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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.”
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Dreaming of a Safe America – Laura Kerr
This guest blog by Dr. Laura Kerr, PhD, Stanford University, really struck me. For Americans as people, and our government, she notes, “unconscious dreams and unresolved traumas influence our defensive reactions to threat, much like the child that suffers chronic … Continue reading
Posted in Attachment, Attachment Disorder, Attachment Theory, Trauma
Tagged Adult Attachment Disorder, Adult Attachment Theory, Adverse Childhood Experiences, Buddhism, Child Abuse, Dissociation, Globalization, insecure attachment, Intergenerational Trauma Transmission, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Social Trauma, Somatic Experiencing, Trauma Denial
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