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Bullying among Youths: Why do bullies bully?

By | July 11th, 2018

Bullying continues to be a serious problem encountered in schools and neighborhoods; and impacts individuals, families, and communities. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention considers bullying as a major health problem, and operationally defined bullying among the youth as any unwanted aggressive behavior(s) by another youth or group of youths who are not siblings or current dating partners that involves an observed or perceived power imbalance and is repeated multiple times or is highly likely to be repeated. Bullying can either be direct or indirect, and can.

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PTSD: What Can I Do to Help My Loved One?

By | February 20th, 2018

Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is a mental health condition that is triggered by either experiencing or witnessing a traumatic event. The symptoms of PTSD can range from flashbacks, mood swings, anxiety, nightmares, and intrusive memories of the event. Its symptoms can manifest within a month after the incident that caused it or years later, and the symptoms may vary from person to person. Post-traumatic stress disorder is commonly associated with people who have served in the military, but other traumatic experiences like being in a car accident.

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How to Recover from the Trauma of a Car Accident

By | January 4th, 2018

When you’re in a car accident, you emerge with both, physical and mental trauma. Sometimes, the physical wounds might be very slight but the mental wounds take a long time to heal. People can experience PTSD-type symptoms for months after a car accident. You’ll be doing something innocuous like taking a shower and the car accident will suddenly replay in your head, leaving you feeling shaken. Don’t worry if this happens to you. It’s actually quite normal. When people have a brush with death, they do naturally feel disturbed. Here.

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Car Accidents Can Cause PTSD

By | October 6th, 2016

After a car accident, many people often feel anger, disbelief, fear, and even shock. All of these emotions are normal, and for most people, the accident will soon be a distant memory. But for others, the feelings don’t get better and may in fact get worse. This can lead to a diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and around ten percent of serious car accident victims suffer from it. What is Post-traumatic Stress Disorder? According to the Mayo Clinic, it’s a mental health disorder that’s brought on by a terrifying.

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