For some, even just being aware of how past adversities and traumas can impact their current functioning, including physical andmental health, is an important first step. This can start the road to recovery. Some people may benefit from additional counselling and professional support to launch the...
Traumatic exposure is a common global problem across nations. It is currently well established that childhood traumais associated with increased risk for psychopathology transdiagnostically, with children having experienced trauma being twice as likely to develop a mental health condition compared...
Since thelandmark studyof adversechildhoodevents (ACEs) in 1998, we have known that childhood trauma is common and has lasting effects. In that study, among a sample of around 10,000 individuals, over half of all the people surveyed experienced at least onetraumaticchildhood event, an...
Each child responds to trauma in a different way depending on the circumstances and their age and personality. What is common is that all children turn towards their parents and teachers for support in these situations. Hence, it is important to understand how to help your child deal wit...
Behavioral signs of repressed childhood trauma in adults can include: Avoidance behavior: Adults with repressed memories might withdraw to avoid situations, people, or places that remind them of their trauma. Self-destructive behaviors: It’s common for adult survivors to engage in risky or harmful...
Postoperative pulmonary hypertension (PH) is a feared complication after heart surgery in children in whom increased pulmonary blood flow, pulmonary venous obstruction, or both, have caused increased pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and reactivity.1, 2 The operative trauma (eg, the endothelial injur...
Children are the most common prey for sexual exploitation. Much abuse of this sort takes place within the child’s own family. It is precisely those people that the child relies on, and from whom he expects to receive understanding, support and love, that turn their back on one of the ...
Currently, extracurricular activities such as sports are something very common in children. It is recommended that whenever there is contact, as is the case with karate or basketball, the child always wears his mouth guard, it is common for emergency visits by blows in sports like these. ...
Amy, who narrates the story in a vulnerable, intimate voice, has had to endure her sister Ollie’s erratic conduct since they were children. Each family member denies or enables Ollie’s volatile and unpredictable behavior, which exacts a great toll on Amy as well as he...
When there is a lack of safety within our home environment growing up, the child within us senses this acutely. But because we are largely vulnerable as children, there is little we can do, and so begins a deep patterning of trauma. ...