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...drugs, but they brought only temporary relief. Finally he was referred to pain psychologist Ingela Symreng at the Pain Management Center at the University of California, Davis, to learn techniques that would help him control his pain. Symreng teaches patients relaxation exercises, breathing skills, guided imagery (focusing on pleasant mental images) and distraction techniques. Highland, 83, quickly became a master of deep abdominal breathing. "It's pretty amazing, because older folks tend to not be as open to this type of therapy," says Symreng. Highland put his new skills to the test when he was struck by a horrific shooting...
Pain psychologists like Symreng play a vital role at most pain-management centers, though patients are often reluctant to consult them. "Patients hate to hear you offer them mind therapy, because they feel what you're doing is telling them they have a mental illness and you don't really believe they have a physical problem," says Dr. Scott Fishman, an anesthesiologist, internist and psychiatrist who is chief of pain medicine at U.C. Davis. But the mind is always actively involved in pain, especially in chronic cases. "We know that when you image the brain, the areas that light...
...themselves have been shown to ease the symptoms of depression, including suicidal behavior. News stories about the potential negative effects of these drugs have been well-publicized, but stories about the thousands of individuals who are helped by these drugs fail to attract mention. According the National Institute of Mental Health, suicide is the third leading cause of death amongst adolescents, so there is a great danger in not prescribing antidepressants to those who need them most. Thus, the risks of medication must be weighed against the risks of not delivering critical treatment. A recent UCLA study has shown...
Unfortunately, medicines for mental disorders are still not considered as legitimate in the eyes of the public as drugs for treating hypertension or high cholesterol. While there are simple tests to determine whether someone has these physical conditions, separating genuinely depressed children from those suffering from temporary setbacks can be a tricky process, and the process is certainly not always done right. The assumption that a drug tested only on adults is safe for children is a potentially dangerous one, as children’s minds and bodies are still growing. The lack of comprehensive clinical trials for children makes...
...writing poetry, has frequent nightmares and panic attacks; the verse he writes is always dark. He has been recognized as a refugee by the Australian government, but he can't shake free of the four years he spent in detention fighting for that recognition, or forget the attempted suicides, mental illness and mistreatment he saw there. He still becomes upset when he talks of the friends he left behind. "They have to wait without any future," he says, "If you can't even write your name in English, how can you fight for your rights in the courts of Australia...