A.B.
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And since childhood trauma is not clearly defined, it could be said that "everyone" has had some sort of childhood trauma. (Anything from a skinned knee, rebuf by your first crush, that time when your parent had to take your sibling to the doctor and therefore you had to miss a birthday party....)
And another grumble
It feels as though childhood trauma is considered a much more serious factor in this disease than in others.
There isn't much room for interpretation when it comes to physical abuse. There is room for interpretation when it comes to emotional abuse and neglect. Then consider that patients could be in an emotional state where they judge things more negatively than they normally would. Then consider that therapists are nudging the patient to acknowledge their presumed abuse and childhood adversity, with the message that this is really important, and the promise that doing so will surely bring relief.
I think this might be an example of psychiatrists measuring just how large these biases are rather than measuring a true effect.