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Consider why the melatonin has been prescribed and what the person is doing during the time you would expect them to be sleeping.

This research report outlines the available evidence (from 2017) on the effects of pornography on young people from Western countries.

Gender affirmation is the process an individual goes through when they to begin to live as their authentic gender, rather than that presumed at birth.

EMDR focusses on the body sensation and the self-belief, rather than the memory itself (e.g. following an assault, the underpinning irrational self-belief may be ‘I am unlovable’).

Dissociation is the body in survival mode. Often people will dissociate at the time of a traumatic event, and this coping mechanism helps them survive in the face of trauma.

Children may experience psychological loss prior to entering care (e.g. neglect), and physical loss when in care (i.e. not residing with family; psychologically present due to child thinking about them)

WCF Clinical Team The Inattentive, Impulsive and Hyperactive Child: Is Childhood Trauma Buried Amongst ADHD? A study from by Jessica Staniland, Clinical Psychologist  - Psychologist BPsych (Hons) MPsych(Clinical)​ 2019 ADHD is a  Neurobiological Developmental Disorder , meaning it’s related to the brain, runs in families, and impacts a child’s development and ability to learn. 1 in 20 children are diagnosed with ADHD at some point in their lives. The main symptoms include im

WCF Clinical Team How should we refer to someone with an autism diagnosis? A study from OTARC at LaTrobe University by Bury et. Al. (2022), asked 198 adults with an ASD diagnosis about their preferred language surrounding being identified as someone with an autism diagnosis. “Person on the spectrum” was least likely to cause offence, while labels with diagnosis/ condition or “with” autism were least preferred. Identity first language, such as autistic person and autistic, was