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Caregivers by
Produced with the help of individual caregivers and community agencies, this is a "how-to" series with soul. Shot over the course of a year, these five episodes immerse you in the joys and sorrows of providing care. The caregivers featured in the series are honest and open about their feelings-- and their eloquent insights offer an assessment of our health-care system's strengths and weaknesses.
The Secret Life of the Brain, Episode Four: The Adult Brain by
After a stroke damaged his ability to be aware of his feelings, Marvin Bateman has lost the ability to connect wiht other people, even his wife and children, and has difficulty making even simple, everyday decisions. Where Marvin feels too little, Johny Cortez feels too much. He suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Day and night, memories fo a year-old car accident send him into a panic, his heart racing. Roger Pitman at Harvar is studying a drug that, if administered in time, might be able to prevent PTSD in victims of trauma. For wirter and psychologist Lauren Slater, an extreme sensitivity to anxiety and the stress it produces may help explain her life-long battle with depression. Lauren is part of a family line "riddled with mental illness." But added to that genetic predisposition was the abuse she suffered as a child. There is not cure for depression, but scientists have developed effective medications that, especially in combination with talk therapy, can help people with depression live productive lives. -- Producer description.
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Shift your thinking to a palliative approach
Shift the way you practice - could the people you care for benefit from a palliative approach? What does a palliative approach mean in settings like acute care, long term care, and home and community care?
TEDTalks: BJ Miller—What really matters at the end of life
At the end of our lives, what do we most wish for? For many, it's simply comfort, respect, love. BJ Miller is a palliative care physician at Zen Hospice Project who thinks deeply about how to create a dignified, graceful end of life for his patients. Take the time to savor this moving talk, which asks big questions about how we think on death and honor life.
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