http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/07/books/review-we-believe-the-children-on-child-abuse-hysteria-in-the-1980s.html?_r=2 Yet, as Richard Beck writes in “We Believe the Children,” his intellectually nimble history of the satanic ritual abuse scare, or S.R.A. in the shorthand of the time, no “pornography, no blood, no semen, no weapons, no mutilated corpses, no sharks, and no satanic altars or robes were everContinue Reading

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/life/relationships/rapes-long-shadow-dealing-with-the-personal-costs-of-sexual-assault/article25859454/ Trauma for victims of sexual assault is individual and unpredictable, the symptoms appearing in pulses over the years. Directly after an attack, there is often shock and visceral fear. Particularly when a victim knows the rapist, there can be guilt and self-doubt. Another layer to contend with is theContinue Reading

http://medicalxpress.com/news/2015-08-trauma-brain-ptsd.html The team separated studies by type of control group: trauma-exposed (those who had experienced trauma but did not have a diagnosis of PTSD) and trauma-naïve (those who had not experienced trauma), and compared the individuals with PTSD to both groups. This yielded an insight into how the abnormalities inContinue Reading

http://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/70797996/patea-woman-fears-for-mental-health-services-in-taranaki Lisa Boutin was taken to Taranaki’s Pathways care centre in early January. She spent the night with the care centre team, an organisation Boutin says did a fantastic job. However, she said the next day a key care worker, from the Taranaki District Health Board, visited her and unleashedContinue Reading

http://www.wndu.com/home/headlines/Surviving-sexual-abuse-why-sweeping-it-under-the-rug-causes-problems-318293291.html Dr. Leonard explains that traumatic memories stay fragmented because of the psychological state in a moment of panic. Those memories cannot be stored in long-term memory until there’s a cohesive “narrative” of what happened. Leonard says talking to a therapist or addressing the situation calmly and emphatically can helpContinue Reading

What "sounds cool" on the Internet may hinder your child in real life http://t.co/HZ2cawZLeE pic.twitter.com/P6g8RcXWvH — Huffington Post (@HuffingtonPost) August 2, 2015 While children can potentially be trained or mentored to post responsibly on the internet, it is difficult, if not impossible, to control what they imbibe from it. ChildrenContinue Reading