Elaine Tripi

Dr. Elaine Tripi has been the director of a private rehabilitation firm in Michigan for over 35 years. She also has spent several years as a consulting psychologist to the Veteran’s Administration specializing in post traumatic stress disorder and other psychological impairments. Dr. Tripi can be reached at her website, www.drelainetripi.com, by email at drtripi@chartermi.net or at (810) 227-1215.

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PTSD and Its Impact on Family Members

Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the only diagnosis that places the origin of the symptoms on external events, rather than on the individual personality. The PTSD diagnosis is also the only one that recognizes that subject to enough stress, any human being has the potential for developing PTSD or PTSD symptoms.