“Arguably there is only one underlying mental health diagnosis :- complex/attachment trauma”.
Discuss…
In the 1940s a landmark study by the US military investigated why some veterans succumbed to PTSD, whilst others who experienced exactly the same events, or worse, did not. It clearly showed that Adverse Childhood Experiences were the key – decades later, things like early parental separation, sexual abuse or emotionally/physically violent parenting were the key. For some reason the report was shelved, but you can watch the documentary here –https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=HKK5f4E7AFg
Over recent years ‘ACEs’, as they are called, have again proved to be the primary foundation for both mental and physical health, including heart disease, cancer etc https://acestoohigh.com/got-your-ace-score/
And now this – a new study from Liverpool University has concluded that psychiatric diagnoses are scientifically worthless. https://neurosciencenews.com/meaningless-psychiatric-diagn…/
Lead researcher Dr. Kate Allsopp said: “I hope these findings will encourage mental health professionals to think beyond diagnoses and consider other explanations of mental distress, such as trauma and other adverse life experiences.”
And Professor John Read, University of East London, said: “Perhaps it is time we stopped pretending that medical-sounding labels contribute anything to our understanding of the complex causes of human distress or of what kind of help we need when distressed.”
