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THE ACE STUDY
The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study showed that for 17,337 patients, childhood trauma correlated to serious adult medical conditions. “Contrary to conventional belief," says co-Director Vincent Felitti, MD, "time does not heal all wounds, since humans convert traumatic emotional experiences in childhood into organic disease later in life.”
Tag Archives: Child Trauma
Pediatricians Screen for Child Trauma
“To prevent childhood trauma, pediatricians screen children and their parents…and sometimes, just parents…for childhood trauma” — guest blog by Jane Ellen Stevens, Editor, ACEsTooHigh.com and ACEsConnection.com When parents bring their four-month-olds to a well-baby checkup at the Children’s Clinic in Portland, … Continue reading
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Readers Defend Van der Kolk
I had the most comments ever last week, as readers spoke up to defend Dr. Bessel van der Kolk (left) and his ideas about somatic (body) healing for trauma, after the sideswipes against science by the New York Times May … Continue reading
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In Defense of Van der Kolk
The New York Times May 22 spotlighted Dr. Bessel van der Kolk MD’s idea that to change the way we heal a traumatized mind, start with the body (as noted last week). (Van der Kolk portrait by Matthew Woodson for … Continue reading
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Posted in Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Brain Science, Emotional pain
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Interview, Adult Attachment Theory, Attachment Theory, Bessel van der Kolk, brain science, Brain stem, Child Trauma, EMDR, Frontal Cortex, New York Times, PTSD
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“Heal trauma? Start with the body”
“Bessel van der Kolk wants to change the way we heal a traumatized mind — by starting with the body,” reports Jeneen Interlandi in the New York Times Magazine May 22. (Dr. van der Kolk in session drawn by Matthew … Continue reading
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