Oct 7, 2012
Abundant research now exists demonstrating that those who suffered trauma during childhood are at increased risks for suffering not only adult mental disorders, but chronic physical disorders throughout their...
Oct 6, 2012
POST UPDATED -- SEE November 4
This post is motivated by a recent examination of what search phrases people have been using to find my site: childhood physical abuse and current depression being one of them. I...
Oct 6, 2012
In a recent paper by Harvey, Dorahy et al (2012) [LINK], the effects of childhood psychological maltreatment were studied using a technique called "Interpretative phenomenological analysis" Specifically, perception...
Oct 5, 2012
Not so much new research -- though the importance of the topic really cries out for it! -- is a "functional contextualist" perspective of how the drugs prescribed for mental disorders can be viewed as...
Oct 4, 2012
In a few of my previous emails I've noted how important it is to ensure that not only should you get suoport in dealing with the enduring effects of childhood trauma, but that the support and treatment you receive...
Sep 29, 2012
Continuing the examination of a central topic in victims of childhood complex traumatization -- emotion dysregulation -- is a new study, which will soon be reviewed, looking at "Dysfunctional affect regulation in...
Sep 29, 2012
My website reviews the nature of the disorder frequently associated with childhood experience of repeated or prolonged experiences of traumatization -- Complex Trauma, in adults, Developmental Trauma Disorder, in...
Sep 22, 2012
I must be on a roll lately -- going from one inspiring experience to another ;-)
I've written about the excellent presentation by Mary Jo Barrett "The Five Essentials of Effective Trauma Treatment" --...
Aug 5, 2012
I recommend people review the excellent video by Mary Jo Barrett -- [LINK] -- Rarely do I come across something that I would unconditionally support to others. This video is one of the rare exceptions.
This is...
Jul 30, 2012
Childhood maltreatment has been associated with the development of a variety of adult disorders, both physical and mental, with the severity of symptoms experienced, reduced quality of life, and impaired functioning...