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Despite Safety Risks, Prescribers Receive Little Guidance of Monitoring Antipsychotic Clozapine

Mad in America

Surprisingly, only one guideline, published in Australia in 2007, met the criteria established by the authors. A recent study pointed to the connections between childhood trauma , sexual assault , and psychosis and how trauma therapies are necessary to address the underlying issues that contribute to current symptoms.

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Jo Watson Interviews Cathy Wield, Author of “Unshackled Mind”

Mad in America

I had already gained the insight that my original emotional crisis back in1994, was not in fact the beginning of what was later diagnosed as severe treatment resistant depression, but a completely understandable reaction to the then current circumstances and my childhood trauma. At the end of 2001, I had a temporary reprieve.

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Living on the Edge – Snapshots of PTSD: Suicidality from PTSD vs. CPTSD

The Art of Healing Trauma

It was only 2 years after the accidents (accidents were 2007 and 2008 and I wrote this in 2010). The Influence of Unseen, Unknown Traumas and Invisible Triggers. Prior to the accidents, I went through sexual trauma. And before that, childhood traumas. There were triggers coming from many directions at once.