Health Tips
HELP FOR THOSE WITH ANXIETY AND/OR CHRONIC PAIN!!!
There is no panacea for chronic pain. Many things can help. Mindset matters. I found a blog by a lady who has a "glass is half-full" mindset named Sue Falkner-Wood. There are tools that are helpful such as relaxation techniques. Having someone direct you on how to appropriately use those techniques can be helpful. I've produced an CD/audio that can be helpful as part of a comprehensive management plan. Here's the story of one patient:
Again, many of my patients have found it helpful to use these techniques in conjunction with other pain management treatment. I thought the first patient with chronic pain that I taught this technique to found this very unhelpful, and she discharged herself from the hospital and went home resigned to live the rest of her life in her wheelchair.
A couple of months later I saw her in the outpatient physical therapy department walking with a cane. She came over to me and thanked me for making the audio (CD or MP3). I asked her what had happened. She stated that she decided to not just sit in her wheelchair in pain any more. Then she used the audio and pain management tips to help her get through physical therapy and to walk again. Yes her foot was still in great pain, but she had learned how to manage the pain and not need as much medication to cope with the pain as she became more functional in her day-to-day life.
Dr. McCoy has self-help material available for coping with anxiety and chronic pain most places you can download music/audios.
Links for Downloading RELIEVING ANXIETY can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/297048716990558/posts/4731709770191075/?d=n
for Dowloading OUTSMARTING PAIN can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/297048716990558/posts/4731709770191075/?d=n
Dr. McCoy
P.S. More info at Anxiety/Pain Management Blog
Understanding the DSM5: Changes and Clinical Considerations
Presented by VPS Productions
get resources at jhmccoy.wordpress.com
help us with future workshops by filling out this survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DF23MCF
Thanks,
Dr. McCoy
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National Alliance on Mental Illness
Free Public Event
September 23, 2014
6:30 pm
Renaissance Behavioral Hospital
Dr. McCoy Discussing:
Full Recovery Is Possible!
All questions welcome.
Come, share, and learn!
stephcontreras11@gmail.com for more information
Important links from this presentation:
https://www.patdeegan.com/blog/
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca/
http://www.informedmedicaldecisions.org ... on-making/
http://vpsrgv.com/health_tips/index.php
http://www.vpsrgv.com/katrina.html (free relaxation audio)
http://vpsproductions.com/ (nicer version with music $2.99-about to go up to $3.99)
http://www.dbsalliance.org/pdfs/conference/2008/CG7.pdf
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2870
slides at: http://jhmccoy.wordpress.com/
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In light of recent events we at VPS make the following resources available to you:
VARIOUS RESOURCES ON TALKING TO CHILDREN AND OTHERS ABOUT TRAUMA
Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx
Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/mass-shooting.aspx
Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND TEACHERS
En Espanol
Consejos para hablarles a los ni�os y a los j�venes que sufren eventos traum�ticos
Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management:
Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect � Model & Teach
Listen, Protect, Connect � Model and Teach
Psychological First Aid for Teacher and Students
After a Loved One Dies � how children grieve and how parents and other adults can support them
School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis
From the National Child Traumatic Stress Network
Helping Parents and Caregivers Identify "What is Child Traumatic Stress?"
For educators. Identifying CTS in school setting
For the Press from University of Washington
These resources were developed by the University of Washington on how journalists can and should best cover mental illness:
This is a printable PDF version: http://depts.washington.edu/mhreport/]http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/dbhr/mhtg/Publicationfinal.pdf
This is an HTML version: http://depts.washington.edu/mhreport/[/url]
Disaster Helpline from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
Disaster Distress Helpline
Call 1-800-985-5990or text �TalkWithUs� to 66746to get help and supportfor any distress that you or someoneyou care about may be feeling related to any disaster.
The Helpline and Text Service are:
� Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round
� Free (standard data/text messaging rates may apply for the texting service)
� Answered by trained crisis counselors.
TTY for Deaf / Hearing Impaired: 1-800-846-8517
Spanish-speakers:
Para ayuda en espa�ol Text �Hablanos� to 66746
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Again, many of my patients have found it helpful to use these techniques in conjunction with other pain management treatment. I thought the first patient with chronic pain that I taught this technique to found this very unhelpful, and she discharged herself from the hospital and went home resigned to live the rest of her life in her wheelchair.
A couple of months later I saw her in the outpatient physical therapy department walking with a cane. She came over to me and thanked me for making the audio (CD or MP3). I asked her what had happened. She stated that she decided to not just sit in her wheelchair in pain any more. Then she used the audio and pain management tips to help her get through physical therapy and to walk again. Yes her foot was still in great pain, but she had learned how to manage the pain and not need as much medication to cope with the pain as she became more functional in her day-to-day life.
Dr. McCoy has self-help material available for coping with anxiety and chronic pain most places you can download music/audios.
Links for Downloading RELIEVING ANXIETY can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/297048716990558/posts/4731709770191075/?d=n
for Dowloading OUTSMARTING PAIN can be found at
https://www.facebook.com/297048716990558/posts/4731709770191075/?d=n
Dr. McCoy
P.S. More info at Anxiety/Pain Management Blog
Presented by VPS Productions
get resources at jhmccoy.wordpress.com
help us with future workshops by filling out this survey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/DF23MCF
Thanks,
Dr. McCoy
[ view entry ] ( 2034 views )
Check out the new website at vpsproductions.com
[ view entry ] ( 1742 views )
Free Public Event
September 23, 2014
6:30 pm
Renaissance Behavioral Hospital
Dr. McCoy Discussing:
Full Recovery Is Possible!
All questions welcome.
Come, share, and learn!
stephcontreras11@gmail.com for more information
Important links from this presentation:
https://www.patdeegan.com/blog/
http://decisionaid.ohri.ca/
http://www.informedmedicaldecisions.org ... on-making/
http://vpsrgv.com/health_tips/index.php
http://www.vpsrgv.com/katrina.html (free relaxation audio)
http://vpsproductions.com/ (nicer version with music $2.99-about to go up to $3.99)
http://www.dbsalliance.org/pdfs/conference/2008/CG7.pdf
http://www.innovations.ahrq.gov/content.aspx?id=2870
slides at: http://jhmccoy.wordpress.com/
[ view entry ] ( 3859 views )
VARIOUS RESOURCES ON TALKING TO CHILDREN AND OTHERS ABOUT TRAUMA
Helping your children manage distress in the aftermath of a shooting
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/aftermath.aspx
Managing your distress in the aftermath of a shooting
http://www.apa.org/helpcenter/mass-shooting.aspx
Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event
A GUIDE FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND TEACHERS
En Espanol
Consejos para hablarles a los ni�os y a los j�venes que sufren eventos traum�ticos
Helpful Hints for School Emergency Management:
Psychological First Aid (PFA) for Students and Teachers: Listen, Protect, Connect � Model & Teach
Listen, Protect, Connect � Model and Teach
Psychological First Aid for Teacher and Students
After a Loved One Dies � how children grieve and how parents and other adults can support them
School Crisis Guide: Help and Healing in a Time of Crisis
Helping Parents and Caregivers Identify "What is Child Traumatic Stress?"
For educators. Identifying CTS in school setting
These resources were developed by the University of Washington on how journalists can and should best cover mental illness:
This is a printable PDF version: http://depts.washington.edu/mhreport/]http://www.dshs.wa.gov/pdf/dbhr/mhtg/Publicationfinal.pdf
This is an HTML version: http://depts.washington.edu/mhreport/[/url]
Disaster Helpline from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration
Disaster Distress Helpline
The Helpline and Text Service are:
� Available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, year-round
� Free (standard data/text messaging rates may apply for the texting service)
� Answered by trained crisis counselors.
TTY for Deaf / Hearing Impaired: 1-800-846-8517
Spanish-speakers:
Para ayuda en espa�ol Text �Hablanos� to 66746
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