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Around 8-12% of the general population experiences multiple childhood adversities, including abuse or neglect, typically within the caregiving environment. These early-life traumas often lead to chronic, recurrent depressive episodes that ‘resist’ traditional treatments, deeply impacting one’s sense of safety and ability to form relationships (Rokita et al., 2018).
The empirical literature has been inconclusive about which therapeutic intervention works best for this clinical population, particularly regarding long-term treatments (e.g. Fonagy et al., 2015; Leuzinger et al., 2019). While some evidence suggests that patients with family-related trauma respond better to psychodynamic approaches compared to…