January 14, 2020
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[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EQhdjKvjqI[/embedyt] We learnt from blog posts #1 and #2 that a mental disorder or illness is caused by a disturbance in one or more of the six domains of brain function. When we are stressed, anxious, scared or shocked, the signaling domain in the brain is triggered and the
This week Mike speaks with Tracey Maxfield about the bullying epidemic, mental health and her book, Escaping The Rabbit Hole. For more detail, Mike & Tracey’s chat begins with Tracey’s recounting her journey through nursing and what led her to her nervous breakdown, this leads onto Tracey’s book Escaping The Rabbit Hole
[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-RkX-_6-Dc[/embedyt] There has been a lot of talk lately about the wonderful effects of CBD (cannabidiol) in the treatment of pain management, migraines, and mental illness in children, teenagers and adults. Social media sites, especially Facebook and Instagram are full of posts from parents touting the miraculous effectiveness of
[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,