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Understanding PTSD

Dr. Barbara Rothbaum, Director of the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program at Emory University School of Medicine, addresses three fundamental questions: What is PTSD? What are the symptoms of PTSD? and, Can PTSD be treated?

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This Emotional Life: Premieres January 4, 2010