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

Mad in America

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.

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The Making of a ‘Madness’ That Hides Our Monsters: An Interview with Audrey Clare Farley

Mad in America

Then as they came back in the 1980s, this is right when a lot of technology for studying the brain has been developed. and they were very eager to apply that new technology and new insights to the quadruplets. At that time, they were very singularly focused on the brain and its chemistry.