An acquaintance remarked to me today that “so many people” have been diagnosed with PTSD, that it seems like a fashionable diagnosis and it's hard to take it all seriously. I don't think there are any more people today …
Month: November 2015
Social Anxiety and Relationship Incompatibility | Daisies and Darkness
Social anxiety disorder is a type of complex phobia. This type of phobia has a disruptive or disabling impact on a person's life. It can severely affect a person's confidence and self-esteem, interfere with relationships and impair …
24 hours of admin in mental health services | The Psychiatry SHO*
I recently had a Twitter conversation with Geraldine Strathdee, our National Clinical Director for Mental Health, about the administrative burden we face while practicing in our specialty. She asked me to write a blog detailing …
This Canadian Soldier Killed His Wife — And He Blames PTSD …
The 52-year-old, a veteran of the Canadian Forces who was diagnosed with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), says it was flashbacks of his tours in Croatia and Afghanistan that led him to stab Melissa Richmond dozens …
Drama therapy research with female PTSD patients in Colombia by …
MANHATTAN (KSNT) – A woman with a theater degree from Kansas State University will work with displaced women in Colombia suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Jessica D. Munoz graduated in August from …