Posted by dj on February 28, 2001, at 8:47:56
In reply to Re: NO Part of Me Doesn't Want to Get Well, posted by shar on February 28, 2001, at 0:36:08
> > Even if a doc backs up and says "Well, maybe not a TRUE desire to stay sick..." the fact that anyone would think that and voice it gets me in my gut. It is, IMHO, an unhealthy perspective.
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> My depression had a childhood onset, and like other posters have said, I hid it pretty well, remained functional for the most part, and I don't recall much gain from it. I did not like to talk about it, and my family certainly didn't >proffer tea and sympathy because of it.Shar,
I just heard the author of the following study interviewed on the radio. More validification of the childhood origins of many of our hurts. As for the issue of gaining something by holding on to depressive behaviour, I imagine the issue may be as Todd alluded that it may seem easier and less painful to operate as we've learned to rather than go back and confront whatever the core issues were, that may be the basis for our dis-ease.
"February 22, 2001
STUDY LINKS ADOLESCENT EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS AND DATING VIOLENCE TO CHILDHOOD ABUSE
For the first time, research has linked adolescent emotional problems and dating violence to childhood abuse.
The ground-breaking study was led by David Wolfe, professor of psychology and psychiatry and a member of the Centre for Research on Violence Against Women and Children (CRVWC) at The University of Western Ontario. It appears in the March issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.
"The consequences of undetected childhood maltreatment are significant," says Wolfe. "Our study confirms that it places children and youth at considerable risk of future mental health and interpersonal problems."
Students between the ages of 14 and 19 in ten southwestern Ontario high schools completed questionnaires assessing past abuse, their current adjustment and incidents of dating violence.
The study found almost a third of the teens had experienced some form of childhood abuse or neglect (emotional, physical or sexual) while growing up. But, how the abuse manifests itself in adolescence differed significantly between girls and boys.
Girls who had experienced a history of childhood maltreatment reported considerable emotional distress (such as anger, depression and anxiety), post-traumatic stress-related symptoms, and acts of violent and non-violent delinquency.
However, boys who experienced maltreatment as children reported fewer symptoms of emotional turmoil and delinquent behavior compared to girls, but they were much more likely to be abusive towards their dating partners.
"These findings demonstrate the need for proper identification and services for children with histories of abuse and neglect, even if protective action isn’t warranted," says Wolfe. "Increased efforts to prevent domestic violence and child maltreatment at an early age – through family support, education, and intervention – will likely reap large benefits later in life in terms of reduced mental health problems and violence."
"The study also shows that teen dating violence may be a continuation of the patterns of abuse and violence experienced in childhood. Efforts to teach adolescents about healthy, non-abusive relationships are a viable strategy to reduce the serious levels of domestic violence in Canada."...
http://comms.uwo.ca/media/releases/2001/feb22.htmAnd so the cycles are perpetuated...
Sante!
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