Tag: Trauma
A Shot Against Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
FromĀ Scientific American: Last year, a studyĀ at the University of Colorado Boulder found that injecting mice with beneficial bacteria helped increase their resilience and decrease...
When Disability is Misdiagnosed as Bad Behavior
FromĀ Pacific Standard: People with hidden or invisible disabilities are often subjected to violence and verbal abuse, as well as denied accommodations and asked to...
The Moment the Narrative Changed?
FromĀ The British Psychological Society: BBC Horizon's recent documentary "Why Did I Go Mad?" has been monumental in changing the biomedical paradigm of mental illness....
Four-Part Series on Drug Abuse, Trauma, and How to Heal It
In this four-part seriesĀ on drug abuse and trauma,Ā Parents Opposed to PotĀ provides an overview of the impact of adverse childhood experiences, how they persist, and...
Mental Health Awareness Month: Seven Things to be Aware of
In this piece forĀ Truthout, Noel Hunter lists seven facts it is important to be cognizant of during Mental Health Awareness Month, from the influence...
Stop Chasing the Drug, Focus on ACEs
FromĀ ACEsĀ Connection: According to Dr. Daniel Sumrok, director of the Center for Addiction Sciences at the University of Tennessee, addiction is a normal response to...
Nonprofit Matches Dogs With People in Need of Support
In this piece forĀ MinnPost, Andy Steiner recounts the story of Carrie Gallagher, a young girl who struggled with the crippling trauma of being sexually...
Does Depression run in Families?
FromĀ U.S. News: A variety of research shows that children of parents diagnosed with depression are more likely to experience depression themselves. However, it is...
Can a Difficult Childhood Enhance Cognition?
FromĀ The Atlantic: Over the past few decades, numerous studies have documented the negative impacts ofĀ childhood adversity, indicating a correlation betweenĀ growing up in an unstable...
How Survivors are Finding Strength in Martial Arts
FromĀ Love Fighting Hate Violence: For many women, participation in Muay Thai and other martial arts canĀ play a major role in healing from sexual violence...
Why Everyone Should Watch 13 Reasons Why
FromĀ Mindbodygreen: The new Netflix seriesĀ 13 Reasons Why portrays poignant and important truths about the causes of teen suicide, including the prevalence of bullying and...
Mental Illness Isn’t the Only Reason for Suicide
FromĀ The Age:Ā Most public discussion and media portrayals of suicide assume that suicide is solely the result of mental illness such as depression and anxiety....
Dede: How the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Helped Antidepressant and Benzodiazepine...
We interview Dede who turned her withdrawal experiences into a force for good and now uses the Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) to assist those in withdrawal from antidepressants or benzodiazepines.
Depression, Anxiety, PTSD: The Mental Impact of Climate Change
FromĀ CNN: The growing climateĀ change crisis is leading to various types of trauma, including increased natural disasters, economic loss for farmers, and forced migration, all...
10 Life Lessons I Learned as a Psychiatric Nurse and Patient
In this piece for Wake Up World, Cortland Pfeffer shares 10 life lessons he learned from his experience as a psychiatric patient, a recovering...
Study Connects Environmental Risk Factors and Psychosis
A meta-analysis of known risk factors for psychosis finds elevated risk with the presence of childhood trauma, adverse life events, and affective dysfunction.
The General who Went to war on Suicide
FromĀ Politico Magazine:Ā Having struggled with depression and suicidal thoughts himself, Major General Dana Pittard developed a unique approach to suicide prevention in the military: expanding...
The Psychedelic Miracle
FromĀ Rolling Stone Magazine:Ā Both the underground practice of and aboveground research on the use of psychedelic drugs to heal PTSD, as well as depression, anxiety,...
Daryl: Prescribed Antidepressant Drugs At 9 Years Old
Daryl, who was only 9 years old when he was taken into mental health services and medicated, talks about being made to take both antidepressant and antipsychotic drugs and he describes the lies told to him to justify treatment.
Using Shakespeare to Ease the Trauma of war
FromĀ The New York Times:Ā Learning Shakespeare can be a valuable way for veterans to begin to understand and heal from the trauma of war.
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This is Solitary
In this pieceĀ forĀ The Atlantic, Natalie Chang explores the devastating psychological trauma of solitary confinement.
"That is the legacy and the cost of solitary confinement: The...
How Trauma Lodges in the Body
In this episode of On Being, psychiatrist Bessel van der Kolk discusses the role that bodywork including yoga and eye movement therapy can have...
Why We’re a Culture of Addicts
FromĀ Uplift Connect:Ā Addiction tends to be viewed through one of two lenses - as a genetic disease or a moral failure. According to Dr. Gabor...
Workplace Bullying may be Linked to Long-Term Health Issues
FromĀ Psychological Science: A recent study shows that workplace bullying is associated with significant mental health and physical health problems for employees, includingĀ longer sick leaves...
Girls’s Powerful Insight on Trauma
FromĀ The Atlantic: A recent episode of the TV showĀ Girls renders a poignant portrayal of gender-based violence and explores the individual and collective impact of...
