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Tracey Maxfield

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJ5BEubs1X0[/embedyt] Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) or winter depression as it is also known, is a form of depression that follows a season pattern and appears and disappears at the same time each year. SAD appears when winter approaches and daylight hours become shorter and when spring returns and days

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The Final Stage of Dementia

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about caring for someone in the final stage of dementia   Research indicates, that following diagnosis, the average life expectancy of a person living with dementia is approximately five to ten years depending on the type and severity of the dementia. Over time,

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Substance Abuse and Mental Health Problems in Children/Teenagers

Mental health problems and drug use seem to go together…Kids with ADHD, ODD and Conduct Disorder are more likely to use drugs, sniff glue or gasoline. Teens and young adults with poorly managed or misdiagnosed PTSD, Depression, Bulimia, Schizophrenia have an increased risk of abusing alcohol, pain meds, marijuana…. Alert:

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Dementia and Communication

Dementia Aware: what you need to know about communicating with a person with dementia Communication is an inherent mutual activity and we cannot be truly in relationship with others if we are not communicating with them. When communicating with people with dementia, caregivers need the flexibility to be able to

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Mental Health
Tracey Maxfield

Eating Disorders in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTqMql8rQWw[/embedyt] According to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5) there are seven types of eating disorders: anorexia, bulimia, binge-eating, pica, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder, rumination disorder and eating disorder not elsewhere classified. Anorexia Nervosa (AN) – severe low body weight, intense

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