The Mental Elf

APRIL 30, 2025

Keir Harding looks at an Australian qualitative study that reveals difficult and harmful narratives around people given a diagnosis of 'borderline personality disorder'.

Personality disorders 124

Personality disorders Childhood trauma 124

Mad in America

APRIL 8, 2025

Clinically speaking, early childhood trauma often leads to insecure attachment styles and maladaptive survival strategies. While some neurological and genetic conditions may exist, they are less common than often assumed. Even these conditions can be managed and mitigated through a modified version of this approach.

Dialectical Behavior Therapy 91

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

Harmony United Psychiatric Care

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

Key Statistics on Suicide: Multifaceted Causes of Suicide: Among others, mental pain, disorders, and exposure to maltreatment are significant risk factors for suicidal behavior. This link between suicide and cognitive disorders (in particular, depression and […]

Childhood trauma 52

Childhood trauma Personality disorders 52

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

JUNE 22, 2024

Take this ad, which relies on the fact that most people can’t resist a Buzzfeed-style personality quiz—even one that ends with self-diagnosis. In this way, childhood trauma is no longer a reaction to distressing events—instead, it’s a personality type, something anyone can discover in themselves, no matter their history.

Sleep and mental health 137

Sleep and mental health Aging and mental health Self-awareness Childhood trauma 137

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