

James C. Jackson, PsyD
Licensed psychologist and research professor of medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center who directs behavioral health at an ICU Recovery Center and researches how serious illness affects brain and mental health; author of Reclaiming Your Life from Medical Trauma.
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Apr 22, 2026 • 37min
Invisible scars: Recognizing and treating medical trauma, with James C. Jackson, PsyD
James C. Jackson, PsyD, a psychologist and ICU recovery director who studies how serious illness affects the brain. He discusses what kinds of medical experiences can cause trauma and why it is often overlooked. He covers risks and prevalence, how families are impacted, signs that care-avoidance is harming health, and treatments and care models that help people recover.


