(1/9) A few comments about the increasing neuroscienc-ification/psychiatrization of trauma, at play in this new publication & the work its based on. At first glance, this is a really important project— especially, its focus on the social world — BUT.. 🧵 uktraumacouncil.link/documen…

(2/9) There is a very subtle and unjustified positioning of the brain as causally central (unsurprisingly, given the investment in neuroscience). To be clear from the start, *of course* the brain is involved, but positioning it independently/centrally here and elsewhere...

(3/9)...goes far beyond this. It imports the idea that the brain is/becomes the *location* of the problem, which is not evidenced nor does it follow. The key passage is here: "Traumatic experiences such as abuse and neglect can change the way a child’s brain develops...."