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Book Review – Coping with the Psychological Effects of Illness

August 31, 2016 by Angela 1 Comment

Coping with the Psychological Effects of Illness: Strategies to manage anxiety and depression Fran Smith – counselling psychologist specialised in helping people adjust to living with health problems. London Carina Eriksen – counselling psychologist worked at Institute of psychiatry, London Prof Robert Bor – lead clinical psychologist in medical specialties at the Royal … [Read more...]

Stages of grief – dance steps not stairs

July 21, 2016 by Angela Leave a Comment

Just because you’ve heard of the stages of grief – denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance; it does not mean you can say to a bereaved friend “Oh, you’ve reached depression now, soon you’ll be finished.” And in case you think that’s a ridiculous callous story, it has happened! But these ‘stages’ were never meant to be about bereavement, nor were they intended to … [Read more...]

The ‘F’ words of recovery – Could you have PTSD?

July 13, 2016 by Angela Leave a Comment

You've probably heard of the "fight or flight" adrenaline response that people have to shocking situations, but did you know these are also two symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, PTSD? You may just have heard of PTSD related to the military after active service, but it can occur in anyone who has experienced a terrifying or traumatic event including serious injury … [Read more...]

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