Thursday, March 01, 2007

Healing hands cross cultures at Harborview's International Medical



Seattle Post Intelligencer - Cough medicine was the treatment in their old country. She said there was no real diagnosis. The wars or torture, need cultural context to recognize headaches, nightmares, insomnia and anxiety as possible symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.
Source: seattlepi.nwsource.com

GPs urged to check pregnant women's mental health
Guardian Unlimited - and other professionals need to identify not only those with depression but also those with anxiety, eating disorders, bipolar disorder She had ECT treatment (electro-convulsive therapy), but began to improve after psychotherapy. She said that
Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Ex-'Enemy Combatant' Competent for Trial
Baltimore Sun - Padilla's lawyers had asked Cooke to order that Padilla be sent to treatment for at least three months for post-traumatic stress disorder, which they of Prisons rejected that diagnosis and said Padilla is competent, even if he has some anxiety
Source: www.baltimoresun.com

VA chief: No vets denied mental health care
Army Times - Nicholson, a decorated Army combat veteran, defended the handling of treatment of an that led the VA to definitively diagnose him with post-traumatic stress disorder. of nearly uncontrollable anger, chest pains, shortness of breath, extreme anxiety
Source: www.armytimes.com


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