Tag: HSD

  • Medical PTSD and Chronic Illness: Root Causes and Strategies for Survival

    Medical PTSD and Chronic Illness: Root Causes and Strategies for Survival

    Medical PTSD is a form of post-traumatic stress disorder caused by damage experienced within the contextual framework of healthcare.  The trauma might encompass any number of events or occurrences.  However, my focus in this essay is on the experiences of chronic, complex, and/or rare disease populations.  One thing is to have an exceedingly unpleasant one-off

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  • Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: What Does it Mean to You?

    Ehlers Danlos Syndrome: What Does it Mean to You?

    The Ehlers Danlos syndromes mean different things to different people. If you ask what it is, the answer varies depending on perspective. Each one of my patients has their own experience with EDS, some more all-encompassing and damaging than others; others less so (but not in any way, shape, or form less important). By now,

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