🎧 Police Psychology, Trauma and How Cops Cope
Ellen Kirschman, Ph.D. Being a police officer has always been a dangerous, stressful and rewarding job. Historically, for a number of reasons, many law
Ellen Kirschman, Ph.D. Being a police officer has always been a dangerous, stressful and rewarding job. Historically, for a number of reasons, many law
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The Golden State serial killer Joseph James DeAngelo was finally caught in 2018. In addition to the public relief at this predator’s capture, part of the
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder, or PTSD, has become a household word, but it is a term – and a disorder – that is often misunderstood. In the
Few psychological terms carry such negative implications as the diagnosis of “psychopath.” We know, for example, that adults with psychopathy often leave a path of interpersonal
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This month is Domestic Violence Awareness Month and, understandably, the focus has been on the victims – how to recognize an abusive relationship, how to
My first job out of graduate school was working with children who had been severely neglected or abused. It was with a nonprofit that had
I took an art class in 7th grade. I had no interest in drawing fruit bowls or a table and chair and gave these earlier
They meet at an online dating site. He tells her he’s in the military, widowed with one teenage daughter, and a practicing Christian. He’s lonely