Reading Roundup | September 24, 2021

Posted September 24, 2021

On trauma and treatment.

• “Andie MacDowell Reflects on How Childhood Trauma Impacts Her Anxiety Today” — Nicole Natale, Prevention (Since 9/19/2021) [article]

  This article taps into the generational affects of mental health disorders. MacDowell's mother's struggle with bipolar disorder and alcoholism had an affect on MacDowell's own mental health. Most notable is that MacDowell sought help for herself when she needed it and has been able to find compassion for her mother's struggles.

• “Depression is not a one-size-fits-all condition – we need a more nuanced approach to mental health” — Sidney Bloch, The Guardian (9/19/2021) [article]

  A psychiatrists describes six very different patients, all diagnosed as having depression, but each requiring their own approach to treatment. This piece helps to illuminate how variable even a common condition like depression can be, and how care must be tailored to best serve each unique individual.

• “‘Why People With OCD Fear Things They Shouldn't Fear” — Mark Travers, PhD, Therapy Tips (9/4/2021) [article]

  In this interview, Christopher Hunt, a researcher at the University of Michigan, discusses his recently-completed study on "catastrophising" and risk tolerance in OCD sufferers.