While many people celebrate love and romance on Valentine’s Day, for some people, it can be a day shadowed by pain and loss. Mental health issues from depression, grief and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can all trigger harmful negative emotions.
Below, Laura Kelley, media relations professional in the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus Office of Communications, speaks with Abigail Norouzinia, PhD, a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Instructor with the Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Depression Center and Outpatient OCD Program at the University of Colorado School of Medicine, about how to cope (or help loved ones cope) with those emotions and mitigate their impact.