Mad in America

APRIL 8, 2025

Clinically speaking, early childhood trauma often leads to insecure attachment styles and maladaptive survival strategies. I practiced balance exercises that forced me to stay present. While some neurological and genetic conditions may exist, they are less common than often assumed. The Path to Healing Healing is not a mystery.

Genetics and mental health 91

Genetics and mental health Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health 91

Mad in America

MAY 29, 2025

Richard Dawkins, the evolutionary biologist, advanced our understanding of how genetic changes occur by pointing out how evolution depends upon an animals movements (behaviors) which happen to take advantage of opportunities presented in the immediate environmenta process that plays out genetically over eons.

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Genetics and mental health Neurotransmitters and mental health Trauma and the brain Dialectical Behavior Therapy 108

Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

Universal DBT in Schools Increases Anxiety, Depression, Family Conflict In October, Peter Simons wrote about research asking if dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) can actually make kids’ mental health worse. In recent years, teaching kids “emotion regulation” has become an increasingly large part of teachers’ responsibilities.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 145

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Sleep and mental health 145