Living With Edwin

Dickman, Curtis: - Curtis Dickman resides in Arizona with his wife Celeste, near his three adult children. He has diverse interests, talents, and skills, with insatiable curiosity and immense creativity. He is an accomplished author, artist, student, surgeon, scientist, researcher, inventor, lecturer, educator, and musician. Curtis is board-certified in neurological surgery; he practiced at the esteemed Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix from 1985 until 2015. He is a renowned expert in the surgical treatment of spinal disorders. He was senior editor of the journal SPINE, wrote and edited multiple neurosurgical textbooks, and published over 160 peer reviewed scientific articles in medical journals. Curtis is a passionate artist; his emotionally laden, innovative artwork often incorporates painting, sculpture, digital art, photography, and optical illusions. More information about Curtis's artwork and stories is available at www.curtisdickman.com and www.CurtisDickmanFineArt.com.Curtis is devoted to multiple charities, particularly those which aid abused children. He serves on the Board of CHILDHELP, a nonprofit organization whose programs directly serve abused children and their families, focusing on meeting the children's physical, emotional, educational and spiritual needs.Proceeds from the sale of this book will be donated to charities devoted to abused children and PTSD recovery.AUTHORS COMMENTS: Advances in neuroscience and behavioral medicine have allowed us to better understand, target and treat the specific brain areas responsible for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Noninvasive, nonsurgical techniques (like EMDR and brain spotting, referenced below) access the brain circuitry responsible for triggering and sustaining traumatic memories. These brain regions can be effectively accessed, and the traumatic emotional memories desensitized to reduce or eliminate the impact of PTSD triggers. PTSD can occur at any age, to any person. It is not solely confined to war veterans or victims of child abuse.There are many promising new methods for effectively treating PTSD, which are beyond the scope of this book to discuss in detail here.(See recommended reading)Extensive clinical research has defined the pivotal role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in predicting major medical and psychological disorders during life. ACEs are episodes of childhood neglect, deprivation, assault, physical, sexual, or emotional abuse which are associated with ch