Settlement orders better mental health care for foster kids | California Watch
After a nine-year court battle, a landmark class-action settlement was preliminarily approved this week that would require the state to provide more effective mental health services for the children in or about to enter foster care.
BBC News – Today – Child abuse ‘link to persistent depression’
Childhood abuse doubles the risk that someone will suffer serious conditions such as clinical depression in later life, and it means they are less likely to respond to treatment, according to a new study.
Dr Andrea Danese of the Institute of Psychiatry at Kings College London, which lead the research, explains the findings.
Control issues and borderline personality disorder – by John Louie Ramos – Helium
Borderline personality disorder is one of the most common personality disorder among young adults particularly those who have reached the age of majority (18 years-old.) BPD can be described as a prolonged behavioral instability characterized by occasional and sudden mood swings, chaotic relations with other people, an obsessive idealization of one’s own self-image and other behavioral attitude problems that could result into more serious health consequences.
Borderline personality disorder: A journey between emotional states | Earth Times News
Many borderliners had traumatic experiences as children. “They include experiences such as emotional neglect, a great loss, violence or sexual abuse,” says Frank-Michael Gann, co-founder of an online self-help forum.
Child abuse tied to later mental disorders – UPI.com
Abuse or neglect in childhood is associated with mental disorders as young adults, researchers in New Zealand suggest.
New Book: A Multimodal Approach to Address ADHD: A Non-Drug Emphasis
A new book just published last week, A Multimodal Approach to Address ADHD: A Non-Drug Emphasis, by Annie M. Wells, Ph.D., Director of Clinical Training in Psychology and Counseling at Alabama A&M University. The book is available from Authorhouse.com, Barnes and Noble and Amazon.com.
Understanding the Effects of Maltreatment on Brain Development
Understand the emotional, mental, and behavioral impact of early abuse and neglect in children who come to the attention of the child welfare system. This issue brief provides basic information for professionals on brain development and the effects of abuse and neglect on that development.