The Dilemma of High-Functioning Depression

High-functioning depression, or dysthymia. may be harder to detect than major depressive disorder (MDD) because the people living with it are often high achievers who make you think everything is all right all the time.

By Sherry Amatenstein, LCSW

Last Updated: March 18, 2019

At Psycom.net

https://www.psycom.net/high-functioning-depression/

When Your Partner Was Sexually Abused as a Child: A Guide for Partners

From National Clearinghouse of Family Violence

Public Health Agency of Canada

https://www.canada.ca/en/public-health/services/health-promotion/stop-family-violence/prevention-resource-centre/children/partner-sexually-abused-child-guide.html

Childhood Trauma and Its Link to Depression and Anxiety

Childhood Trauma and Its Link to Depression and Anxiety by [Hosier MSc, David]

By David Hosier MSc  (2014)

From Amazon.com: “The link between childhood trauma and the subsequent development of depression, anxiety and other psychiatric conditions is beyond dispute. In this eBook, psychologist David Hosier MSc, who himself suffered severe childhood trauma, and, subsequently, depression and anxiety leading to hospitalizations, electroconvulsive shock treatment and near death by suicide, examines this link through a series of comprehensive, yet easily digestible, articles. David Hosier has had many years experience as a teacher, lecturer and researcher ; he was educated at the University of London, Goldsmith’s College and currently lives in Brighton, UK.”

Childhood Trauma: Emotional Abuse

Childhood Trauma : Emotional Abuse by [Hosier MSc, David]

By David Hosier MSc  (2014)

From Amazon.com: “A comprehensive set of articles about the effects of emotional abuse in childhood on our adult lives, written in a concise and accessible style. The book comprises ‘stand-alone’ articles giving the reader the choice between dipping in and out of it or reading it straight through. Written by psychologist David Hosier MSc, who himself experienced severe childhood trauma and is the founder of childhoodtraumarecovery.com.”

Childhood Trauma and its Link To Borderline Personality Disorder: Re-edited 2016

Childhood Trauma And Its Link To Borderline Personality Disorder: Re-edited 2016 by [Hosier MSc, David]

By David Hosier MSc  (2016)

From Amazon.com: “New 2016 edition with much added new material. Written by educationalist, psychologist, former teacher and lecturer, and childhood trauma survivor, David Hosier BSc Hons; MSc; PGDE(FAHE).
This book is about the established link between childhood trauma and borderline personality disorder (BPD) written in an accessible, clear and concise style.
CONTENTS:
PART ONE : INTRODUCTORY ARTICLES ABOUT BPD :
1) The Association Between Child Abuse, Trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
2) The Injustice Of Prejudice Against BPD Sufferers.
3) The Course of BPD over the Life Span
4) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) – Four Subtypes
5) Why Females are More Likely to be Diagnosed with BPD than Males
6) Does BPD Run In Families?
7) High And Low Functioning In BPD Sufferers
8) BPD : How It Affects Men And Women Differently
9) BPD – A Masked Illness : And Why It’s Hard To Identify
10) Why BPD Is Sometimes Mistakenly Diagnosed
11) Wrongly Diagnosed With BPD?
12) Common Misunderstandings About Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
13) Those In Grip Of BPD Do NOT Deserve Blame For Their Actions
14) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) : Latest Facts and Figures
PART TWO : ARTICLES ABOUT SYMPTOMS OF BPD
15) Arrested Development : Are Adult BPD Sufferers Eternal 13-Year-Olds?
16) Childhood Trauma, BPD, Carl Jung and ‘The Peter Pan Syndrome.’
17) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) And Intense Emotions.
18) Childhood Trauma, Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) And Dissociation.
19) Borderline Personality Disorder and Reasons for Low Self-Esteem.
20) BPD and the Science Behind Self-Harming Behaviour
21) BPD, Alcoholism And Impulsivity
22) BPD And ‘Clinging’ Dependency
23) Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) and Sexuality
24) Childhood Trauma Link To Excessive Dreaming During Sleep
25) 3 Types Of Emotional Control Difficulties Resulting From Childhood Trauma
26) Constantly Feeling ‘Empty’? Effects And Solutions.
27) An Examination of the Exquisite Emotional Sensitivity of BPD Sufferers.
28) Suicide : Who’s Particularly At Risk?
29) Abandonment Issues
30) Self-Defeating Behaviour And Its Relationship To Childhood Trauma
31) Childhood Trauma : BPD and Brief Psychotic Episode
32) Conditions Which Often Co-exist with BPD – The Statistics
PART THREE : ARTICLES ON CAUSES OF BPD
33) Highly Dysfunctional Families And Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
34) The Type Of Parent Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) Sufferers May Have.
35) Signs That A Parent May Be Suffering From BPD:
36) Possible Effects of BPD Parent on Offspring
37) ) How Mothers with BPD Can Make Us Feel
38) Infant Attachment Problems With Caregiver And The Later Development of BPD.
39) A Closer Look at the Link Between Childhood Experiences And BPD.
40) Emotionally Unstable Parents
41) Emotional Instability Disorder : The Role Of Parents
PART FOUR – ARTICLES ON CAUSES OF BPD
42) Study Shows 73% Recover from Borderline Personality Disorder
43) Nine Key Recovery Targets For BPD Sufferers
44) BPD : Effective and Simple Self-Help
45) Psychotherapeutic Interventions That Research
Suggests Are Helpful for Individuals Suffering With Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
46) Enduring Protracted And Unremitting Mental Agony
47) How Adult Children Can Manage Their Relationship
With Parents Who Have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Part 1.
48) How Adult Children Can Manage Their Relationship
With Parents Who Have Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD). Part 2
49) Controlling Anger And Other Emotions
50) Childhood Trauma : Dealing With Moodiness And Anger
51) Actions that Help and Hinder a Family Member’s Recovery from BPD
52) Dialectical Behavior Therapy for Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD)
PART FIVE : ARTICLES ON BPD AND THE BRAIN
53) BPD And The Triune (3 Part) Brain
54) Brain Areas That May Be Adversely Affected By Childhood Trauma”

A Beginner’s Guide to Childhood Trauma: Types, Effects and Treatments

A Beginner's Guide To Childhood Trauma: Types, Effects And Treatments. by [Hosier MSc, David]

By David Hosier, MSc (2019)

From Amazon.com: “Part One – The Introduction, describes, and elaborates upon, the main elements of the seminal Adverse Childhood Experiences Study and elucidates the main ways in which children may experience interpersonal and complex trauma.
Possible negative effects of childhood trauma will be considered in Part Two ; whilst most will be assigned their own chapter, some closely related effects will be amalgamated into individual chapters that consider two or more of them together.
Part Three will outline the main therapies that are currently used to treat the adverse effects of childhood trauma.
CONTENTS :

PART ONE : Introduction.

Introduction. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study And Types Of Interpersonal Trauma.

PART TWO : Adverse Effects Of Childhood Trauma.

2) Childhood Trauma Leading To Need To Self Medicate.
3) Arrested Development.
4) The False Belief Of Being An ‘Intrinsically Bad’ Person.
5) Harmful Effects Of Labelling The Child As ‘Bad.’
6) How False Feelings Of Being ‘Bad’ Are Perpetuated.
7) Anxiety.
8) Depression.
9) Hypervigilance.
11) Borderline Personality Disorder.
12) Complex Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (Complex PTSD).
12) Hypersexuality.
13) Violence.
14) Antisocial Personality Disorder.
15) Dissociation.
16) Emotional Dysregulation.
17) Severe Relationship Difficulties.
18) Addictions.
19) Difficulties Managing Stress.
20) Psychosis.
21) The Agonizing Effects Of Shame.
22) Self-Hatred.
23) Reduced Life Expectancy.
24) Impaired Educational Achievement.
25) Suicide.
26) Childhood Trauma And Workplace Performance.
27) Did Your Dysfunctional Family Make You The ‘Identified Patient’?

PART THREE : Recovery.

28) Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT).
29) Eye Movement Desensitization And Reprocessing (EMDR) :
30) Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT).
31) Somatic Experiencing Therapy.
32) Self-Hypnosis.
33) Mindfulness Meditation.
34) Neurofeedback.
35) Yoga.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
David Hosier BSc Hons; MSc; PGDE(FAHE) was educated at Goldsmiths College, University of London and holds two degrees in psychology as well as a diploma in education. He is the founder of childhoodtraumarecovery.com for which he has written over 700 articles over a period of six years. This book, in response to many readers’ requests, represents the culmination of this work by bringing together many of the most important of these articles to provide an overview of the topic of childhood trauma.
His academic interest in childhood trauma and its effects began in 1993 when he wrote his final year university thesis on the effects of childhood depression on academic performance.”