How to Prevent Mental Illness in Victims of Trauma and Abuse [psychologytoday.com]

Carey Sipp 10/16/2312:00 PM

By Arash Emamzadeh, Photo: ikon/Pixabay, Psychology Today, Ocotber 6, 2023

Consider different groups of children who have experienced adversities, be it extreme poverty, a parent’s death, maltreatment, physical or sexual abuse, or bullying.

If you were to predict which groups will develop a psychological disorder, would you rely on subjective self-reports? Or on objective evidence, such as information obtained from multiple informants, crime records, and reports from child protection agencies?

At first glance, the second type of information may appear more accurate and reliable. But is that true?

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