with 'Battles of the mind: drawing Ukraine in this endless war'. theguardian.com/commentisfree/

The Guardian · Battles of the mind: drawing Ukraine in this endless warBy Ella Baron

Artikel mit Interview der Kolleg:innen aus Berlin @zentrumueberleben und Daten der @baffev:

"Wenn #Geflüchtete langfristig psychologische Hilfe brauchen, dann springen oft die psychosozialen Zentren ein. (...) Der Bedarf ist allerdings größer als die Zahl der Plätze. Immer wieder [müssen die Zentren] um Geld kämpfen, Spenden sammeln, Projektanträge stellen.

Die Bundesregierung hat beschlossen, im neuen Haushalt die ohnehin schon knappen Mittel erneut zu kürzen. 2023 hatte der Bund noch 17 Millionen Euro für alle Zentren bereitgestellt, jetzt sollen es nur noch rund 11 Millionen Euro sein."

taz.de/Psychologische-Hilfe-fu

TAZ Verlags- und Vertriebs GmbH · Psychologische Hilfe für Geflüchtete: Der SeelenheilerAuf seiner Flucht aus Syrien hat Muhannad Taha Schreckliches erlebt. Heute hilft er als Psychologe anderen Geflüchteten. Doch die Finanzierung ist schwierig.