The trans-generational transmission of trauma (TE)

The trans-generational transmission of trauma (TE)

There appears to be a broader context to the ACE’s (Adverse childhood experience) that wreak so much havoc on health and development: The intergenerational transmission of trauma and maladaptive attachment patterns. Intergenerational trauma is also referred to as...
Trauma, mental illness and early intervention

Trauma, mental illness and early intervention

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...
Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma

Breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma

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...