I’m a psychologist in Chicago. I post about my clinical interests — mainly trauma, LGBTQ+ issues, and chronic illness. Read more at reeseminshew.com.
Just this past week, I again attended the annual meeting of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies. This year I was lucky enough to be able to facilitate a panel on trauma and…
About a year ago I received a call from an older gay man who described a horrific medical experience. In the 1980’s he had received a routine colonoscopy, and when he emerged from sedation he…
In 1980, the diagnostic category of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) was introduced to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM). This was the first — and remains the only —…