By Fauzia Saeed, Psychologist VCCTC, PRCS Punjab Branch.LHR In psychology and philosophy, emotion is a subjective, conscious experience characterized primarily by psycho physiological expressions, biological reactions, and mental states. Emotion is often associated and considered reciprocally influential with mood, temperament, personality, disposition, and motivation. The physiology of emotion is closely linked to arousal of the [...]
By Fauzia Saeed, Psychologist,VCCTC, PRCS, Punjab Branch, LHR Depression is a state of low mood and aversion to activity that can affect a person's thoughts, behavior, feelings and physical well-being. Depressed people may feel sad, anxious, empty, hopeless, helpless, worthless, guilty, irritable, or restless. They may lose interest in activities that once were pleasurable; experience loss of appetite or overeating, have problems concentrating, [...]
In view of the health hazards associated with needle sharing, the Sindh Aids Control Programme (SACP) is considering the introduction of oral substitution therapy for intravenous drug users (IDUs). Speaking at ‘Media Dialogue with People Living with HIV’, arranged by the SACP in connection with World Aids Day activities, programme manager Dr Arshad Mehmood said [...]
Dow University of Health Sciences (DUHS) organized a Ceremony to honour Pakistani Director and Oscar Award Winner Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoey and Dow Alumni Dr. Mohammad Ali Jawwad, Member Oscar Winning Team and Plastic Surgeon behind repairing faces of acid victims were honoured by his mother institution for his contribution in ‘Saving Face’ with Gold Medal and [...]
By Zohra Saleem Abdullah and Samina Pyarali, Karachi The Nurse Case Manager plays significant role in discharge planning of Stroke survivors. She is a link between the patient, families and multidisciplinary team. Families are hesitant to take care of Stroke patients at home so Nurse Case Manager educate and trained them to take care of [...]
