Talk:Psychological trauma

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[edit] Betrayal trauma

There's a lot of talk now about "Betrayal trauma" (even the ref I added talks of it). I don't know if there should be a special section on it though. It may just be a passing pop-psychology buzz word. --DanielCD 21:45, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I think, for the short term, its fine if the article over-emphasizes the particular interest of its one actual reference. The way to correct this is to incorporate more material, both historical and contemporary, so that some detail about specializations appears in a balanced way in the end. Jkelly 21:52, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

Just a note to say ta for providing a pdf to go with the reference. As most academic institutions do not accept information from Wikipedia as reliable (which means it cannot be cited), having the original source is invaluable! It looks like it was scanned in, so I just wanted to say thank you for the effort - it is much appreciated! AD. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.7.54.93 (talk • contribs)

Wikipedia is a launching point for research, not an end point. That's why references are most important here. --DanielCD 18:54, 12 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Dec. 5 expansion

Everything looks good to me. I do have a couple of recommendations, however. One is that "earthquake" be de-wikified; a reader can be expected to know what the word means and that article doesn't provide further background for this one. I find the Post-cult trauma link dubious. If there is no obvious way to work it into the text, that suggests it is tangential. The "Further reading" section doesn't strike me as the best selection of encyclopedic references, but I have no familiarity with that kind of literature, so I may well be wrong. In any case, the subject is large enough that this article could be expanded a great deal more, and I suggest that the recent editing is a great start. Jkelly 21:52, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

I removed one of the further reading books. I'll look at the others. I left the Post-cult trauma link for now; I'll give some thought to whether it belongs. The articles it leads to are... odd in themselves and perhaps could use a peek (maybe my next project). That link looked funny to me as well; that's why I moved it to the bottom. I left the empty "Symptoms" section header for now as well, as this really needs to be included. I'll see what I can whip up tonight or tomorrow. --DanielCD 22:03, 5 December 2005 (UTC)

[edit] Interwikis

There must be more interwiki links for a subject as general as this. --DanielCD 19:03, 7 January 2006 (UTC)

  • Bromberg, Philip M. (2003). "Something Wicked This Way Comes: Trauma, Dissociation, and Conflict: The Space Where Psychoanalysis, Cognitive Science and Neuroscience Overlap." Psychoanalytic Psychology. 20(3). pp. 558-574.

This is a very interesting article that I might refer to here, so I'm temp. placing the ref for my convenience. --DanielCD 22:28, 17 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Category

I would suggest to add this article to the category 'psychology' or 'clinical psychology' - would anyone have objections to that?

helix 10:08, 18 April 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Article copied?

The article seems to be copied word-for-word from the link in the end. Is this acceptable wikipedia policy?

Could you be more specific about which link? I looked through them and didn't see anything immediately obvious. --DanielCD 03:33, 22 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Please add a link to mobbing.ca

Mobbing is a severe form of workplace bullying with results in debilitaing psychological trauma. Here is an excerpt from the "Health Issues" page at mobbing.ca (http://mobbing.ca).

The mobbed employee who has become our patient suffers from a traumatic environment: psychiatric, social insurance office, personnel department, managers, co-workers, labor unions, doctors in general practice, company health care, etc., can, if events progress unfavorably, produce worse and worse traumata. Thus, our patients, like raped women, find themselves under a continuing threat. As long as the perpetrator is free, the woman can be attacked again. As long as the mobbed individual does not receive effective support, he or she can be torn to pieces again at any time. Thus, these individuals find themselves in a prolonged stress - and in a prolonged trauma-creating situation. Instead of a short, acute (and normal!) PTSD reaction that can subside after several days or weeks, theirs is constantly renewed: new traumata and new sources of anxiety arise in a constant stream during which time the individual experiences rights violations that further undermine his or her self-confidence and psychological health. The unwieldy social situation for these individuals consists not only of severe psychological trauma but of an extremely prolonged stress condition that seriously threatens the individual's socio-economic existence. Torn out of their social network, the majority of mobbing victims face the threat of early retirement, with permanent psychological damage.

You can find more information at http://mobbing.ca

For your convenience here is the link you can add to "External links":

Radyx 02:26, 7 September 2006 (UTC)


[edit] Reference #5?

I think reference #5 got dropped in the text, although it is still listed in the reference section. I assume it goes with the quotes, but someone who knows should put it back where it should go. Thnks. --Adam Rothstein 16:05, 29 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Vicarious trauma

Vicarious trauma: as i don't feel comfortable yet creating a new article on this topic, will suggest it to those who may be interested in doing so. here is a start... there's a lot of material out there:

http://www.uic.edu/orgs/convening/vicariou.htm

i'd like to help out with this article because i am someone who currenly sufferes from this type of trauma (in my situation, secondary trauma and burnout by a long-term disaster relief volunteer), but don't know how to start yet. if there's any interest in collaboration, please let me know.

--Okcancel 19:14, 4 February 2007 (UTC)

Reference to sanity

As far as I know sanity is mostly a legal term, I would expect this article to have a more phsychiatric/psychologic bias, do we really need that term in this article?

As far as I've known, there have been not many studies about trauma until recent years. I have had several life situations probably as a result of stalking ending with assault that have brought on a major depression. I can remember many of the symptoms listed here, such as not wanting to discuss it yet and not wanting therapy until I was in a safer place. As far as the sanity issue goes, I think it has a subconscious implication about why the person was wrong when they couldn't control the situation themselves; being out of control of their lives and so on. But definitely not meaning they don't have their sanity anymore. In addition to the insomnia, avoidance has happened as getting more sleep than usual so as not to deal with the problem when it's painful. Also, like some overweight people need to understand that food is not the enemy, it's a matter of choices, I learned that picking my battles, in the line of self defense, helped me reestablish my boundaries and channel my anger or adrenaline into productive kinds of therapy; rest being one of them. I make social security disability so another reference is the main website for that.Neenbail 05:22, 14 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Childbirth

There has been discussion on the posttraumatic stress disorder article discussion page about the inclusion of childbirth as an example cause of trauma. It has been suggested that it could go on this article. I am not alone in thinking it is an important example to list in either one or the other or both articles, but attempts to introduce it are being edited out. How can we reach some agreement on this topic?

If rape and combat are due mentions (and I think they are) how can childbirth not be? The evidence of PTSD resulting from childbirth is growing and, here in the UK at least, it is recognised by at least some obstetricians in practise.

It does feel as if some editors have a POV that childbirth ought not be recognised - perhaps they think it is too trivial or "natural". I think that is untenable and not consistent with the evidence.

I'd welcome suggestions on how to resolve this or explanations as to why childbirth appears to be facing a higher bar than other examples.Domod 10:40, 7 November 2007 (UTC)