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Whats the link? ADHD, Menopause, PMDD and Trauma

ByHelenH

Is it ADHD, PMDD, menopause – or all three?Many women spend years trying to understand their cycles of mood swings, brain fog, fatigue, and emotional overwhelm. Often dismissed as “just hormones” or misdiagnosed with bipolar or borderline personality disorder, thousands of women are only now discovering that ADHD has been part of their story all…

Childhood Poverty and Adult Psychological Well-being

ByHelenH

Childhood poverty and adult psychological well-being Considerable research shows that chronic exposure to uncontrollable stressors induces helplessness (11–14). A few studies reveal a positive association between poverty and helplessness during childhood (15, 16) and later in adolescence (16). For the first time, to our knowledge, we examine whether childhood disadvantage is related to helplessness in…