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Ten years after the Paris attacks: advancing PTSD treatment through reconsolidation therapy
UniSC News, Vol.12 November 2025
University of the Sunshine Coast
2025
Abstract
Paris, France: Returning to Paris on the 10th anniversary of the devastating terrorist attacks of 13 November, 2015, I reflect on both the tragedy of that night and the progress made since in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Coordinated attacks hit the Bataclan theatre, several restaurants and bars, and the Stade de France stadium almost simultaneously, claiming 130 lives and injuring more than 350 people.
The Bataclan concert hall was the site of the worst violence, where gunmen held attendees hostage and killed indiscriminately for hours before security forces intervened.
The attacks were widely regarded as the most violent to occur in France since WWII, sending shockwaves throughout the country and the world.
As a French-Canadian psychologist who developed a novel treatment for PTSD called reconsolidation therapy, I felt a responsibility to help in the aftermath.
Returning to Paris now is bittersweet, reflecting on the horror and resilience witnessed in 2015, and on the advances we are making at the Thompson Institute and National PTSD Research Centre.
Details
- Title
- Ten years after the Paris attacks: advancing PTSD treatment through reconsolidation therapy
- Authors
- Alain Brunet - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Thompson Institute
- Publication details
- UniSC News, Vol.12 November 2025
- Publisher
- University of the Sunshine Coast
- Date published
- 2025
- Organisation Unit
- Thompson Institute
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 991191645202621
- Output Type
- Blog
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