June 6, 2019
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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gLdgNPT5vE[/embedyt] Somatization is the occurrence of one or more physical complaints for which appropriate medical evaluation reveals no explanatory physical pathology or pathophysiologic mechanism. In somatoform disorder (also known as somatic symptom disorder), children/teenagers have an exceptionally intense response to physical symptoms they have, think excessively about the symptoms,
Book Review by Thomas Dahlborg Dahlborg Healthcare Leadership Group (DHLG), Relationship Centred Leader, Child Advocate, Author: The BIG KID and…Basketball Escaping the Rabbit Hole by Tracey Maxfield is brilliant. “This book is a must read for anyone living with depression or caring for someone with depression, and for anyone who wants
I’ve just finished reading Tracey Maxfield’s book ‘Escaping the rabbit hole’ an essay on her experience of living with, at times, crippling depression. The most severe of these followed a workplace bullying incident that led to her leaving work as a senior nurse (a 35 year vocation). The rawness with
Self-harm or Non-Suicidal Self Injury (NSSI) is a deliberate, self-inflicted injury to body tissue resulting in damage, but without any suicidal intent. The injury can be superficial e.g. skin tear, bruising or can be disfiguring with subsequent scarring to skin. There is some debate amongst healthcare professionals about whether
During times of stress, people often reach for alcohol. A substance long-relied upon for social relief, celebratory occasions, and for pleasure, it is also used as an escape mechanism, or to cope with difficult times, tiring days, or distressing situations. The latter scenarios are played out in all pockets of