Posted by baseball55 on November 9, 2013, at 19:06:07
In reply to Re: Pro-meds verses anti-meds therapists, who's right?, posted by sigismund on November 9, 2013, at 17:42:36
> >Neglect and lack of attachment is sometimes more influential than physical abuse in the evolution of mental illness.
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I felt this very strongly after reading What is the What? by Dave Eggars. About one of the lost boys of Sudan. This boy goes through horrors and amazing physical deprivation, yet comes out alright because he had strong and loving caretakers. I had a student who was one of the lost boys and managed to graduate college. Some people have an inner strength they can draw upon. It might be good parenting or it might be some resilience in their personalities.I have two nephews who grew up with a psychotic, alcoholic mother. She abandoned them and left them with my brother, who did a pretty good job raising them. But the youngest was really effected by the craziness of his early childhood. The older boy was this total extrovert who caught adult's attention and got the help and support he needed. He is now doing extremely well.
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