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Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

#11: How To Help A Child/Teenager With A Mental Disorder Transition Back To School

It’s almost time for kids to go back-to-school and whilst many parents may be rejoicing, parents of children/teenagers living with a mental illness will probably be feeling anxious, apprehensive and a little worried. For children/teenagers with a mental illness/disorder, it can be a time of anxiety, depression and fear: Will

August 26, 2019 15 Comments

Loneliness is the Ultimate Poverty by Leah Bisiani MHlthSc., DipBus., RN1., Dementia Consultant

PDF article courtesy of Leah Bisiani [pdf-embedder url=”https://traceymaxfield.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/Loneliness-is-the-Ultimate-Poverty-LB.-March-20183924-1.pdf”] “Uplifting Dementia”: http://shimmeringspirit.wix.com/uplifting-dementia Leah Bisiani is a highly skilled registered nurse/dementia consultant, having completed her Masters in Health Science/dementia stream, and Diploma in Business/Frontline Management, with more than 30 years’ experience in aged /dementia specific care. After completing her Registered Nurse training

May 10, 2018 No Comments

Mental Health

Somatoform Disorder in Children and Teenagers

[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,

May 11, 2020 No Comments

Mental Health

Hoarding in Children and Teenagers

[embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyJye3RhDM4[/embedyt] Many of us have seen the television shows depicting homes filled from floor to ceiling with newspapers, garbage, and ‘things’. The images of rotten food, dead vermin, and insect infestations fill many of us with shock, horror, confusion, and sadness. How did this happen? Why won’t the person

January 20, 2020 25 Comments

Dementia Diagnosis ‘To Do’ List!

Dementia Aware: what you need to know after being diagnosed with dementia Finding out that you have dementia can be a very upsetting and frightening time for the person with dementia, the caregiver and the family. Suddenly, the life path you were on has now changed direction, your hopes and

February 7, 2017 No Comments

Children, Teens & Young Adults Mental Health

Alcohol Consumption During COVID by Granite Recovery Centers

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

July 3, 2021 No Comments

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