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Psychiatric Mislabeling Is Bad For Your Mental Health

.. in fact it can be soul destroying! The title to today's post was the headline on today's version of Dr Allen Frances blog on Psychology Today - DSM-V In Distress. It has particular relevance for adult...

Which came first? Biological disorder or childhood trauma as causes of adult mental illness

-- does childhood abuse contribute to the development of mental disorder, or neurophysiological disorder, and then later does that neurophysiological disorder lead on to mental illness? Or does pre-existing...

We're all in this together but we're all different -- effects of different types of abuse

This list was started to represent the interests of those who were abused as children, regardless of how they  were abused or neglected. Past research has shown that different types of abuse tend to occur together...

One size does NOT fit all -- in treatment for abuse-related posttrauma symptoms

Not surprisingly, research has shown what many of us have felt for a long time -- our early traumatic relationships badly affect our ability to have a variety of types of relationships, including those with our...

DSM-V Field Trial Results Now In!!

Medscape Psychiatry has announced that the results  of the firld trials for changes in DSM-IV, to be included in DSM-V, to be officially published in 2013, will very soon be  announced at this year's conference of...

Welcome to Adult Survivors CAN

  Welcome to "Adult Survivors CAN" -- Research-based Information for Adults in Recovery from Childhood Abuse and Neglect -- a complete website with background and help resources will soon be available...