Tag Archives: Posttraumatic stress disorder

Basic Principles Of Medical Negligence: Need For Protection Of Doctors

Hon’ble SC in a case of medical negligence decide on 10th February 2010, observed that on scrutiny of the leading cases of medical negligence both in our country and other countries especially United Kingdom, some basic principles emerge in dealing with the cases of medical negligence. [Para 94] While deciding whether the medical professional is […]

Disruptive Mood Dysregulation Disorder: A New Diagnostic Approach to Chronic Irritability in Youth

An 8-year-old boy with frequent temper outbursts is evaluated. ”Dillon,” an 8-year-old boy living with his parents and his younger brother, was evaluated because his parents were at their “wits’ end” regarding how to handle his explosive outbursts, which were occurring several times a day. Ms. A, Dillon’s mother, stated, “It has gotten to the […]

mindfulness

What do a 2,500 year-old monk and a modern-day ninth-generation military woman have in common? Besides some common thread of humanity, on the surface it may not seem like much. Like the military, mindfulness has a deep-seated history. Rooted in Buddhist psychology, mindfulness made its way into modern-day American society in various forms in the […]