Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

H ere we highlight the top ten of Mad in America’s most read blogs and personal stories of 2023. The relationship between childhood trauma and later development of psychotic symptoms has received increasing attention in recent years.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 145

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Childhood trauma Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 145

Mad in America

DECEMBER 14, 2023

Or, my childhood trauma of feeling like at any moment, if I didn’t do what I was supposed to do, I could be shamed or punished according to the rules of obedience training my parents learned from Dr. Rather than the therapist innately trusting the initial impulse of the client for the change in music, there is an element of mistrust.

Psychedelic therapy 130

Psychedelic therapy Childhood trauma Emotional intelligence Eating disorders 130

Mad in America

DECEMBER 3, 2024

It will come from addressing the root causes—childhood trauma and the systems that perpetuate it. Until science fully understands the relationship between trauma and smoking (i.e., People don’t choose their trauma, and many wouldn’t smoke if they didn’t feel they had to. drug use), let’s pause the blame game.

Trauma and the brain 110

Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Childhood trauma 110

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Childhood trauma and further adverse events in adulthood such as bullying, social discrimination or exclusion, migration or visibly marginalized status may, for example, increase risk of developing what is then labeled as psychotic disorder.

Construction 145

Construction Childhood trauma Self-awareness Education 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) The rise in trauma diagnoses is partly driven by the misuse of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework, which was designed to study the link between childhood trauma and long-term health, not as a diagnostic tool.

Resilience and coping 143

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 143

Mad in America

OCTOBER 19, 2024

Processing (early childhood) trauma requires space and safety. Human experiences cannot be captured in protocols and recovery takes time. Patience, compassion and customization are needed to guide someone through such a process.

Childhood trauma 83

Childhood trauma 83

Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

I was given psychotherapy all through this time, but the therapists were not impressed by my accounts of childhood trauma. I never improved, instead slowly became worse and worse, as a revolving door patient. Apparently, nothing I told them was sufficient to cause the state I found myself in.

Trauma and the brain 145

Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Sleep and mental health 145