Abuse is main driver of mental ill health in women and girls, say psychiatrists

This article by Denis Campbell has been published in The Guardian. It begins: “Abuse and violence  suffered by women and girls  is the main reason they are much more likely than men and boys to develop mental ill health, Britain’s psychiatrists say. Experiencing such behaviour can…
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How Animals Help Us Heal with Dr. Joanne Cacciatore

This 27 minute podcast features Dr. Joanne Cacciatore. The podcast organisers say: “Dr. Joanne Cacciatore knows first-hand the trauma caused by grief and loss. And she also knows how animals can help us heal. On this episode, host Brittany Derrenbacher sits…
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Trauma informed care on acute inpatient units: reducing self harm and restrictive practices

This research article by Kirsten Lawson has been published on The Mental Elf website. It begins: “The NHS Long Term Plan (2019) is now 4 years old and within it there was laid out a 10-year plan for mental health services to be…
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Indicative Trauma Impact Manual ITIM: ITIM for Professionals

This  manual – written by Jessica Taylor and Jaimi Shrive – is now available for purchase. The publishers say: “A non-diagnostic, trauma-informed guide to emotion, thought, and behaviour. This must-have manual presents the first trauma-informed, non-diagnostic alternative to other manuals of…
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Study Highlights Benefits of Non-Medical Approaches to Voice Hearing

This article by Ashley Bobak has been published by Mad in America. It begins: “New research supports a new, dialogic, non-medicalized approach to helping people who hear upsetting voices. The “ Talking with Voices ” (TwV) approach, which frames voice hearing relationally and understands…
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Indicative Trauma Impact Manual 2023

This manual is currently on pre-order, with a release date of 1st March 2023. The publishers say: “A non-diagnostic, trauma-informed guide to emotion, thought, and behaviour. This must-have manual presents the first trauma-informed, non-diagnostic alternative to other manuals of mental health…
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Psychodynamic therapy helped me overcome trauma when CBT couldn’t

This article by Lucia Osborne-Crowley has been published on the Psyche website. It begins: “The first time I saw my therapist, she was standing in front of a room full of people, talking about William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies…
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