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Is Counseling a Part of Good Health Care?

December 13, 2019December 13, 2019 chrisjo Anxiety, cardiac care, depression, diabetes, Health, obesity

“Fifty percent of the patients seeing me for cardiac care are really dealing with psychological issues.” So said a cardiac physician in an informal conversation recently. “So, I quiet myself, listen quite a bit, and then watch for an opportunity to counsel the patient about his anxiety, depression, etc.” This comment was made about patients receiving care after a procedure had been completed.

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How Does Childhood Stress Cause Serious Health Issues?

July 26, 2019August 15, 2019 chrisjo adverse childhood experiences, Anxiety, depression, Health, stress, suicide risk

In fact, if the adults had four or more instances of childhood exposure to stress, they had a greater risk of alcoholism, drug abuse, depression or suicide attempts at a rate of 4 to 12 times greater than adults who had experienced no ACE’s.

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Secret Keepers

April 13, 2019 chrisjo Anxiety, depression, Health, keeping secrets, ruminating, Secret Keepers, secrets, trust, well-being

How Does Keeping Secrets Harm the Secret-Keeper? by Alan M. Solomon, Ph.D. It’s well known that keeping a secret is

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