Ten years later, understanding 9/11's psychological impact

WXYZ-TV interviewed Depression Center member Sandra Graham-Bermann, Ph.D., professor of psychology and psychiatry, about coping with still-painful memories of the September 11 attacks, and how to explain the events to children who may be too young to remember them.

And recently published research finds that people who were not directly exposed to the events of 9/11 were nevertheless capable of experiencing distress levels that affected the way they processed information, exhibiting brainwave responses similar to those observed in people with PTSD. Ivy Tso, a Ph.D. candidate in clinical psychology, and Patricia Deldin, Ph.D, professor of psychology and psychiatry, served as lead and senior authors on the study, which was published in the Journal of Traumatic Events and featured in Medical News Today, ScienceDaily, and