Mad in America

JUNE 13, 2024

By the time we got to our clinical studies and spent most of our time rotating around the various specialities in the local hospitals, we were well used to being subjected to belittling treatment at the hands of our superiors. The prospect of spending time in the large institution, Springfield Psychiatric Hospital in Tooting, was scary.

Trauma and the brain 145

Trauma and the brain Hospitality Pharmaceuticals Sleep and mental health 145

Mad in America

DECEMBER 30, 2023

New Study Finds Connection Between Childhood Trauma and Psychosis In December, Ashley Bobak wrote about a new study which sheds new light on the profound impact of childhood trauma in the development of psychotic symptoms, particularly in treatment-resistant cases of schizophrenia.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 144

Dialectical Behavior Therapy Trauma and the brain Childhood trauma Sleep and mental health 144

Mad in America

JULY 12, 2024

It might have been the re-activation of deeply rooted childhood trauma brought on by situations in my workplace. I returned to hospital in late February 2017 and was discharged in early April. I was involved in an art exhibition within the hospital but it seems that I was quite snipey and irritable otherwise.

Hospitality 97

Hospitality Self-awareness Childhood trauma 97

Mad in America

JUNE 28, 2024

She also revealed that a neighbor had to take us to the hospital. Death of a sibling isn’t actually covered in the original ten ACE study questions, but neither are many other types of childhood trauma, such as bullying or surviving a severe accident.) She doesn’t remember why Dad didn’t go. This was no isolated incident.

Trauma and the brain 135

Trauma and the brain Aging and mental health Genetics and mental health Autism spectrum 135

Mad in America

OCTOBER 11, 2023

Terms like “broken brain,” “childhood trauma,” “unresolved grief,” and “family dysfunction” come to mind. Even SAMSA began to realize the value of incorporating those with lived experience into hospitals and clinics. Metaphors, in particular, are intriguing.

Aging and mental health 141

Aging and mental health Trauma and the brain Self-awareness Healthcare 141

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

No sooner were their births announced than people began to gather outside the hospital, and then when the city provided them a house to live rent-free for a year, locals would come round the clock, they would peer in the windows even in the middle of the night.

Trauma and the brain 142

Trauma and the brain Genetics and mental health Aging and mental health Technology 142

Mad in America

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

The Role of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) The rise in trauma diagnoses is partly driven by the misuse of the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) framework, which was designed to study the link between childhood trauma and long-term health, not as a diagnostic tool.

Resilience and coping 142

Resilience and coping Self-awareness Sleep and mental health Nutrition and mood 142

Mad in America

MAY 15, 2025

He spent two days on life support, followed by a month-long hospital stay during which he underwent numerous surgeries and excruciating treatments. Common causes include poverty, racism, bullying, neglect, physical and sexual abuse, domestic violence, gun violence, natural disasters, and, like Cary, accidents and medical trauma.

Poverty and mental health 92

Poverty and mental health Aging and mental health Childhood trauma Anxiety disorders 92