Psychology study finds adverse childhood experiences transfer from one generation to the next

Brightbraincentre/ June 28, 2017/ Affective disorders and Emotion regulation, Developmental Neuroscience, Psychological well-being

Women who suffer four or more adverse childhood experiences before the age of 18 are more likely to face pregnancy and postpartum problems, which they may in turn pass on to their children in a “cascade of risk,” according to a new study in the Journal of Pediatrics. The study, led by the University of Calgary’s Sheri Madigan—Canada Research Chair

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Quarter of a million children receiving mental health care in England…

Brightbraincentre/ October 4, 2016/ Affective disorders and Emotion regulation

Almost a quarter of a million children and young people are receiving help from NHS mental health services for problems such as anxiety, depression and eating disorders, figures show… Read the full Guardian article here. In the context of this grim statistics, I am thinking that if we could only offer free access to neurofeedback on the nhs, we might be able

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