Essays on Trauma

“We create a curvilinear collar-type incision within a skin crease”, my uncle, a hepatobiliary surgeon, said as he incised the patient’s neck. I watched attentively as he dissected through the superficial fascia, incised the platysma, dissected through the deep fascia, and separated the strap muscles….

RTAs are reported to cause 30-90% of trauma admissions in LMICs10 and 92% of the annual-traffic-fatalities occur in these countries. In line with this in Pakistan nearly 1/3 of all A&E visits are documented to be TRI-related and rates as high as 48-85% are reported….

The traumatic event for the primary survivor, Joy Newsome, was abduction and being forced into captivity for seven years, where she lived in one small ten by ten shed. The trauma, was prolonged, multiple, and repeated where she was confined and left to her own…

The toll of death and injuries sustained by the RMG workers are on a steady rise. There are instances which goes reported while there other traumatic events which barely comes into the limelight of public attention. RMG is the one notable industry in Bangladesh which…

When talking about trauma theory, it is necessary to look back at the theories that have been proposed by Sigmund Freud and his systematic investigation on trauma which dates to the end of the nineteenth century. This throwback is important because Freud was the one…

In my practice I am exploring remembrances and diasporic visions that embody traumatic histories, specifically transgenerational trauma. My work investigates forced silences, feelings of isolation and memory- diaspora through conscious and unconscious silences- within my culture and family. Similar to the artist I have chosen,…

Many Americans idolize the National Football League and the players but can that all change, due to a disease that . “Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans, and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma. In…

Post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is the response an individual has following the events of an extremely traumatic experience that caused life threatening harm to themselves or someone they are close to. Over the past 40 years, the study of PTSD has progressed and found…

Modern analysis concerning trauma can be found in psychoanalysis as much as in psychology, history and the arts. The question to be asked is: “Does trauma require a cathartic release, specifically one offered through performance?” Nonetheless, is it possible through Greek drame to heal wounds…

This essay is about Marc, a 28 year old rugby player and a postman, who had an amputation to his right leg due to a road traffic collision. The health needs and services that will be available to Marc and his family to access, in…