Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis In December, Ashley Bobak wrote about a new study which sheds new light on the profound impact of childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms, particularly in treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 144

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Childhood trauma Trauma and the brain Sleep and mental health 144

Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

By the time we got to our clinical studies and spent most of our time rotating around the various specialities in the local hospitals, we were well used to being subjected to belittling treatment at the hands of our superiors. The prospect of spending time in the large institution, Springfield Psychiatric Hospital in Tooting, was scary.

Trauma and the brain 145

Trauma and the brain Pharmaceuticals Hospitality Sleep and mental health 145

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

For months, the GP had focused on an alleged traumatic event causing her significant psychological distress. When I asked about this alleged trauma, Emily initially spoke vaguely of a toxic relationship with a former boyfriend. They could not recall any traumatic event, confirming instead a stable and nurturing home life.

Resilience and coping 141

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Nutrition and mood Sleep and mental health 141

Mad in America

JUNE 28, 2024

A few months ago, I attended a live Zoom event on Guidely with Dr. Gabor Maté, author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness & Healing in a Toxic Culture. She also revealed that a neighbor had to take us to the hospital. I did get a few other insights I never had before from this most recent conversation.

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Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Autism spectrum Genetics and mental health 128

Mad in America

JULY 12, 2024

It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. There was only a small space to record daily events and there are many blanks among the pages. I returned to hospital in late February 2017 and was discharged in early April.

Hospitality 98

Hospitality Self-awareness Childhood trauma 98

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

She talks about understanding the place of her own childhood trauma and also the limitations of simplistic trauma narratives. Dhar: Eventually you found the trauma model that talked about extreme childhood stress events, and it explained a lot of your suffering.

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Trauma and the brain Poverty and mental health Psychedelic therapy Childhood trauma 113

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No sooner were their births announced than people began to gather outside the hospital, and then when the city provided them a house to live rent-free for a year, locals would come round the clock, they would peer in the windows even in the middle of the night.

Trauma and the brain 140

Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Technology 140