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Sharing – Happy childhood? That’s no guarantee for good mental health
This study out of Australia confirms something I’ve written about many times in regards to things like the ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) study: While the study reaffirmed that people who had adverse and unpredictable early life experiences had elevated symptoms of poor mental health (including depression and paranoia), it also found that children who grew…
Sharing – Psych News Alert: Knowing Others in Treatment May Encourage People With Depression to Seek Care
And this, simply, is the best reason for people to talk about their own mental health struggles, and journey. “People with depression may be more likely to seek treatment if they know of others with emotional problems or others who have sought treatment for emotional problems, suggests a study in Psychiatric Services in Advance.” It’s…
Link – The Power of One: A Supportive Adult Has Huge Impact in the Life of an Abused Child
Agreed: “Both in my work as a child psychotherapist and personally as a survivor of childhood abuse, I’ve seen what a difference these “ones” can make to a child who is living with domestic violence. Children are resilient. They can survive and even thrive after unthinkable trauma. But that resilience generally comes from having a…
Sharing – Can brief text messaging reduce repeat hospital-treated self-harm?
When someone gets an automated text that checks in with them on a regular basis, there is an apparent impact that is worth investigating more.
Just imagine what the impact could be if those texts were from friends. What if real people took a moment to check in more often?
I’m feeling a little guilty about this myself. I have some people I need to check in with more often.
Reviews Elsewhere – The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in Healing Trauma
There are certain books that I’ve seen discussed in the survivor community so often that it can be easy to overlook them when talking about recommendations for someone starting out on their healing journey. Bessel van der Kolk’s book about healing from trauma, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind and Body in Healing Trauma, falls into that category.
RT @SurvivorNetwork: This Week’s Links (weekly): Choosing Life: Thoughts From A Survivor tags: CA Depression After Childhood Abuse, ‘T… …