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Case Studies and Personal Experiences
FFakour ---
This must have been discussed before but just to gather your input on the best plan of action.
53 years old female with chronic pain and fibromyalgia on codeine contin tablets with no positive UDS s in the past now has cocaine metabolites in her urine. I had just increased her codeine dose due to insufficient pain control. Her current dose id 100 mg bid. She has bipolar disease on mood stabilizers and Crohn's disease.
Would you stop her narcotics with this urine result?
Thank you
Beth Mares ---
The Missing Persons Act was recently passed without publicity and apparently without opposition from MLAs. However a close look at the wording of the law raises concerns about possible consequences, especially for the practice of psychotherapy, that seem to have been overlooked.
I have explained my concerns at https://www.therapytorontotherapist.ca/pp2.htm
Beth Mares RP
Kimberly ---
Ever since I was a child, I have been told to sit down, lower my voice, stop talking to those people. I was pointed in the direction that I was expected to go in and told what I was supposed to like, follow, enjoy and engage in.
Community ---
The effects of global climate change on mental health and well-being are integral parts of the overall climate-related human health impacts. Mental health consequences of climate change range from minimal stress and distress symptoms to clinical disorders, such as anxiety, depression, post-traumatic stress, and suicidality.
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People with homes damaged by extreme weather events are more likely to experience mental health issues such as depression and anxiety even when the damage is relatively minor and does not force them to leave their homes, a new study suggests.
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People who suffered a financial, housing-related, or job-related hardship as a result of the Great Recession (which officially lasted from December 2007 to June 2009) were more likely to show increases in symptoms of depression, anxiety, and problematic drug use.
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Oklahoma delivered a stinging blow to the drug manufacturing firm Johnson & Johnson on Monday, a landmark victory for the state that may help decide more than 2,000 lawsuits targeting opioid makers and distributors around the US. [CNN / Jacqueline Howard and Wayne Drash]
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Adults who take prescription opioids for severe pain are more likely to have increased anxiety, depression and substance abuse issues if they also use marijuana.
"Given the fact that cannabis potentially has analgesic properties, some people are turning to it to potentially manage their pain," Andrew Rogers, said in describing the work.
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You may have seen one of the following headlines over the past few days:
Suffering from depression? Eat dark chocolatesPeople who eat dark chocolate less likely to be depressedEating lots of dark chocolate 'lowers the risk of depression'Depression, Memory Loss, Heart Problems? Try Chocolate Therapy!Does this mean therapists should recommend dark chocolate to their clients?
Not quite.