Russell Gage left Monday’s game on a backboard and was transported to a hospital. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Russell Gage left Monday’s playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys on a backboard after a frightening injury late in the game. He was taken to a local hospital to be evaluated for a concussion and neck injury and kept overnight for observation.
Cowboys safety Donovan Wilson made contact with Gage’s head after an incomplete pass late in the fourth quarter of an NFC wild-card game. Gage fell to his rear after the pass, and Wilson hit him from behind, snapping Gage’s head forward. Wilson wasn’t targeting Gage’s head. He was already committed to the tackle when Gage fell.
Gage appeared to try to stand up from the hit, but couldn’t. He remained laying on his back. Players from both teams surrounded Gage as athletic trainers tended to him. After several moments, athletic trainers placed Gage on a backboard and eventually lifted him onto a cart, where he was taken off the field.
Tuesday morning, the Buccaneers confirmed Gage had suffered a neck injury and a concussion on the play and had movement in all his extremities.
“After suffering a neck injury and concussion during the fourth quarter of last night’s game, Russell was taken to a local hospital where he remained overnight for additional testing and observation,” the team statement said. “Russell has had movement in all extremities and will continue to undergo additional testing today. We will provide additional information as it becomes available.”
Play resumed after Gage left the field Monday in a 31-14 Cowboys win. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles told reporters after the game that Gage was able to move his fingers while on the field after the hit.
Gage was initially listed as questionable prior to Monday’s game after he injured his back on a touchdown catch in Week 18.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Russell Gage Jr. was involved in a scary play toward the end of the team’s 31-14 loss to the Dallas Cowboys in their NFC wild-card matchup.
Tom Brady threw a pass to Gage on second down from the Cowboys’ 19-yard line and the veteran wide receiver went down in pain after he was hit in the back and neck area by Donovan Wilson.
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Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers looks on during an injury timeout for teammate Russell Gage #17 during the fourth quarter against the Dallas Cowboys in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
The Buccaneers’ medical staff rushed to the scene and players watched as the trainers attended to the play.
The medical personnel called for a cart and put Gage on a backboard to take him off the field. Buccaneers and Cowboys players went down to one knee. It appeared Gage was able to move his right leg as he was being worked on and eventually, he was taken off the field and to the hospital.
Russell Gage #17 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is carted off the field after suffering an injury against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Julio Aguilar/Getty Images)
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Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles told reporters during his postgame press conference that Gage was hospitalized with a concussion. Bowles said Gage had movement in his extremities and was being checked for a neck injury.
Gage had two catches for 10 yards during the game.
Russell Gage #17 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is carted off the field after suffering an injury against the Dallas Cowboys during the fourth quarter in the NFC Wild Card playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2023 in Tampa, Florida. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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He was in his first season with Tampa Bay. In 13 games, he had 51 catches for 426 yards and five touchdowns.
Ryan Gaydos is the sports editor for Fox News Digital.
There’s no tag on this priceless news: Jessie J is pregnant.
On Jan. 6, she singer shared a video montage showing a positive pregnancy test, a sonogram and images of her growing baby bump. As she captioned the Instagram, “I am so happy and terrified to finally share this…”
“Please be gentle with me,” the 34-year-old continued, “Honestly, ya girl just wants to ugly cry in public in a catsuit eating a chocolate covered pickle with no questions asked.”
Fans and friends flooded the post’s comments with congratulatory messages, including Ruby Rose who wrote, “When you told me – in my heart I’d hearts I felt the most gratitude.. you deserve this beyond belief xxx.”
Kelly Rowland added, “AHHHHHHHHH SCREAMING CONGRATULATIONS TO YOU!!” while Lashana Lynch commented, “The BIGGEST congratulations, Jessie! So damn happy for you!”
Back in November 2021, Jessie shared she had suffered a miscarriage.
Adele detailed the chronic back pain she suffers during her most recent Las Vegas residency performance which took place over the weekend.
The singer, 34, reportedly hobbled across stage during her during signature T-shirt cannon fire as she explained to the audience she has ‘really bad sciatica’.
During the Weekends With Adele performance at The Colosseum on New Year’s Eve, the star joked she has to ‘waddle these days’.
Struggles: Adele detailed the chronic back pain she suffers during her most recent Las Vegas residency performance which took place over the weekend
While talking to the crowd as she fired T-shirts into the crowd using a handheld cannon, she said: ‘I’ve got two more, I’ve just got to get over to the other side of the stage.
‘I have to waddle these days because I have really bad sciatica,’ Adele added in the video obtained by the Daily Star.
Adele’s residency has caused a stir after VIP tickets were priced at a jaw-dropping £4million, the same price as a luxury Formula 1 package.
Adele’s Emperor Package provided by Caesars Entertainment are priced at $5 million (£4.1 million), leaving fans of the singer outraged.
Troubles: The singer, 34, hobbled across stage during her during signature T-shirt cannon fire as she explained to the audience she has ‘really bad sciatica’
Adele has previously discussed being in pain for ‘half her life’, prior to losing weight and how her body overhaul has helped her cope with her problems.
Speaking to The Face magazine in November 2021, Adele spoke candidly about how life has changed since she famously shed 100lbs to help combat anxiety.
She revealed she first slipped a disc at 15 and when she had a C-section with her son Angelo, nine, her problems increased – so since losing weight she can ‘run around with him a little bit more’ and branded her health a ‘metaphor for surviving’.
Adele’s image has been a hot topic since she returned to the spotlight after her 2019 divorce and she has spoken about how physical health has helped her anxiety.
Happy New Year: During the Weekends With Adele performance at The Colosseum on New Year’s Eve (pictured), the star joked she has to ‘waddle these days’
Speaking about the physical pain she was in prior to her weight loss, she said: ‘I’m definitely really happy now… I’m more agile because I can now move more, because of my back. I got my core strong…
‘I slipped my first disc when I was 15 from sneezing. I was in bed and I sneezed and my fifth one flew out. In January, I slipped my sixth one, my L6. And then where I had a C‑section, my core was useless.
‘I’ve been in pain with my back for, like, half of my life, really. It flares up, normally due to stress or from a stupid bit of posture..
‘But where I got my tummy strong, down at the bottom, which I never had before, my back don’t play up as much. It means I can do more, I can run around with my kid a little bit more.’
On how her health has improved and changed, she went on: ‘But I like feeling strong, I really do. I love it. I was lifting weights this morning, and I’ve gone up from what I was doing a couple of weeks ago…
Looking good: The Easy On Me singer spoke candidly about how life has changed since she famously shed 7st to help combat anxiety (pictured left 2021 right in 2008)
‘When I feel that I have the weight of the world – of my world at least – on my shoulders, I can handle it a bit more because I’ve gone up 10 pounds with my weights. It really was just a metaphor for surviving.’
Adele’s split from Angelo’s father Simon Konecki, who she wed in 2011, came to light on Good Friday 2019 and it was then she began battling her woes.
She has since revealed that she changed her life – including quitting drinking and taking up exercise to abate her mental health.
After losing weight, which she insists was not about image but about her mental situation, she now concedes that she feels stronger as a person.
Adele did rigorous weight-lifting and circuit-training sessions every day – twice a day if her anxiety is running high – for four years and counting.
Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is in critical condition after collapsing on the field during Monday night’s game against the Cincinnati Bengals, the Bills say.
The team tweeted an update overnight saying, “Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.”
Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest following a hit in our game versus the Bengals. His heartbeat was restored on the field and he was transferred to the UC Medical Center for further testing and treatment. He is currently sedated and listed in critical condition.
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 3, 2023
The remainder of the game was postponed following the injury. The NFL didn’t say when the rest of the game would be played.
The game was in the final moments of the first quarter when the 24-year-old Hamlin tackled Bengals receiver Tee Higgins. A correspondent for ESPN, which was broadcasting the game, said Hamlin “made a hit, he got up, took a couple of steps and then just fell to the ground.”
Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills walks to the tunnel during halftime against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Highmark Stadium on October 09, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York.
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Medical personnel treated Hamlin on the field for about 10 minutes, including appearing to administer CPR, before an ambulance was driven onto the field, the announcers said. It appeared Hamlin was being given oxygen as he was loaded into the ambulance.
“Hamlin received immediate medical attention on the field by team and independent medical staff and local paramedics. He was then transported to a local hospital where he is in critical condition,” the NFL said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with Damar and the Buffalo Bills. We will provide more information as it becomes available.”
ESPN announcers said Hamlin’s mother was at the game and rode with him in the ambulance.
Buffalo Bills players huddle and pray after teammate Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field after making a tackle against the Cincinnati Bengals during the first quarter at Paycor Stadium on Jan. 2, 2023 in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Players from both teams crowded around Hamlin while he was being treated and several appeared to be distressed. Several were in tears.
“The entire Bills team is out on the field right now,” said an ESPN correspondent as they waited for news on Hamlin’s condition. “Several players are down on their knees, others are holding hands, praying. You can just see the worried looks on their faces.”
After Hamlin was taken off the field, the game was initially “temporarily suspended,” referees said, and the players went back into their respective locker rooms.
The decision to officially postpone the game for the night was announced just after 10 p.m. ET, about an hour after Hamlin collapsed.
The thoughts and prayers of all of Bills Mafia are supporting you, Damar. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/lDWNAOEPX4
— Buffalo Bills (@BuffaloBills) January 3, 2023
Bills quarterback Josh Allen tweeted, “Please pray for our brother.”
Fans of both teams, some holding candles, gathered at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center, where Hamlin was taken.
Fans gather for a vigil at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills, who collapsed after making a tackle during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was transported by ambulance to the hospital on January 2, 2023.
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A sign is displayed during a vigil by fans at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center for Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills after he collapsed following a tackle during the game against the Cincinnati Bengals and was transported by ambulance to the hospital on January 03, 2023.
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Teammate Stefon Diggs went to see Hamlin at the hospital.
Several other teams sent well-wishes to Hamlin and the Bills, who were playing at Cinncinnati’s Paycor Stadium.
Our thoughts are with @HamlinIsland as well as the entire @BuffaloBills organization ❤️💙
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) January 3, 2023
Sending big prayers & love to @HamlinIsland right now 🙏🙏🙏
— NFLPA (@NFLPA) January 3, 2023
The Bengals offered a tribute as well, according to Jay Morrison, the Bengals beat writer for The Athletic:
Blue lights on at Paycor for Damar Hamlin and the Bills family pic.twitter.com/hSFtn6mKah
— Jay Morrison (@JayMorrisonATH) January 3, 2023
New York governor Kathy Hochul tweeted that she was “praying” for Hamlin and that “our hearts are with his family, loved ones, and the entire @BuffaloBills community.”
The game happens to have major playoff seeding implications as the league enters the last week of its regular season.
Hamlin was drafted by the Bills in 2021 after playing 46 games at the University of Pittsburgh, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in communications, according to his team biography. He also operates The Chasing M’s Foundation, which gives back to the community.
A toy drive that he raised money for on GoFundMe saw a slew of donations after Monday night’s incident. As of 2:30 a.m. EST, the fund had surpassed $3 million in pledges. Its original goal was — $2,500.
Hamlin also has a clothing brand with the same name, and has donated clothes to students at his former high school.
Super Sized Salon star Jamie Lopez has died at 37 after suffering from heart complications: ‘We have suffered an extraordinary loss’
She was taken to a Las Vegas hospital amid health problems this weekend
The series Super Sized Salon chronicled Lopez losing 400 pounds and designing her salon
The salon said that ‘further details and arrangements will be announced soon’
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Super Sized Salon star Jamie Lopez has died at 37 in Las Vegas after suffering from heart complications.
Insiders close to Lopez told TMZ that Lopez had been taken to a Las Vegas hospital this past weekend with complications to her heart.
‘We regretfully announce, with great pain, the passing of The Founder & Owner of Babydoll Beauty Couture, The Legendary Jamie Lopez,’ a BBC rep said in a statement. ‘We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss.’
The latest: Super Sized Salon star Jamie Lopez has died at 37 in Las Vegas after suffering from heart complications
Super Sized Salon, which debuted on WE tv earlier this, chronicled Lopez losing 400 pounds – as she initially weighed 846 pounds – and designing her salon, the Las Vegas-based Babydoll Beauty Couture, from her home.
The series showed Lopez visiting the establishment for the first time, and she was about to begin production of the show’s second season.
The salon posted a statement in Lopez’s memory on its Instagram page Monday that read, ‘On behalf of the Babydoll Beauty Couture team, we regretfully announce, with great pain, the passing of The Founder & Owner of Babydoll Beauty Couture, The Legendary Jamie Lopez.’
It continued: ‘We ask, on behalf of the Babydoll family, that you allow us time to process this tremendous loss. Further details and arrangements will be announced soon.
The salon posted a statement in Lopez’s memory on its Instagram page Monday
Super Sized Salon, which debuted on WE tv earlier this, chronicled Lopez losing 400 pounds – as she initially weighed 846 pounds – and designing her salon, the Las Vegas-based Babydoll Beauty Couture, from her home
The series showed Lopez visiting the establishment for the first time, and she was about to begin production of the show’s second season
‘We have suffered an extraordinary loss and appreciate the time and space to grieve in peace. Please keep our Babydoll family & team lifted in your hearts and prayers.’
The salon thanked staffers and crew members from WE tv and Matador Content ‘for all their continuous support in this difficult time.’
Lopez told Yahoo Beauty in 2017 of her journey, ‘I started off as a makeup artist and was highly discriminated against for being a plus-size woman.’
‘I was inspired by there being no place I could get my nails or hair done in Vegas that would accommodate my needs as a plus-size woman, and I decided it was time to make some changes for the plus-size women of the world.’
Lopez said her personal experiences factored into her decision to open up a salon.
‘It makes me very upset to be mistreated because of my size, and not have a place where I can get beautiful,’ she said. ‘When women walk away from getting services done at my salon, I want them to feel beautiful, confident, and sexy.’
Lopez said that her past experiences being discriminated against for being a plus-size woman led her to open her salon
Lopez said in 2017 that she ‘decided it was time to make some changes for the plus-size women of the world’
The U.S. is facing a surge of respiratory viruses, mainly driven by COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV.
Flu and RSV have appeared earlier than usual and have particularly affected children, leading to 78% of pediatric hospital beds being full, according to the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
All three viruses have symptoms that are similar, which can make them difficult to tell apart. But knowing which virus a person has can help them receive proper treatment or, if need be, let them know if they need to isolate.
Here are some questions to consider when trying to determine if you have COVID-19, flu or RSV.
What are the symptoms?
COVID-19, flu and RSV are more similar to each other than they are different in terms of symptoms.
One of the only symptoms exclusive to one virus and not the others is loss of taste and smell, which has been a hallmark symptom of COVID-19.
Symptoms of COVID-19, RSV, and Flu
ABC News Photo Illustration, CDC, Mayo Clinic
However, public health experts told ABC News the absence of one of the symptoms does not mean a patient doesn’t have a particular virus and that the only way to be sure is to get tested.
“In most cases, if anybody has generic symptoms, such as fever, cough, runny nose, there’s going to be no real way to distinguish which one is which without a test,” Dr. Scott Roberts, an assistant professor and the associate medical director of infection prevention at Yale School of Medicine, told ABC News.
How quickly did symptoms come about?
Flu symptoms typically appear rather quickly while symptoms of RSV and COVID-19 appear more gradually, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
COVID-19 has an incubation period of two to 14 days while RSV has an average incubation of about five days but can be anywhere from two to eight days.
By comparison, flu has an incubation period of one to four days.
“So, if somebody says, ‘I went to Thanksgiving party yesterday where someone had flu and the next day I had a fever,’ I can already tell you that’s flu,” Roberts said. “I know it’s much too fast for it to be COVID.”
How old is the patient?
Public health experts told ABC News that depending on how old a patient is can affect the severity of the disease.
For example, RSV is most severe for infants younger than six months older and young children, particularly those with weakened immune systems or congenital lung or heart disease.
People enter a pharmacy next to a sign promoting flu shots in New York Jan. 10, 2013.
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“Children under six months of age and children maybe a little bit older who have underlying medical conditions or who were premature, end up with the shortness of breath and the difficulty breathing because their airways are just so small, and they don’t have a lot of reserve there to move air through the small air passages when they’re inflamed,” Dr. Shira Doron, an infectious disease physician and hospital epidemiologist at Tufts Medical Center in Boston, told ABC News.
However, relatively young and healthy adults are not likely to have a severe case of RSV if they get infected.
“In children, we tend to see a lot more of the sort of bronchiolitis respiratory issues with RSV,” Dr. Allison Bartlett, an associate professor of pediatrics at the University of Chicago Medical Center, told ABC News. “Adults, when they get RSV, it tends to be a like a cold. It’s just like one of the colds that you would get every year.”
With COVID-19, age is the number one risk factor when it comes to severe disease and death.
As of the week ending Nov. 19, Americans aged 65 and older make up 92% of all deaths from the virus, according to an ABC News analysis of data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What treatments or precautions do I need to follow?
“Not everyone needs to be tested; our pediatricians’ offices and hospitals are overloaded,” Bartlett said. However, figuring what the illness is can help treat the patient and potentially family members or close contacts, she said.
For example, with COVID-19, it’s important to follow CDC guidelines, which include isolating for at least five days — or longer if symptoms don’t improve — and wearing a mask around others.
Additionally, they can be prescribed Paxlovid if they are at risk of severe illness.
With flu, patients can receive Tamiflu to shorten the course of their illness as long as it is given early on and people who are exposed to flu can receive the treatment to prevent them from getting sick.
People enter a pharmacy next to a sign promoting flu shots in New York Jan. 10, 2013.
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However, the most important thing a person can do if they are infected — when possible — is to stay home.
“If you’re really, really sick, go the hospital. If you’re not that sick, and it looks like a common cold, then you stay home and don’t infect people,” Doron said.
Jay Leno has been released from hospital and is “looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with his family” after being treated for serious burns sustained in a recent petrol fire accident.
The former host of The Tonight Show was said to be thankful for the care he had received following the incident and “very appreciative of all the well wishes”.
The incident reportedly took place while Leno was working underneath a car in Burbank, California, last week.
The comedian suffered “deep second-degree” and possibly third-degree burns. But Dr Peter Grossman said he was “pleased with Jay’s progress” and “optimistic” that Leno would make a full recovery.
“Jay would like to let everyone know how thankful he is for the care he received, and is very appreciative of all of the well wishes,” read a statement from the Grossman Burn Centre, shared with US media.
“He is looking forward to spending Thanksgiving with his family and friends and wishes everyone a wonderful holiday.”
The centre also shared a picture of Leno with several hospital staff, which showed visible burn scars on his face, neck and hand.
He previously said he was “okay” but in recovery after the incident.
“I got some serious burns from a gasoline fire,” he said in a statement shared with the PA news agency.
“I am okay. Just need a week or two to get back on my feet.”
The US presenter and comedian took over NBC’s Tonight Show when longtime host Johnny Carson retired in 1992, and returned for another stint from 2010 to 2014, before handing over the reins to current host Jimmy Fallon.
Leno, 72, turned his love of cars into a CNBC series, Jay Leno’s Garage, and now hosts a revival of the game show You Bet Your Life.
Jay Leno was hospitalized and canceled a conference appearance after suffering a serious medical injury, a burn to his face and hands, after one of his cars caught fire without warning.
Leno, the car fanatic and longtime Tonight Show host, was being treated at the Grossman Burn Center in West Hills.
The 72-year-old was set to perform at Forum 2022 at the Aria in Las Vegas Sunday night.
NBCLA spoke with George Swift, a mechanic at Big Dog Productions and good friend of Leno’s, who said it’s going to be a long recovery, but Leno will be OK.
A representative, who was not present at the time of the fire, said Leno was working in his LA garage Saturday when a flash fire erupted from one of the cars and Leno was injured.
He canceled his engagements for the rest of the week.
The hospital released a statement on Leno’s behalf Monday afternoon letting everyone know he was doing well.
“Jay wants everyone to know that he is in stable condition and receiving treatment at the Grossman Burn Center for burns that he received to his face and hands from a gasoline accident in his garage over the weekend. He is in good humor and is touched by all the inquiries into his condition and well wishes. He wants to let everyone know he is doing well and is in ‘the best burn center in the United States,'” the statement read.
Summary: Childhood trauma significantly increases the risk of being diagnosed with a mental health disorder later in life. For children who experienced emotional abuse, the most prevalent disorder reported was anxiety. Trauma also increased the risks for psychosis, OCD, and bipolar disorder. Significantly, those who experience trauma during childhood were 15 times more likely to be diagnosed with borderline personality disorder later in life.
Source: IMIM
A study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute links psychological trauma in childhood with an increased risk of developing some kind of mental disorder years later.
Suffering psychological trauma during childhood significantly increases the risk of developing a mental disorder in adulthood. Specifically, as much as three times, according to a recent study led by researchers at the Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute, published in the journal European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience.
The study analyses the fourteen reviews and meta-analyses published to date in specialized journals on this issue, and is the first to take into account the full range of existing mental disorders.
In total, the studies analyzed incorporate more than 93,000 cases, revealing a direct link between suffering psychological trauma at a pediatric age and the risk of developing a mental pathology later in life.
“It is the strongest evidence to date that psychological trauma really is a risk factor for suffering a mental disorder later on,” says Dr. Benedikt Amann, lead author of the study, a researcher in the Mental Health Research Group at the IMIM-Hospital del Mar and the CIBER on Mental Health (CIBERSAM).
The most common childhood traumas are emotional, physical and sexual abuse, as well as emotional or physical neglect and bullying, although there are many others.
Suffering one of these situations damages the brain, causing physical as well as psychological consequences in the form of various disorders. In the case of emotional abuse, the most frequent trauma is associated with the most prevalent disorder in the population, that of anxiety.
But there is also a relationship between childhood trauma and other pathologies, such as psychosis, which is linked to all traumas, obsessive-compulsive disorder or bipolar disorder.
The risk of suffering from borderline personality disorder increases up to fifteen times in the case of having experienced trauma during childhood.
Suffering psychological trauma during childhood significantly increases the risk of developing a mental disorder in adulthood. Image is in the public domain
Trauma in adulthood is also associated with a four-fold increase in the risk of a later mental disorder. The researchers point out, however, that there is less evidence for this type of pathology.
Study the history of the sufferer
Given these results, Bridget Hogg, a researcher at the IMIM-Hospital del Mar, psychologist and first author of the study, believes that patients need an approach that not only takes into account physical factors, but also their history.
In this sense, “It is necessary to guide the patient through their life history, to really review what has happened to them. Currently, we question what isn’t working, but not what has happened in their life, because this requires opening up potentially painful subjects, and it is avoided.”
The study also highlights the fact that other traumas such as catastrophes, violent deaths or family abuse can affect people, generating structural and functional changes in the brain that open the door to future mental disorders.
In addition, for people with this type of pathology who have suffered previous traumas, the course of the disease is worse. For these reasons, Dr. Amann calls for action.
“On the one hand, we must treat psychological trauma in our patients, but we also have to take action in the political and social spheres and invest more in prevention. For example, by educating families and setting up programs to prevent bullying, which is a very important risk factor in terms of suffering a mental disorder, both for those who receive it and for those who perpetrate it,” he says.
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Original Research: Closed access. “Psychological trauma as a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental disorder: an umbrella meta-analysis” by Bridget Hogg et al. European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience
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Abstract
Psychological trauma as a transdiagnostic risk factor for mental disorder: an umbrella meta-analysis
This umbrella review is the first to systematically examine psychological trauma as a transdiagnostic risk factor across psychiatric conditions. We searched Pubmed, Scopus, and PsycNET databases from inception until 01/05/2021 for systematic reviews/meta-analyses evaluating the association between psychological trauma and at least one diagnosed mental disorder.
We re-calculated the odds ratio (OR), then classified the association as convincing, highly suggestive, suggestive, or weak, based on the number of cases and controls with and without psychological trauma, random-effects p value, the 95% confidence interval of the largest study, heterogeneity between studies, 95% prediction interval, small-study effect, and excess significance bias.
Additional outcomes were the association between specific trauma types and specific mental disorders, and a sensitivity analysis for childhood trauma. Transdiagnosticity was assessed using TRANSD criteria.
The review was pre-registered in Prospero CRD42020157308 and followed PRISMA/MOOSE guidelines.
Fourteen reviews met inclusion criteria, comprising 16,277 cases and 77,586 controls. Psychological trauma met TRANSD criteria as a transdiagnostic factor across different diagnostic criteria and spectra.
There was highly suggestive evidence of an association between psychological trauma at any time-point and any mental disorder (OR = 2.92) and between childhood trauma and any mental disorder (OR = 2.90).
Regarding specific trauma types, convincing evidence linked physical abuse (OR = 2.36) and highly suggestive evidence linked sexual abuse (OR = 3.47) with a range of mental disorders, and convincing evidence linked emotional abuse to anxiety disorders (OR = 3.05); there were no data for emotional abuse with other disorders.
These findings highlight the importance of preventing early traumatic events and providing trauma-informed care in early intervention and psychiatric services.
