![Battle of Wills: Who Controls Mealtime?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/1960s-Charlie-Brown-Snoopy-Peanuts-470x140.jpg?x81652)
More than sixty years ago, psychiatrist John Bowlby stated that parent-child attachment can be understood within an evolutionary context, in that it is adaptive and…
![Self Harm: Know the Signs, Help a Friend](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/razor-blades-470x140.jpg?x81652)
When a close friend comes to you with a problem, you can only hope you are able to support them and help. Unfortunately, lack of…
![Re-thinking the Tiger Mother: Protecting Our Kids from Failure](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/the_tiger_mom_sketch1-470x140.png?x81652)
For those of you who haven’t come across her already, meet Amy Chua; mother of two, professor of law at Yale, an author of serious…
![Lean on Me: Healing Domestic Abuse through Group Therapies](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/lean-on-me-470x140.png?x81652)
Trauma isolates; the group re-creates a sense of belonging. Trauma shames and stigmatizes; the group bears witness and affirms. Trauma degrades the victim; the group…
![Are Drug Treatments for Depression Causing More Harm than Good?](https://trauma.blog.yorku.ca/files/2012/03/pills-470x140.jpg?x81652)
The pharmaceutical industry grosses over $300 billion a year in psychotropic medication sales. Included in this figure are prescriptions for those suffering from depression and…