PTSD and Moral Trauma
The Lviv Seminar Series was held at the Unbroken Center in Lviv, Ukraine, in November 2024.
It featured lectures by Dr. Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Dr. Shelley Amen, and Dr. Noah Phillips — leading experts in the fields of PTSD, moral injury, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and emerging therapies.
Organized by Doctors United for Ukraine in collaboration with the Unbroken Center, Yale School of Medicine, and Brown University, the series provided clinicians with an in-depth review of approaches to assessing and treating psychological conditions stemming from war-related trauma, with particular focus on PTSD, moral injury, and substance use disorders.
Lecture 1: Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
Presented by: Dr. Noah Philip, M.D.
Audio dubs by: Taisiia Gusarova
Synopsis: Dr Noah Phillips describes the applications of TMS for treatment of PTSD based on historical and recent evidence in the scientific literature, including from findings in his own research at Brown University.
Lecture 2: PTSD Diagnosis and Neurobiology
Presented by: Dr. Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Ph.D
Audio dubs by: Taisiia Gusarova
Synopsis: Dr. Ilan Harpaz-Rotem discusses the diagnosis and neurobiology of Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), focusing on how PTSD is identified and what is known about its underlying brain mechanisms.
Lecture 3: Treating Moral Injury with Prolonged Exposure Therapy or EMDR
Presented by: Dr. Ilan Harpaz-Rotem, Ph.D
Audio dubs by: Taisiia Gusarova
Synopsis: Dr. Harpaz-Rotem outlines two powerful evidence based therapies utilized to treat PTSD, underlines the basic principles behind each modality and describes the evidence to support its use in the treatment setting.