Category: Mental Health
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What Happened to the Physical Assessment?
Lately, I’ve noticed how much lighter the physical exam has become. At some visits, it feels like the provider barely touches you anymore. A few quick questions, maybe a stethoscope to the chest for a second, blood pressure slapped on over your sleeve and that’s about it. If you’re healthy, with no complaints, maybe that…
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Perspective on Adolescent Mental Health
Globally, one in seven teenagers will have experienced some mental disorder. It’s a delicate period as most discover who they are and what they want to become. So, emotional disorders tend to be the most common. This is an alarming statistic and what is concerning is the approach we are taking to solving it. I’m…
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The Importance of Authenticity
Why do we feel a need to be someone we aren’t? Do we shape ourselves in certain social environments to find a sense of acceptance? Or do we do it because we believe our true self doesn’t measure up? Regardless, being fake will eventually catch up with you. People can usually read between the lines, eventually…
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Why Hope Matters
Hope provides a positive outlook. So, it gives us a big reason to keep moving forward. Having this feeling is important because it helps contribute to our well-being. Life is not easy; I think we can all agree to that. We constantly battle external and internal issues that sometimes leave us feeling helpless. In other…
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Being Respectful During Unsettling Times
It’s almost depressing to think about today’s times as it seems things are unraveling. We have the Russia/Ukraine War, the tension between China and Taiwan, terrorist groups gaining power, the rise of domestic violence, and people, in general, seem angry. So, many political issues are at the forefront, too, abortion, election credibility, the right to…
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What is Creating the Rise in Mental Health Issues?
Over the last decade we are seeing an alarming rise of mental health problems in our population, particularly depression and anxiety. The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated that it is costing the global economy around $1 trillion per year. We must ask ourselves what is creating the rise? It appears to be a multi-factor…
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