The prevalence of gambling addictions is just being recognised; but perhaps not enough to merit a category of its own. But the ‘other’ category may allow us to assess the prevalence of a range other issues, which we can then feed into a research agenda.

The prevalence of gambling addictions is just being recognised; but perhaps not enough to merit a category of its own. But the ‘other’ category may allow us to assess the prevalence of a range other issues, which we can then feed into a research agenda.

By this we mean, for the moment, all and any substance abuse other than alcohol. But see ‘other’, below

The high prevalence of ‘traumatic’ or ‘acquired brain injury’ (ABI) is only just being recognised in services.

Strictly speaking, post-traumatic stress disorder applies to the consequences of one major stress. It has been suggested that a pattern of accumulated stresses might be called “chronic PTSD”; but we prefer the term “complex trauma”, as it is the enmeshing complexity as much as the duration that is the key issue. (See also ‘complex needs’)

It is arguable that ‘attachment issues’ is not a diagnostic term. But there is now a growing consensus that early attachment issues underlie a range of mental health problems in later life, most obviously ‘personality disorders’ ( or ‘histories of complex trauma’ as we prefer to describe them.),

See also ‘complex trauma’