Prue Fanselow-Brown
However well it goes, there are times when step-parenting presents a significant challenge, especially in the early years.
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This is a question that clinical psychologists ask their clients with eating disorders to think about on a regular basis, alongside “Does thinness make you likeable? and “Does thinness make you successful?” Dr Fran Vertue
More people are suffering from depression than ever before. Life is getting more challenging all the time, with increased demands on our time and our energy for work and other commitments, Alan Prosser
As adults, feeling a little “off colour”, feeling a little “blue”, is a normal part of life, something we are all likely to experience from time to time. There is a myth that motherhood is always wonderful, and that all other mothers cope magnificently. Unfortunately, there is a stigma attached to not coping, and mothers are reluctant to say when things are not going well. Bulimia nervosa, commonly called bulimia, is an eating disorder. People with bulimia who want to lose weight try not to eat, but after a while they give in to the urge to eat. The name anorexia is short for anorexia nervosa – sometimes called the slimmer’s disease. It is an eating disorder in which a person, most often a young woman, deliberately loses weight. Figures from the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia show that the rates of smoking amongst people with mental health problems are significantly higher than those among the general population. This means that these people are at risk of developing tobacco-related medical illnesses at a much higher rate. Tranquilliser or minor tranquilliser are commonly used terms for three main drug types, that have sedative, hypnotic or anxiolytic action. Cannabis is the short name for the plant cannabis sativa. Cannabis contains a chemical called THC (Delta-9 tetrahydrocannabinol). THC is a mind altering drug. |
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