To Bend and Not Break: The Neurobiology of Stress, Resilience, and Recovery

As a young boy walks out of a theater with his two wealthy parents, his life is changed in an instant: a mugging goes awry, shots are fired in the night, and his parents are murdered in front of his eyes. He becomes an orphan, haunted by the memory of the event. He retreats inward, struggling for years to come to term with the events, before ultimately learning to channel his anguish constructively.
Source: Biological Psychiatry - Category: Psychiatry Authors: Tags: Clinical Commentary Source Type: research