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In a medicolegal context, the central psychiatric question is whether the alleged traumatic event materially caused, exacerbated, reactivated, or amplified the individual’s current psychiatric symptoms and associated functional impairment. The presence of preexisting childhood trauma or prior psychiatric vulnerability does not preclude a finding that a more recent traumatic exposure contributed substantially to the current clinical presentation. Rather, an informed analysis f

The Importance of Trauma-Informed Care Individuals who have survived workplace harassment, coercive control, domestic violence, childhood abuse, neglect, and emotional abuse often suffer from PTSD. This is particularly evident in the legal system. While these conditions may not show up on an MRI, they are real and measurable. Trauma and PTSD are increasingly recognized in medicolegal cases involving sexual assault, domestic violence, workplace traumatization, catastrophic inj

Mother’s Day can be beautiful and painful at the same time. For some, it is flowers, phone calls, laughter, and crowded tables. For others, it is an empty chair, an unanswered number, a complicated history, or a grief that quietly returns no matter how much time has passed. Grief on Mother’s Day is not limited to losing a mother. It can also belong to: mothers who lost children daughters who never received the love they needed women longing to become mothers people grieving e

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The news out of Los Angeles are heartbreaking, scary, and horrifying. The trauma, grief, and loss is tangible when you watch people...

One of the most fundamental questions of life: how much and do you like yourself? The answer to this question can hold a wealth of...

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