Empty-Nest Syndrome: Pathway to "Construction or Destruction"
Journal Title: Journal of Family Medicine and Disease Prevention - Year 2017, Vol 3, Issue 3
Abstract
Many friends I have between their early forties to late fifties seem to have a pessimistic view on their well being. They have the urge to make irrational and sudden changes in their lives, believing that such changes would result in an increase in their happiness.
Vitamin B12 for Diabetes Patients Treated with Metformin
Metformin treatment, both duration and dose, is associated with increased risk of vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency. B12 deficiency causes Hyperhomocysteinemia (HHcy), which is associated with an increased risk of a variety o...
Adolescent Sense of Coherence and Antidepressants Usage 11 Years Later
Sense of Coherence (SOC) was introduced in 1979 by Aaron Antonovsky as a salutogenic concept that captured the strength and determinants in health from an orientation-to-life questionnaire.
Eighty-Eight Year-Old Demented Woman Lives Alone Independently: A Case Report
The care team discussed the reason of her independence and the plan on how to provide care for her. We concluded that she was independently capable of living in her own home in her small, very familiar community. She has...
Motivational Interviewing Skills: A Tool for Healthy Behavioral Changes
Applying the principles and essence of motivational interviewing in everyday primary care practice has been proven effective in promoting "behavioral change" which presents and improves positive health outcomes and enhan...
The Effect of Integrated TCM with Chemotherapy on Quality of Life and TCM Syndrome
Objective: To evaluate the benefit of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in improving the quality of life (QOL) and TCM syndrome in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. Methods: Sixty-one cancer patients from the on...