ACEs too high – 7 ways adversity changes a child’s brain

If you’ve ever wondered why you’ve been struggling a little too hard for a little too long with chronic emotional and physical health conditions that just won’t abate, or feeling as if you’ve been swimming against some invisible current that never ceases, a new field of scientific research may offer hope, answers, and healing insights.

In 1995, physicians Vincent Felitti and Robert Anda launched a large-scale epidemiological study that probed the child and adolescent histories of 17,000 people, comparing their childhood experiences to their later adult health records. The results were shocking: Nearly two-thirds of individuals had encountered one or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)—a term Felitti and Anda coined to encompass the chronic, unpredictable, and stress-inducing events that many children face.

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7 ways childhood adversity changes a child’s brain

February 25, 2018March 25, 2018

IFS and rheumatoid arthritis

IFS has been shown to reduce pain and depression and improve physical function for people with rheumatoid arthritis. A study by a team at Harvard Medical School, led by Dr Nancy Chadic, has concluded that “IFS is feasible and acceptable for patients with rheumatoid arthritis.”

Read the full study.

January 25, 2018March 25, 2018

US news confirms the potential of IFS

IFS therapy has been accepted as an evidence-based practice in the US and is listed on the federal NREPP (National Registry for Evidence-based Programs and Practices) website, NREPP.SAMHSA.gov. As a clinical treatment, the site rates IFS as effective for improving general functioning and well-being. It’s also been rated as promising for improving: physical health conditions and symptoms; phobia, panic and generalized anxiety disorders and symptoms; personal resilience; and depression.

The listing of IFS on NREPP – and the research that led to that listing – affirm the huge potential of IFS therapy for advancing emotional healing and mental well-being.