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.
Foster youths need access to mental health care
Elise was placed in foster care at the age of 13, after being raped in her home by a man her mother knew. Just days later, Elise had to testify in her mother’s presence about the rape and her mother’s prostitution and drug addiction. The most resilient adult would struggle to cope with such trauma. Yet, Elise was unable to get any therapy or counseling for several months. Why? Because she was placed in a foster home outside the county where she lived.
Media-Newswire.com – Childhood abuse seems to impact gene involved in depression
The investigation, which appeared online this month in the American Journal of Medical Genetics, was led by the University of Georgia and involved the University of Iowa. In particular, the team found that in men and women reporting childhood abuse there are changes in the regulatory area, called the CpG island, that controls the expression of the gene that is the key regulator of serotonin and whose protein product is the primary target of most antidepressants.
The need is great, the sources of treatment few – Kansas City Star
In the early 1970s, the concept of child abuse and neglect emerged onto the national stage as medical professionals nationwide sought to understand and explain injuries to children not consistent with normal childhood experiences.
Foster care workers at all levels routinely ignored policies designed to protect children in their care from being given psychotropic drugs without proper consent or monitoring.