It can be difficult to make sense of the fact that some, but not all, childhood trauma leads to severe mental illness. We introduce the hypothesis in this article that trauma which results in later mental ill-health has an underlying internal conflict whereas people who were traumatised in ...
He describes how systemic discrimination leads minorities to suffer disproportionately from conditions like asthma. He notes how women with posttraumatic stress disorder are more likely to develop ovarian cancer and recounts how many pregnant women feel pressured into cesarean deliveries, l...
FrenchneurologistJean-MartinCharcotarguedthatpsychologicaltraumawastheoriginofallinstancesofthementalillnessknownashysteria.Charcot's"traumatichysteria"oftenmanifestedasaparalysisthatfollowedaphysicaltrauma,typicallyyearslaterafterwhatCharcotdescribedasaperiodof"incubation".Freud'sunderstandingoftrauma:"Aneventinthe...
They found that older U.S. adults with a history of stressful or traumatic experiences as children were more likely to experience both physical and cognitive impairments in their senior years. Stressful childhood experiences could include exposure to physical violence or abuse, severe illness, family ...
It is generally assumed that talking about negative emotions and experiences leads to healing. However, with traumatic events, especially large-scale disasters or wars that impact thousands of people, data show thatrehashing painful memories can be dangerous. As a result, treatments such as psycholog...
from trauma. They use education, social media outlets, and community outreach to achieve this goal. The center is named T.R.A.U.M.A, which stands for Tragedy, Rejection, and Anger causes/leads to Unforgiveness, Mental Illness, and Abuse. Their objective is to be available to help 24/7...
(Figs.2,3). This supports the hypothesis that childhood trauma interacts with the dopaminergic response to amphetamine to increase the induction of positive psychotic symptoms (moderation effect), but not that childhood trauma leads to sensitization of dopamine release (mediation effect). This extends...
Childhood traumatic events are risk factors for developing bipolar disorders, in addition to a more severe clinical presentation over time (primarily an earlier age at onset and an increased risk of suicide attempt and substance misuse). Childhood trauma leads to alterations of affect regulation, ...
It seems likely that drug abuse before committing violence leads to a full display of the person's potential for aggression, which may result in a greater extent of violent behavior in terms of the number and types of offenses. Furthermore, drugs may be used in order to avoid negative ...
Background:The impact of interhospital transfer on outcomes of patients undergoing emergency general surgery (EGS) procedures is incompletely studied. We set out to determine if transfer before definitive surgical care leads to worse outcomes in EGS p...