Description: PTSD is an issue for first responders (Police, fire, ambulance etc.) and for soldiers in the military, right? Well yes, that IS correct, BUT they are not the only ones at risk for developing symptoms of PTSD. If you looked at my previous post about PTSD in general, you will have understood that the… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Serious Physical Illness
Oliver Sacks on Feelings of Disorder (or Dis-ease)
Description: What subjective/psychologically experiences do we associate with disease? Oliver Sacks, the deeply respected physician and professor of neurology discusses about how patients with migraines talk about the psychological experiences associated with their migraine headaches. The 81 year old Sacks goes on to talk about his own experiences with a particular palliative treatment for the… Read more »