Lee Cartwright, M.A.




Lee Cartwright, M.A.
Community Lecture Series

The Biological Drama of Trauma

February 29, 2008, 7-9pm
Lee Cartwright, M.A.

Santa Fe Center for Spiritual Living,
505 Camino de los Marquez, Santa Fe




180 attended from Southwestern College and the wider Santa Fe community. Lee spoke about the emerging biological basis for the symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). In understandable terms, he covered the basic nature of the autonomic nervous system and how traumatic events can distort its effective functioning. He also discussed the implications of the biological underpinnings of trauma symptoms for effective talk therapy.




 


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