Massive review study suggests psychological trauma nearly triples a person's risk of mental disorder

https://www.psypost.org/2023/01/massive-review-study-suggests-psychological-trauma-nearly-triples-a-persons-risk-of-mental-disorder-64695

A systematic review of 14 meta-analyses found strong evidence that psychological trauma increases one’s risk of mental disorder by nearly three-fold. The findings were published in the European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.

Psychological trauma is when a harmful event provokes long-term negative consequences on a person’s mental, physical, social, emotional, or spiritual health. Such trauma can result from adverse life events like witnessing a natural disaster or losing a loved one, or from suffering physical, psychological, emotional, or sexual abuse.

While psychological trauma is a well-studied precursor to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is also associated with other mental health diagnoses like depression and anxiety. Some researchers have proposed that psychological trauma might help explain why mental disorders often co-occur.

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"In other other words, if everybody would act as caring and protective parents, external violence could be avoided, if school would target bullying, if economic adversities and social problems could be significantly decreased, we would reduce approximately 30% of psychiatric diagnoses. This seems very relevant to me, but needs economic inversion in social and health politics across the globe.”

Much more great info at link.

One thi g they missed is ths prevalence of drug deoendency among those who had experienced trauma.

Why isn't basic psychology a required course in middle & high schools, along with human growth & development?

Obe stunning fact they found: childhood trauma increases the likelihood of borderline personality disorder 16 fold! (Statistically, last I looked, approx 1/3 of folks with this disorder attempt suicide.)