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Help is Hard to Find for Child Sex Abuse Victims in India

...lk about sex of any sort is taboo and consulting a therapist carries its own stigma, hers is an uncommon experi...oup, tells one story of a troubled woman who saw a therapist for five years. Not once did they discuss her history of being sexually abused. "That's not very g...

Questions Raised Over Safety of In-vitro Fertilization

...cruciating pain in my chest," recalls Lee, a music therapist from Surrey. "I was rushed into intensive care in an ambulance, and it became pretty clear that, despite my age, I had suffered a heart attack. "I'd suffered a clot caused by the fertility treatment I had undergone. I remember lying in my hospital be...

Hoarding can Endanger Lives, Says New Study

...t prioritizing," said John Hart, LCPC, a behaviour therapist with the Menninger Obsessive-Compulsive Disorders ... the home. It is usually the best strategy for the therapist to train family or friends or volunteers how to help," Hart said....

Depression Therapy Reduces Suicide Attempts

... for those who got individual psychotherapy from a therapist other than a psychiatrist. Thats not because seeing a psychiatrist makes you want to kill yourself, said Dr. Simon. Rather, he suggested, these results reflect the fact that people with severe depression, who tend to be more suicidal, are more like...

Toddlers to Be Trained to Improve Their Communication Skills

...added. Geldard said that she knew of one speech therapist who found that not any of the three-year-olds she was examining could say more than one word at a time. "The parents think, 'Oh it will be all right when they get to school - the school will bring them up to the right level'. But if a child is not...

People With Physical Disabilities can Now Play Music With Their Nose!

...iller, a professional musician and an occupational therapist at Rehab Programs in Poughkeepsie, NY, as saying. ...iller, a professional musician and an occupational therapist at Rehab Programs in Poughkeepsie, NY. "It can also be adapted for speech language pathologists to...

Older Motorists Improve Driving Performance With Physical Conditioning

... received weekly visits for 12 weeks by a physical therapist who guided them through a graduated exercise progr...ity areas. Either a specially trained occupational therapist or a former Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) assessor evaluated participants. Driving ...

Autism Society of America Gives Top Honor to Treatment Pioneer in Phoenix

...ch-language therapist, social worker, occupational therapist or researcher in the autism field. CARD, which earlier this year opened its newest office in Phoenix, is one of the world's largest and most experienced organizations effectively treating children with autism and related disorders. "I am truly humb...

Bush Administration Allows Returning Soldiers to Disintegrate, Say Critics

...ry doctor and it can takes weeks to find a private therapist willing to take on members of the military. The ch... To avoid the hassles of Tricare, one frustrated therapist opted to provide an hour of therapy time a week to Iraq and Afghanistan veterans for free. Barbara R...

Therapist Arrested For Breaking Lives

...d by former colleagues as an engaging, hardworking therapist who volunteered for extra shifts, reassured parents and served as a mentor to new hires.Affidavits filed in support of search warrants indicate that investigators found images on Bleyle's computer and cell phone that he had created himself using chil...

Acupuncture Points Way to Relief from Many Ailments

...he most important thing is how much experience the therapist has," Ruedinger said. If a physician has the additional title of acupuncturist, it means that he or she has had at least 200 hours of recognised training. Source-IANS...

Computer Based Therapy For Depression

...dy in cases where people felt too shy to talk to a therapist in person. He also felt that computer programs may not have the flexibility to probe different angles of an issue. JYT...

Longer Bed Rest may Harm Pregnant Women

...rs recommend that women on bed rest see a physical therapist and begin a light exercise program, if appropriate. Source-IANS...

Variations of Post–Heart Attack Depression Affect Recover

...se don’t help, ask your doctor for a referral to a therapist who can help sort out your thoughts and hit on a more specific treatment. Some physicians see depression after a heart attack as an understandable reaction that will go away as you get better. It is usually much more than that. Regardless of its or...

Couple Therapists Plays Vital Role in Keeping Couples Bond Intact

...in family therapy work chiefly with couples.// The therapist helps the couple work on eliminating mutual misund... social skills and problem solving. The couples therapist assumes that the unhappiness of a couple amounts to more than the sum of their individual problems a...

New Software to Help Patients

... is filled, by Medical College of Georgia physical therapist and associate dean, who wanted to reduce consumer confusion with multiple prescriptions. // Multiple prescriptions can be confusing: knowing which pill is which, when to take what medication and what pills have special instructions. 'The idea cam...

Nine Ways to Relieve Joint Stress

...n your joints and muscles. Your doctor or physical therapist can suggest devices that will be helpful for tasks you may find difficult at home or at work. Source-Newswse SRM...

Physicians Enlisted in Efforts to Keep Demented Drivers Off the Road

... Center, demonstrates the role of the occupational therapist - driver rehabilitation specialist in evaluating medical fitness to drive. Another coauthor, Marla Berg-Weger, Ph.D., professor of social work at Saint Louis University, shows physicians how they can cooperate with family members to eliminate patient...

Light Therapy Fights Depression With Sun Substitute

...r is nothing unusual," said Jürgen Zulley, a sleep therapist at the University of Regensburg in southeastern Germany. As opposed to a normal feeling of melancholy, winter depression is characterised by an added need to sleep, ongoing lack of energy and strength, trouble concentrating and overall diminished v...

Ozone Treatment - A Good Alternative For Spinal Injury

...umar explained. Said Jose B. Noci, a senior ozone therapist of Spain: 'Apart from a large number of people in Italy and Germany, nearly 4,000 patients are availing themselves of ozone treatment in Spain every year.' He added: 'Since the number of affected people is much more in India than the above countries...

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