Comments for The Trauma & Mental Health Report

Comment on Vicarious Trauma and the Professional Interpreter by Regina Sternberg

Regina Sternberg — Sat, 20 Apr 2013 22:27:42 +0000

Thank you for this article. I have always blamed myself for being emotionally weak, a sissy because I could not stop crying in very hard, emotional interpretation.(rape, lost of a 17 year old child, dead of a baby and so on) It is great to know that it is just part of being a human being that happens to be an interpreter. Now I believe that the social workers, the doctors, the hospital staff knew something that I was not aware: vicarious trauma

Thank you again.

Comment on About by laura

laura — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:58:41 +0000

I’m a newbie to this site…need an article first.
Was the coordinator for Dr. R M when he presented…awesome.

Comment on About by Ruth Martin LMFT

Ruth Martin LMFT — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:01:45 +0000

I have been getting the Trauma and Attachment Report. I’m a MH professional and until this evening I didn’t know about the MH Report. It is also remarkable! Thank you !!

I also want to mention how helpful Trauma and the Avoidant Client has been in my clinical practice!

Comment on Vicarious Trauma and the Professional Interpreter by Norma Rodriguez

Norma Rodriguez — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 19:51:43 +0000

Great articule! I was starting to think that I was the only one experiencing these emotions after a trauma call . I was also very concerned about my own feelings and how to handle them in order to keep providing a good customer service and staying focus on the following calls recieved. Thank,s a lot!

Comment on Obesity: An Insidious Effect of Childhood Trauma by CJ

CJ — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 00:38:25 +0000

Thanks Jill for making the resources and for this article more balanced– I agree, there’s some good information in this article and some well-intended but misguided stigmatizaton of fat people.
Not all fat people are unhealthy and reinforcing the idea that anyone who “just tries hard enough” reinforces the idea that weight is completely in one’s control–which is a myth.

Here are some links for those interested in further understanding that fatness is not a death sentence and thinness does not automatically mean one is healthy:

http://www.sizediversityandhealth.org/

http://healthateverysizeblog.org/

http://www.haescommunity.org/

Comment on Obesity: An Insidious Effect of Childhood Trauma by Jill Andrew

Jill Andrew — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 17:40:12 +0000

Just some tidbits to point out: a) there is plenty research on the BMI scale that points to its racist and sexist roots which suggests that many racialized persons and females “obesity” is being judged by an outdated scientific tool with serious flaws.
b) “obesity epidemic”..you may also want to look into the HAES Health at Every Size movement (ie Linda Bacon etc.)..
c) links between childhood sexual abuse and obesity…you may want to look at Becky Thompson’s work (Hunger No More)
Sometimes the link between childhood trauma and obesity further pathologizes fatness–while there are many folks who are sexually abused who are ont fat or “obese”
You should also check out the Fat Studies Reader (Ruthblum and Solovay)
Thanks for writing this story and for sharing your wisdom…I just wanted to add some tidbits:)
I’m a York U student (PhD grad student)too pursuing studies in body image women and representation. All the best to you! And sorry for the rush of this! My ride to the library is downstairs and honking lol!
Ji!! Andrew
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Comment on Are Drug Treatments for Depression Causing More Harm than Good? by JUDY

JUDY — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 12:15:30 +0000

Coming from my own experience the general nature of your thoughts their positivity or negativity and of course expert counselling along with the support of friends and family and the amount of daily exercise you do have more impact on your emotional state than tablets..But I find that if I forget to take them I am worse off emotionally.. Regarding anti- psychotic drugs the only good they did for me when I was not as well as I am now was to numb the pain. Tho I was told by my doctor they help me in my thinking.. … I find insight and counselling has a greater healing effect than tablets..Just thoughts from my own experience…

Comment on Are Drug Treatments for Depression Causing More Harm than Good? by Lydia Bridges

Lydia Bridges — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 01:11:27 +0000

In treating depression i believe that it is important or much better to find alternative treatments before resulting to medications.

Comment on Are Drug Treatments for Depression Causing More Harm than Good? by Depression treatments

Depression treatments — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 07:07:16 +0000

Nice post, The treatments for Depression should be done, but the effects of the medicine’s are not good, so i think these treatments should be done naturally with the help of yoga and meditation.

Comment on Family Doctors and Affordable Mental Health Counselling by amy

amy — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 07:47:39 +0000

peer support!