![]() ![]() The rest of the book proved to be just as revelatory and important for primary care providers, who are responsible for 79% of prescriptions for psychotropic medications in the US. Indeed, the section in Lost Connections detailing the effects of trauma on depression reinforced my findings. Up to 40% of patients in my obesity clinic were victims of child abuse or neglect, and up to 57% of those had depression. 1 It also revealed a correlation to obesity, a subject I have been researching through work in the Bariatric Clinic. The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study was initially published in 1998 and drew a direct correlation between childhood trauma and depression. ![]() I was originally recommended Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solutions, by Johann Hari, primarily because it had a section on Vincent Felitti, MD, and his Adverse Childhood Experiences Study. ![]()
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