When I started doing the research for this post, I had visions of Rod Serling standing off in the corner and the music from The Twilight Zone softly playing in the background. It seems we are not alone when it comes to our memory banks that have been filled from the beginnings of our lives. […]
PTSD Not the Only Outcome of Trauma
I have several friends in the trauma-field, a few of whom are psychiatrists. Some of them were adamantly opposed to what they felt were limited descriptions of diagnoses related to trauma in the DSM IV published in 2000 and the DSM V published in 2013. With regard to trauma diagnoses, it seems like so much […]
Childhood Trauma and General Anxiety Disorder
We have extensive research that has been replicated over and over again that Adverse Childhood Experiences have a significant impact on the emotional and physical health of adults. Part of what we are discovering in our youth today is how many are experiencing General Anxiety Disorder (GAD) which leads to hypervigilance, fear, panic attacks and […]
