3 Quotes by John N. Briere

Trauma survivors show us that human beings have a capacity to heal, to overcome enormous challenges, and to grow.

[C]lients seen in public mental health centers and general clinical practices are often more complex and potentially more challenging to work with than those who are screened and selected to participate in randomized clinical trials (RCTs; Briere & Lanktree, 2011; Lanktree et al., 2013; Spinazzola, Blaustein, & van der Kolk, 2005; Westen, Novontny, & Thompson-Brenner, 2004) and may be less responsive to RCT-developed treatment methodologies (Zayfert et al., 2005).

Our own conclusion is that an event is traumatic if it is extremely upsetting, at least temporarily overwhelms the individual's internal resources, and produces lasting psychological symptoms.