Trauma Consultant Alan Pike testifies as to Kate's mental health after release of Amaral book.

[Mr Gray]

ARE YOU A PSYCHIATRIST  ? 8)-)

Or are you a google psychiatrist  ?

 do you know how often medical professionals use google

[Estuarine]

I was of the opinion that Dr Amaral elected not to call his "shrink" witness in the end. Nice to see the lightbox is still wired up the same way. One day stephen we will get a helluva shock.......some one will push a button and a different light will come up.

[sadie]

'Now Kate
-  Kate had the shock of finding Madeleine missing ....gone

-  The realisation that Madeleine was taken, quite probably for unsavoury and painful abuse'

That is your supposition. Neither you or davel are qualified psychiatrists are you ?

As to personal claims, how do we know they are true ?

Likewise with the  abduction, ZIP.

Davel might be.

I am not, but have studied psychology twice at a limited level ... and have a sensitivity to the human race that I fail to find in you and your posts.  If I am wrong on that score, I apologise.


Stephen, you are picking flies for the sake of it.


FGS.  What is wrong with ..?

'Now Kate
-  Kate had the shock of finding Madeleine missing ....gone

-  The realisation that Madeleine was taken, quite probably for unsavoury and painful abuse'

It is the accepted thought of all the authorities, bar Amaral and Co.  Let me remind you, Amaral made mega bucks out of his book. 
I know that you claim to think otherwise, but what I have said echoes what SY and knowledgeable people are saying.  People who know far more than you, or me

Just be a sweetie and give it a rest, will you.  The stuck needle is becoming a bore

[Mr Gray]

I was of the opinion that Dr Amaral elected not to call his "shrink" witness in the end. Nice to see the lightbox is still wired up the same way. One day stephen we will get a helluva shock.......some one will push a button and a different light will come up.

 was there a shrink witness on the list? I don't know what he could have possibly said...no one could deny the emotional damage caused to Kate by the book..

You claim not to belong to the reds or the blues but your posts show a definite bias

[Wonderfulspam]

Some information on PTSD

Posttraumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, is a serious potentially debilitating condition that can occur in people who have experienced or witnessed a natural disaster, serious accident, terrorist incident, sudden death of a loved one, war, violent personal assault such as rape, or other life-threatening events.

Most people who experience such events recover from them, but people with PTSD continue to be severely depressed and anxious for months or even years following the event.


 The fact that Maddie may have met a violent death would sadly have triggered this.

Kate's hurting but isn't suicidal
The Sun
 
By ONLINE REPORTERS
Published: 29 Oct 2007
 
KATE McCann's angry mother yesterday dismissed reports in the Portuguese media that her daughter was suicidal.
 
Susan Healy admitted Kate had been under "immense pressure" over daughter Maddie's disappearance – but said: "She would never contemplate ending her life, for two reasons.
 
"One, she still wants to find Madeleine, and two, for the sake of her other children, Sean and Amelie."
 
Susan hit out after a Portuguese magazine claimed she was worried about Kate killing herself.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article398418.ece
 

[Mr Gray]

Kate's hurting but isn't suicidal
The Sun
 
By ONLINE REPORTERS
Published: 29 Oct 2007
 
KATE McCann's angry mother yesterday dismissed reports in the Portuguese media that her daughter was suicidal.
 
Susan Healy admitted Kate had been under "immense pressure" over daughter Maddie's disappearance – but said: "She would never contemplate ending her life, for two reasons.
 
"One, she still wants to find Madeleine, and two, for the sake of her other children, Sean and Amelie."
 
Susan hit out after a Portuguese magazine claimed she was worried about Kate killing herself.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article398418.ece

So another vote for not suicidal

[jassi]

Kate's hurting but isn't suicidal
The Sun
 
By ONLINE REPORTERS
Published: 29 Oct 2007
 
KATE McCann's angry mother yesterday dismissed reports in the Portuguese media that her daughter was suicidal.
 
Susan Healy admitted Kate had been under "immense pressure" over daughter Maddie's disappearance – but said: "She would never contemplate ending her life, for two reasons.
 
"One, she still wants to find Madeleine, and two, for the sake of her other children, Sean and Amelie."
 
Susan hit out after a Portuguese magazine claimed she was worried about Kate killing herself.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article398418.ece

 No mention of religion. I thought it was a mortal sin for Catholics to commit or even consider suicide.

[Wonderfulspam]

So another vote for not suicidal

Indeed, she just needs to do some extra jogging, chat with a psychotherapist & get over it.

[sadie]

Indeed, she just needs to do some extra jogging, chat with a psychotherapist & get over it.

Just like that !!!

I hope you never have a tenth of the trauma in your life that kate Mccann has had.

Most haven't.

[Benice]

So another vote for not suicidal

I don't think she was contemplating suicide, but the idea of the nightmare being ended at last would be a natural thought for her to have at times imo. 

When my friend lost her son to cancer, she did once say to me - ''I would never contemplate suicide,  but I wouldn't mind if I went to bed tonight and didn't wake up in the morning''.       I think Kate was saying something along the same lines.     It is a way of expressing a longing for relief from the pain of grief and anxiety - which at the time seems to have no end.

Fortunately it is true to say 'time heals' - although not always completely.

[Mr Gray]

Indeed, she just needs to do some extra jogging, chat with a psychotherapist & get over it.

Unfortunately plenty of people on here support you..which just goes to show the type of people they are.

[jassi]

I don't think she was contemplating suicide, but the idea of the nightmare being ended at last would be a natural thought for her to have at times imo. 

When my friend lost her son to cancer, she did once say to me - ''I would never contemplate suicide,  but I wouldn't mind if I went to bed tonight and didn't wake up in the morning''.       I think Kate was saying something along the same lines.     It is a way of expressing a longing for relief from the pain of grief and anxiety - which at the time seems to have no end.

Fortunately it is true to say 'time heals' - although not always completely.

Sadly, she will find this harder to do as long as she continues to pursue  a high public profile.

[Victoria]

Sadly, she will find this harder to do as long as she continues to pursue  a high public profile.

Yes, it is sad, because her best chance of finding her daughter is to keep the case in the spotlight, which also means she has to be in the spotlight somewhat.

[sadie]

Sadly, she will find this harder to do as long as she continues to pursue  a high public profile.

She is forced into high profile. 

If she doesn't sue Amaral, then he will milk the cash cow that his book and TV appearances have become ... and continue putting out propaganda against the Mccanns, at every oportunity.  Propaganda is dangerous.
Others will also join in milking the same cash cow.  All this in my opinion, of course.

If she shrinks into the background as I feel sure she would prefer, then the interest in the Madeleine search will fade.

She feels duty bound, it appears to push herself into the high profile position

[Wonderfulspam]

Unfortunately plenty of people on here support you..which just goes to show the type of people they are.

I'm not aware of my being supported davel, What type of people are these supposed supporters exactly?