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The Trauma Craze: How the Expansion of Trauma Diagnoses Fueled Victimhood Culture

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Since 2010, trauma diagnoses among adolescents have surged, rising from about 3% in 2010 to over 8% by 2023. Life expectancy has increased globally due to advancements in medical technology, better hygiene, and improved access to healthcare. There have also been notable shifts in the types of traumatic events leading to PTSD.

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I Secret Shopped #988 and Three Cop Cars Showed Up Outside My House

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As if to prove my point, a CNN article published one year later on October 31, 2023 reported the following: “People with severe psychological distress were more likely than others to have heard of 988 and to have used the lifeline, according to research published Tuesday in JAMA Network Open. Vibrant ignored me.

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Reimagining Crisis Support: A Conversation with Tina Minkowitz

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Peruvian reform is especially good regarding legal capacity, but it has not included the issue of healthcare and it has not addressed the short-term involuntary measures in the mental health system that are still in place. Some kind of support to cope with it; you might also want to go it alone, or you could rely on the people around you.

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Over-stressing Stress: American Psychological Association Report Omits Oppression

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T his month the American Psychological Association (APA) released its report, “Stress in America 2023: A Nation Recovering From Collective Trauma.” For example, for those ages 35 to 44, there was an increase in chronic health conditions from 48% in 2019 to 58% in 2023. This was a follow-up to a similar report in 2020.