The limited evidence base suggests that valproate can be effective as a monotherapy for the treatment of both PTSD and mood symptoms. A double blind controlled study should be the next step to robustly study the efficacy of valproate on the treatment of PTSD.
Dominant discourses of "fatness" and "fat people" have implications for physical and mental health. Although alternative discourses such as '"size acceptance" exist, there has been little consideration of the ways in which these alternative arguments (and speakers) may be positioned in order to be heard. Using a discursive thematic analysis, the current research demonstrates that size acceptance online bloggers have created a community online that enables them to persuasively provide alternative claims to "expertise," which positions their views as credible and legitimate alternatives to those of more established authority-figures-such as health professionals. This has implications not only for the lived experience of fat people, but also for researchers by emphasizing the importance of exploring not just what is said, but how, if we are to understand how different articulated positions are to be persuasive.
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