Addressing the Impact of Violence - Penn Nursing Science

A leader in injury science, Dr. Therese S. Richmond, PhD, CRNP, FAAN conducts pioneering research on the psychological effects of injury and how to address those effects. Dr. Richmond explains that it is essential for caregivers to acknowledge that emotional trauma is inherent in almost every injury.

In a National Institutes of Health-funded study, Dr. Richmond found that even among patients who had relatively minor injuries, a substantial number had depression and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) a year or more after the injury.

Biography: Dr. Therese S. Richmond
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