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Depression: Psychiatry’s Discredited Theories and Drugs Versus a Sane Model and Approach

Mad in America

Childhood Trauma : Adverse childhood experiences include physical and emotional abuse, physical and emotional neglect, and family trauma (such as a parent in prison, or witnessing a parent physically abused by the other parent). for those on parole or a supervised release from prison in the past 12 months, and 9.2%

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Despite Safety Risks, Prescribers Receive Little Guidance of Monitoring Antipsychotic Clozapine

Mad in America

A recent study pointed to the connections between childhood trauma , sexual assault , and psychosis and how trauma therapies are necessary to address the underlying issues that contribute to current symptoms. Smessaert, S., Detraux, J., Desplenter, F.,

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The Most Important Thing I Learned in the 8th grade….

Real Psychiatry

Flash forward to 2024. My speculation is that the commonest cultural factor in play these days is childhood trauma because the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) checklist is available and considered a measure. 2024 Nov 26;121(48):e2322874121. Epub 2024 Nov 18. Revised Edition. 2: Lala KN, Feldman MW.