Losing a loved one can be a painful and difficult period in a person鈥檚 life. When that person is lost in a mass shooting or other traumatic event, the persistent stress known as survivor鈥檚 guilt can be so profound, it actually can lead to suicide, says a world-renowned trauma expert from 嘿嘿视频鈥檚 .
Arieh Y. Shalev, MD, the Barbara Wilson Professor of Psychiatry and a specialist in post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), explains in an interview with the New York Post how this particular form of PTSD can go unchecked by clinicians. 鈥淧TSD is often associated with anxiety, but not guilt,鈥 Dr. Shalev says. 鈥淚t doesn鈥檛 manifest itself in quantifiable measures, like trouble sleeping. But it is a very real problem.鈥
Survivor鈥檚 guilt has recently been a topic of discussion following the suicides of a parent whose child died in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting and two survivors of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Florida.
Dr. Shalev says that even though it is difficult to absolve oneself of survivor鈥檚 guilt, opening lines of communication is an important first step, such as simply asking someone who has suffered a loss if they are feeling guilty. 鈥淛ust ask,鈥 he emphasizes.
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