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what causes insomnia as we age?
what causes insomnia as we age? The commonest causes of insomnia are: • alcohol misuse – people who drink alcohol suffer insomnia because they sleep poorly when drunk, and tend to wake up early because of withdrawal symptoms; • depression and anxiety; • misuse of sleeping pills; • medical problems, particularly those that cause pain, […]
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Advising a person with a phobia
Advising a person with a phobia A phobia is when a person experiences fear, often panic attacks, in specific situations and begins to avoid them. • Teach people with phobias that the way of overcoming their fear is to expose themselves to the situation until the fear subsides. In this way they can become confident […]
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Advising a person with panic attacks
Advising a person with panic attacks Panic attacks are attacks of severe anxiety that result from rapid breathing. Sufferers should be taught the following: • An attack begins when they start to feel the fearful thoughts or the physical symptoms. • They should immediately remind themselves that they are breathing too fast and take control […]
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why do people have panic and anxiety attacks?
Why do people worry or have panic attacks or phobias? Some of us worry when we are under stress. Examples of life difficulties that can lead to fear and anxiety are: • relationship problems, such as marital conflict, conflict with parents; • loss of someone close, for example due to death; • loss of a […]
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Being scared of fear and panic
Being scared of specific situations Some people get scared of a specific situation even though it is not dangerous. Typically, the person with these fears will avoid the situation in order to prevent getting scared. These fears are called phobias. Most people have one phobia or another, for example of spiders or snakes. However, some people have phobias […]
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fear and panic attacks and heart palpitations
fear and panic attacks and heart palpitations When we worry, we become scared that something unpleasant might happen. This is fear. Fear is an important part of learning in life. For example, when students fear failing their examinations, they may study harder for them. But if a person gets scared that he might die or that something terrible […]
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dealing with a person with multiple physical complaints
Things to remember when dealing with a person with multiple physical complaints • Multiple physical complaints with no clear physical cause are common in general health clinics. These include tiredness, dizziness, aches and pains, and palpitations. • Depression, anxiety and alcohol misuse are important causes of such medically unexplained physical complaints. • Before you say […]
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mental health elderly people in developing countries
mental health elderly people in developing countries Developing countries are currently witnessing and will continue to witness large increases in numbers and proportions of elderly members in their populations.Since organic dementias are age-related, a higher prevalence of these disorders will emerge aspopulations age. Furthermore, the prevalence of non-organic mental disorders, such as depression andanxiety, are […]
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Polices and programs in support of the elderly mentaly ill
Polices and programs in support of the elderly mentaly ill The context: informal and formal care systems The most important system of care for the elderly throughout the world is still informal, as the family orkin group provides the overwhelming majority ofassistance. For example, in an In donesian study, 80% of the elderly in need […]
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war and mental health a brief overview
war and mental health a brief overview.The effects of catastrophic political changes, such asethnic conflict, factional fighting and wars can have substantial impacts on the prevalence of psychiatric illnesses, regardless of previous coping strategies. As a result of conflict and political persecution,the world today holds an unprecedented amount ofinternally displaced persons and international refugees(between 20 […]
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