Patients with acquired brain injury (DCA) for stroke or head injury are a caregiver, frequently, a person in your family is usually a woman around 60 years of age who is relative of the patient and half of them suffer from depression or anxiety, the study ‘Epidemiology DCA: The Global Burden of Acquired Brain Injury in the Basque Country and Navarra’.
“When the person with DCA receives the discharge, comes home from his injuries healed, but not rehabilitated, and is the family who has to make daily care, without adequate training or be psychologically ready for it,” said Amalia Dieguez , chair of the Spanish Federation for Brain Injury (FEDACE) and member of the organizing committee and the Brain Injury Family Week takes place this Thursday, March 11 at the Hospital Beata María Ana de Madrid.
Therefore Dieguez stressed that “families require care that is not interrupted, specialized, from the emergency room to the living room of his house.”
This conference organized by the Network Menni Brain Injury Services, FEDACE and the Department of Basic Psychology II, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, intended as a forum for participants to Read more
Dentists are one of the medical specialties that tend to be in fear for the visit by the patient. As we noted, the dentist is one of the medical specialists who instills more fear among the population. Traditionally it is said to go to the dentist is painful both for our mouth to our pocket, thus creating a kind of myth that plays against our health. Going to the dentist today need not cause pain as they have developed techniques for treating patients without hardly noticing. If we pass the time and we do not go to the dentist we run the risk of nuisance from escalating and causing a real problem in our mouth. How Tips to Overcome Fear of the Dentist?
As we noted, the dentist is one of the medical specialists who instills more fear among the population. The dental fear may come because of a bad experience in the past, especially children. In addition, the popular rumor mill further increase this fear. Keep in mind that the techniques and materials have evolved considerably in the recent past and what once could hurt now almost painless. Do not forget that our health is at stake. Any problems we have in the mouth will become worse and the symptoms will become Read more
Weight control during pregnancy should be strictly, not a matter of eating too much of each food group to eat balanced, but a little of everything. The food is healthy, balanced diet during pregnancy is very important for health care for mother and fetus to ensure proper pregnancy.
During pregnancy, a woman must be fed adequately to meet the nutritional needs of infants, but this does not mean eating for two.
Pregnant women should eat a diet rich in all nutrients: protein, fiber, minerals and vitamins. The daily diet should contain meat, milk and eggs with vegetables, fruits, cereals and cereal products.
When there is excessive weight during pregnancy, women should limit their consumption of Read more
To solve the problem of premature ejaculation, there are alternatives on the market is very diverse. For those of you who have problems with premature ejaculation, please compare the long-term solutions and the solution snapshot in this article.
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Many men who suffer from premature ejaculation forced to find a quick and efficient. It is for this reason that options such as pills, creams retardants, the use of condoms and other methods that have appeared on the market a clear attempt to sell the product regardless of whether the agency will react the Read more
Sometimes symptoms of herpes tend not to be visible, but highly contagious. Symptoms of herpes can last several weeks, and then disappeared. Herpes symptoms are often difficult to identify because they vary greatly from person to person and always appear as someone who could be expected. Some people have symptoms but do not take into account because they do not seem to symptoms of infection.
You can be infected with HSV1 or HSV2, either, but the treatment and symptoms are often similar for each virus. The virus remains in the body for life and produce symptoms which may occur at any time. The symptoms of these two types of herpes (HSV1 and HSV2) usually suffer from two males and females.
Oral herpes symptoms uncomfortable and painful, often uncomfortable and not easy to conceal. Irregular herpes can also cause genital pain, vaginal discharge, urinary discomfort, fever, muscle aches and Read more
Many obese people exercise more, but still too difficult to lose weight. What are the factors inhibiting weight loss? What causes weight loss problem hard fought?
Not a few obese people who have applied the same formula of calories in with calories out, regular exercise, balanced diet which is usually done to maintain ideal weight. But the results are not there.
Health experts suspect there are additional factors that make weight gain. The effect lack of sleep triggers obesity and obesity risk.
An increasing number of obese people are rapidly during the last three decades is expected related to the least number of hours of sleep Read more
Importance of self-esteem in anorexia
Low self-esteem is a common feature of different eating disorders as it reflects the patient’s fear that if they “abandon” and shows the world as it is in fact will be rejected immediately.
One of the goals of good therapy eating disorder is getting the patient to appreciate its own intrinsic worth.
Reasons for low self-esteem: how someone develops low self-esteem? Involves several factors:
- Belief that figure determines the value: People with eating disorders have come to believe that they are despicable and unacceptable unless they are thin, and of course, never get to be thin enough to feel satisfied.
- Unit of external factors in determining one’s worth: Instead of loving and valued internally, measure their worth through external signals, eg the qualification of an examination, the mark of a race, the endorsement by friends …
- Thinking of themselves as useless and incompetent: If a person feels helpless about his life or environment, it is clear that it will not be able to develop great respect for herself. Read more
Treatment Options: After the evaluation, will receive the recommendations for the patient to start treatment.
There is no standardized method for treating eating disorders “is the best treatment that gives results.”
The important thing is that the program is comprehensive, combining psychotherapy and nutrition therapy counseling and assistance, if necessary, specialized medical care
1. Individual psychotherapy: perhaps the most important aspect of therapy is to develop a warm relationship between patient and therapist.
People affected often find it difficult to trust others. You need a high degree of confidence by the patient to trust the therapist. The patient must abandon their fears and begin to develop normal eating habits.
2. Traditional psychotherapy: The media in this psychotherapy encourage the patient to reflect on his childhood dreams and unexpressed feelings for, thereby acquiring a new perception of their current behavior.
Recognizing the role of these subliminal influences, the patient will acquire a new perception of their actions and change. Read more
EVALUATION: Before anyone start treatment as an inpatient or outpatient, must be evaluated:
- Your general physical and mental state.
- The severity of the condition.
- The possible existence of concurrent disorders.
- Their willingness to change.
For the therapy result, doctors and therapists need more information about the person trying to help.
An eating disorder involves all facets of someone’s life:
- Your self-image.
- Your relationship with family and friends.
- Your ability to enforce their rights and make known their needs.
Most of those affected disorder get much of their own image, that is, through it can be seen as special or thin or heavy. (Just imagine how it feels to develop a trait that anyone is particularly proud, only to be told you have to change it).
This is the task that faced by people who face treatment: Assume that the trait of being so proud, is harmful.
For this reason, the assessment must be as detailed as possible so that the therapist can tailor therapy to each patient. Read more
The intervention: it is often used by those who want to the person concerned and worried about their behavior, is an eating disorder, drug or alcohol abuse or other kinds of self-destructive behaviors. Surgery can be an effective means of communicating their concerns, establish some rules and maybe the person concerned, decide to seek help.
To attempt an intervention is needed these two points:
1 – If possible, the intention is a positive comment to a counselor, clergy or family doctor.
2 – It is necessary to carefully plan the intervention. Who should be there, parents, brothers, boyfriends … In general the right people are closer to patients, who see it more often and those whose lives have been affected by his conduct.
3 – You must know the facts so you can give the offeree reason for his concern: It is inappropriate to criticize and say “you’re destroying this family” is harmful and melodramatic though it may be true -. Instead you could say that it is concerned about his health, perhaps even for his life. Read more