Invisible scars: Recognizing and treating medical trauma, with James C. Jackson, PsyD
Speaking of Psychology
Kim Mills
4.5 • 839 Ratings
🗓️ 22 April 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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| 0:32.4 | through harrowing medical experiences, from chemotherapy to a stay in the ICU, to a difficult childbirth, to the |
| 0:40.5 | frustration of dealing with chronic pain, these experiences can leave scars on our minds as well as |
| 0:46.5 | our bodies. Today we're going to talk with a psychologist who studies medical trauma and works |
| 0:51.7 | with patients recovering from serious illnesses. We'll discuss what kinds of experiences can cause medical trauma and works with patients recovering from serious illnesses. |
| 0:58.0 | We'll discuss what kinds of experiences can cause medical trauma. |
| 0:59.6 | How common is it? |
| 1:01.3 | And why is it so often overlooked? |
| 1:04.1 | What mental health symptoms can it cause? |
| 1:07.5 | Are there interventions and treatments that can help people heal? |
| 1:12.5 | And if this is something you're experiencing in your own life, where can you go for help? |
| 1:21.1 | Welcome to Speaking of Psychology, the flagship podcast of the American Psychological Association that examines the links between psychological science and everyday life. I'm Kim Mills. |
| 1:33.7 | My guest today is Dr. Jim Jackson, a licensed psychologist and research professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Dr. Jackson |
| 1:39.9 | is the co-founder and director of behavioral health at Vanderbilt's ICU Recovery Center, |
| 1:45.5 | one of the world's first centers devoted to diagnosing and treating survivors of critical |
| 1:50.6 | illness. He is a leading researcher on how serious illness affects the brain and mental health. |
| 1:56.4 | He's published more than 150 research papers, and his work has been covered by media outlets, |
| 2:01.4 | including The New York Times, Scientific American, The Atlantic, the Wall Street Journal, |
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