An obese woman comes into a doctor’s office, and the doctor thinks he is helping her address her problem by putting her on a diet. She loses 150 pounds, but then quickly regains the weight.
Confused by this outcome, the doctor delves deeper and learns this patient was molested as a child. She ate food to feel better, then discovered that obesity reduced sexual notice, providing her with a sense of protection.
Sometimes, what presents as the problem may in fact be somebody’s attempt at a solution.
Western University of Health Sciences’ fifth annual Robert L. Austin Endowed Lectureship in Pediatric Medicine, Pharmacology & Health Care Policy, held April 13, 2016 in Pomona, California, featured keynote speaker Vincent J. Felitti, MD, UC San Diego Clinical Professor of Medicine and Co-Principal Investigator of the Adverse Childhood Experience Study.
A renowned physician and researcher, Felitti is one of the world's foremost experts on childhood trauma. Leading the charge in research into how adverse childhood experiences affect adults, he is co-principal investigator of the internationally recognized Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study, a long-term, in-depth analysis of more than 17,000 adults.
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