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Change in humour can signal dementia
http://www.bbc.com/news/health-34766361 The University College London study involved patients with frontotemporal dementia, with the results appearing in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease. Questionnaires from the friends and family of the 48 patients revealed many had noticed a change in humour years before the dementia had been diagnosed. This included laughing inappropriately at tragic events. Experts say…
Zika virus outbreak raises travel concerns for pregnant women
Major epidemics of #Zika may occur in cities globally as environments where mosquitoes can live & breed are increasing due to urbanization — WHO (@WHO) January 27, 2016 http://www.stuff.co.nz/travel/news/76249215/zika-virus-outbreak-raises-pacific-americas-travel-concerns-for-pregnant-women Symptoms of the virus, which was closely related to dengue, were normally mild, with a low-grade fever, joint pain, conjunctivitis, headache and a red, bumpy rash,…
Bearly anyone can call themselves a therapist and start counseling patients
There are many reasons for that gap between research and practice, but part of it comes from the rift between who is studying treatments and who is delivering care. Most people don’t realize that “therapist” is a catch-all term that doesn’t tell you anything about how qualified someone is to help you. People who dole…
No Time to Read?
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When Triggers are Everywhere | Embracing Balance
http://blogs.psychcentral.com/embracing-balance/2015/11/when-triggers-are-everywhere/ I know my triggers and I’m really good at avoiding them whenever possible, but lately I’ve noticed three things that have become quite overwhelming: I have started to recognize situations that at first glance seem to be nothing more than small annoyances but are rapidly turning into new triggers. Because I have had such…
PTSD, poor sleep quality and physical activity
A new study shows that worse sleep quality predicts lower physical activity in people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Results show that PTSD was independently associated with worse sleep quality at baseline, and participants with current PTSD at baseline had lower physical activity one year later. Further analysis found that sleep quality completely mediated the…