[Psychological traumas in adults (1/2)]

Abstract

When subjected to potentially traumatic events, adults can develop psychological trauma with varying levels of severity. For preventive and therapeutic purposes, these psychological traumas must be assessed and managed by psychologists and/or psychiatrists who are well trained and experienced in performing these complex professional acts.

Keywords: borderline; complex trauma; post-traumatic stress disorder; psychotrauma; psychotraumatisme; simple trauma; trauma complexe; trauma simple; trouble de stress post-traumatique; victim; victime.