MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'emotional distress'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:55:39 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3370473&cid=t_230539_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F16%2F7-ways-to-beat-depression-for-seniors%2F Roughly a quarter of people age 65 or older suffer from depression. More than half of doctor’s visits by the elderly involve complaints of emotional distress. Twenty percent of suicides in this country are committed by seniors, with the highest success rate belonging to older, white men. According to a recent report in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, depression is one of the major causes of decline in the health-related quality of life for senior citizens. Why all the depression? Rafi Kevorkian, M.D. calls them the five D’s: disability, decline, diminished quality of life, demand on caregivers, and dementia. To combat senior depression, then, requires coming up with creative methods to counter the five D’s. Here are 7 strategies to do just that, to help pe... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3370473 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 10:09:10 +0100 3370473 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012451&cid=t_230539_109_f&fid=36089&url=http%3A%2F%2Fthesituationist.wordpress.com%2F2009%2F11%2F20%2Fthe-situation-of-emotional-distress-claims%2F Betsy Grey has recently posted her intriguing paper, “Neuroscience and Emotional Harm in Tort Law: Rethinking the American Approach to Free-Standing Emotional Distress Claims” on SSRN.  Here’s the abstract. * * * American tort law traditionally distinguishes between “physical” and “emotional” harm for purposes of liability, with emotional harm treated as a second class citizen. The customary view is that physical injury is more entitled to compensation because it is considered more objectively verifiable and perhaps more important. The current draft of the Restatement of the Law (Third) of Torts maintains this view. Even the name of the Restatement project itself – “Liability for Physical and Emotional Harm” – emphasizes this distinction. Advances... The Situationist blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012451 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 04:01:30 +0100 3012451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2727188&cid=t_230539_111_f&fid=36048&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FAHeartyLife%2F%7E3%2FKlxqeqhQliI%2F With the repeated deportation happening in the Army these days, the organization is hoping to recognize strain and depression early on for its staff. It is implementing a new set of mental health tests that are supposed to be “unprecedented” in “size and scope.” All active duty and reserve soldiers will have to take a test that will help identify trouble area. The test consists of 170 questions and will look at “physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, and family issues” and suggest additional training from the results. This program is desperately needed. The life of a solider is a tough one, and has high rates of emotional-related problems as a result. So far 4,000 soldiers have taken this test, with more to come. Image: sxc.hu. ... A Hearty Life blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2727188 Sun, 23 Aug 2009 21:31:13 +0100 2727188 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2260662&cid=t_230539_140_f&fid=35457&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Fbattlingforhealthcom%2F%7E3%2FMlfHq86FN20%2F Tension. Stress. Anger. Anxiety. These are what you get in a relationship gone bad. Unfortunately, the emotional distress that comes with a strained relationship can translate into physiological problems that in turn lead to conditions like high blood pressure, heart problems, and obesity. These health problems have been reported for both men and women although the latter seems to be more susceptible to health issues caused by bad relationships, according to a study by researchers at the University of Utah. For the study, [the researchers] recruited 276 couples married an average of two decades, in which men and women were between 40 and 70 years old. Participants filled out questionnaires that covered positives, such as emotional warmth and mutual support; and areas of tension, such as fr... Battling-Schizophrenia blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2260662 Wed, 11 Mar 2009 12:31:18 +0100 2260662