Child Abuse Claims
Complicated – the must-watch documentary on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome
A new documentary on Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Complicated, will soon be released. Chronic Pain Partners was honored to preview the film, which dives deep into many of our community’s challenges. Directed by award-winning and Oscar-shortlisted filmmaker Andrew Abrahams and co-produced by TCAPP board member and advocate Donna Sullivan, this film is the most comprehensive and accurate […]
Filmmaker Andrew Abrahams on the New EDS Documentary ‘Complicated’
Chronic Pain Partners’ Karina Sturm was honored to speak with Andrew Abrahams, who has been directing the new Ehlers-Danlos documentary Complicated. Abrahams is an award-winning, two-time Academy Award-shortlisted producer/director of creative non-fiction films and the president of Open Eye Pictures. He is also a cinematographer and photographer. His documentary Under Our Skin, which highlights the […]
New Netflix Documentary ‘Take Care of Maya’ Highlighting Wrongful Child Abuse Allegations
[CW: Suicide] Netflix has just released the highly anticipated documentary, “Take Care of Maya,” which unveils the heart-wrenching journey of the Kowalski family as they confront and challenge wrongful child abuse allegations. Directed by Henry Roosevelt, also known for his role in “The Social Network,” the documentary delves deep into the lives of the Kowalskis, […]
Interview with Donna Sullivan, TCAPP, about wrongful child abuse allegations and medically complex children
For our July newsletter, journalist Karina Sturm spoke with Donna Sullivan, board member of The Coalition Against Pediatric Pain (TCAPP). Sullivan lives with EDS and has several affected children as well. In this interview, she shares with Chronic Pain Partners her decade-long experience working with families accused of child abuse due to a medically […]
Interview with Dr. Pradeep Chopra regarding the psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes and hypermobility spectrum disorder
Introduction EDS expert and pain specialist Dr. Pradeep Chopra contacted Chronic Pain Partners to speak about a recently published review on the psychological and psychiatric aspects of Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Dr. Chopra has been treating complex pain patients with a focus on people with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome for decades and is a passionate advocate for EDSers across […]
Dr. Pradeep Chopra: response to the paper on psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers–Danlos syndromes
EDS expert and pain specialist Dr. Pradeep Chopra contacted Chronic Pain Partners to speak about a recently published review on the psychological and psychiatric aspects of the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Chopra has been treating complex pain patients focusing on people with the Ehlers-Danlos syndromes for decades, and is a passionate advocate […]
Is a Fractured Bone Child Abuse or Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome?
There has been much discussion lately about parents being accused of child abuse when taking their children to the ER with a dislocated joint or fractured bones. By Vincent Iannelli, M.D. “Bone broke, me fix.” “That’s the running joke in medical school about orthopedic surgeons. Of course, there is a lot more to treating broken bones […]
