The impact of trauma, especially if experienced early in development, can mark the psyche and result in PTSD symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, panic, and psychosomatic symptoms triggered by environmental representations of the initial traumatic situation. Treatment may be challenging since these presentations are not symbolically represented and the exploration of past traumas often causes a repetition of the original trauma resulting in a vicious cycle of re-traumatization.

The Western Branch of the Canadian Psychoanalytic Society is pleased to have three of the foremost psychoanalytic researchers in the field present their reflections on and ways of working with patients suffering the aftermath of trauma. This conference will be useful for mental health clinicians working with patients suffering from the impact of various forms of trauma in their psychic development.

For more information about the program and the speakers, click here.