Trauma Care and Mental Health
The Trauma Care and Mental Health session at the Neurology Conference explores three interconnected categories of trauma affecting the nervous system and psyche. Physical and neurological trauma includes Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) and spinal cord injury, typically resulting from accidents, falls, or violent injury. Psychological trauma encompasses post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), acute stress disorder, dissociative disorders, and complex trauma linked to combat exposure, abuse, or disaster survival. A third, increasingly recognized category — combined neuro-psychological trauma — describes cases where physical brain injury and psychological distress compound one another, such as trauma patients who go on to develop depression or anxiety as a secondary consequence of injury.
This topic carries growing global urgency. Rising trauma caseloads linked to road accidents, conflict zones, natural disasters, and post-pandemic mental health strain have placed unprecedented demand on integrated care systems.
The session examines the mechanisms connecting brain and behavior, including HPA-axis and cortisol-driven stress responses, neuroinflammation, and disrupted amygdala-prefrontal circuitry — insights that inform diagnostic and treatment advances within Neuropsychiatry and Brain Injury Rehabilitation.
Given this complexity, trauma care demands a multidisciplinary approach spanning neurology, psychiatry, psychology, emergency medicine, rehabilitation medicine, and social work. The session aims to translate current research into practical diagnostic frameworks, treatment protocols, and collaborative research partnerships, including emerging digital and neuromodulation-based therapies.
This session is designed for neurologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, trauma researchers, and rehabilitation specialists seeking to advance trauma-informed, evidence-based care, complementing related Neurotrauma research presented across the conference.
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Clinical / acute care
- Psychological first aid and early intervention at the scene
- Trauma-informed care principles in emergency and ICU settings
- Screening for acute stress disorder and PTSD risk after injury
- Pain management and its link to psychological recovery
- Delirium, sedation, and cognitive outcomes in trauma ICU patients
Post-traumatic conditions
- PTSD: diagnosis, evidence-based therapies (CPT, EMDR, prolonged exposure)
- Complex PTSD and childhood/developmental trauma
- Depression, anxiety, and substance use as comorbidities
- Traumatic brain injury and its neuropsychiatric consequences
- Chronic pain, disability, and quality of life after trauma
Populations
- Combat veterans and military personnel
- Survivors of abuse, violence, and human trafficking
- Refugees, displaced people, and conflict zones
- Pediatric and adolescent trauma
- Disaster and mass-casualty survivors
Systems and workforce
- Secondary traumatic stress and burnout in clinicians and first responders
- Integrating mental health into trauma centers and rehab pathways
- Peer support programs and follow-up models
- Access, cost, and disparities in trauma mental health services
Emerging areas
- Digital therapeutics, teletherapy, and app-based interventions
- Psychedelic-assisted therapy (MDMA, psilocybin) for treatment-resistant PTSD
- Biomarkers, neuroimaging, and genetic risk factors
- AI-based screening and risk prediction
- Resilience, post-traumatic growth, and prevention
Why Attend
Connect Brain and Behavior in Trauma Recovery
Understand how neurological injury influences mental health resilience.
Explore Multidisciplinary Healing Approaches
Gain knowledge spanning psychiatry, neurology, and psychology.
Learn from Global Experts in Trauma Science
Engage in dialogue shaping evidence-based trauma interventions.
Advance Public and Clinical Mental-Health Practices
Promote integrative care that restores both brain and emotional well-being.
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