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Olivia Chang Speaks to MSN About How PTSD Can Affect Parenting

Michigan Social Work

PhD student Olivia Chang was quoted in a recent MSN article about her research on the connection between veterans with PTSD and their use of corporal punishment in their parenting practices. Understanding a childs emotions and behavior is essential for effective parenting.

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Mental healthcare for looked-after children ‘inadequate and unevidenced’, warn experts

Community Care

Practitioners tended to overemphasise attachment issues among children in care, describing mental health needs using “non-specific trauma labels, such as using developmental trauma’, instead of established conditions, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)” The report said this was “largely driven by the pervasive myth (..)

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Why the DSM Doesn’t Acknowledge Sensory Integration Symptoms

University of Connecticut

Therefore, DSM 5 conditions such as ADHD, PTSD, Tourettes, ASD, ODD, the Anxiety Disorders as well as Schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, are never understood or treated through the lens of sensory integration. Imagine trying to treat a client with ASD or PTSD and not teaching the client about their sensory system reactions?

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Talking with children about current event concerns

CCRC

African American child suffering from PTSD af. Here are some other resources: [link] (Books) [link] Services/Programs_for_Adults/center-family-navigation-community-health-promotion/1-Family-Preparedness-Plan.pdf (Family Plan) [link] (Family resources) One mixed race little boy crying on the sofa at home.

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Child Abuse Prevention Programs: Making A Difference In Our Communities

All For Kids

They may have recently been deployed from the military and struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Parents in such circumstances are often young with past experiences in foster care or the juvenile justice system.

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The Link Between Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders

Gateway Foundation

PTSD: Individuals with PTSD may be 2-4 times more likely to also have an SUD. Anxiety Disorders: Those with some sort of anxiety disorder are 2-3 times more likely to struggle with SUDs. ADHD: Research has shown that individuals with ADHD can have up to twice as high of a risk of developing an SUD.

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Guest Post: PTSD vs C-PTSD by APN Lodge

Bipolar Bandit

Whether you’ve had a PTSD or C-PTSD diagnosis in the past and it’s being exacerbated by the pandemic, or you’re just starting to take a closer look at your mental health symptoms, we can all benefit from more support and greater trauma awareness. There is no single “best” treatment for PTSD treatment.

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