by Evan Dwan | May 27, 2021 | News |
Darcia Narvaez writes that hyper Darwinism says that genes are the dominant players in our lives. But this may be a way of viewing the world that arises out of body and brain systems that are in self-protective mode as a result of trauma and a lack of early nurture....
by Evan Dwan | May 27, 2021 | News |
In his book, What is health? Peter Sterling recounts an Oliver Sacks tells story of ‘the lost Mariner’ – Jimmy, a former seaman, a man in his forties who has lost all his memories going back to 18. Jimmy could not form social bonds and was depressed and agitated. The...
by Evan Dwan | May 26, 2021 | News |
Early care makes substantial contributions to later adult psychiatric morbidities. ‘Hidden trauma’ refers to risk for behavioural and physiological dysregulation as a result of poor early care in infancy These experiences are likely to have an equal or greater impact...
by Evan Dwan | May 26, 2021 | News |
Alicia Lieberman writes that risk and protective factors are central to understanding developmental influences on psychopathology. Risk factors are variables that increase the likelihood of an adverse outcome, while protective factors mitigate risk and promote...
by Evan Dwan | May 26, 2021 | News |
Allan Schore writes that there is a need to act at the individual, family and culture levels to provide an optimal context for mental and physical health. In addition to fostering cognitive development there is a need to support social-emotional development via...
