The Nature of Trauma and Dissociation

The Nature of Trauma and Dissociation

PTSD, complex trauma and disorganized attachment

In this lecture we consider how the early social environment, mediated by the primary caregiver, influences the evolution of structures in the infant’s brain with implications for the maturation of the orbit frontal cortex. We will examine the brain circuits involved in emotional regulation and the impact on these of early and long-term development. We will consider how far the brain is plastic and might be responsive to therapeutic or attachment-based intervention in cases of childhood trauma, neglect or abuse. We will be asking what makes an event traumatic.

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THE SPEAKER

Dr Felicity de Zulueta

Dr Felicity de Zulueta is an Emeritus Consultant Psychiatrist in Psychotherapy at the South London and Maudsley NHS Trust and an Honorary Senior Lecturer in Traumatic Studies at Kings College London.

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