When survivors feel depressed instead of lucky
There are many reasons why your mood might plummet after medical treatment for a serious condition, but the basic summary is simple: you have been through a very tough experience, physically and...
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Convalescence is that gradual return to health while you still need time to recover from serious illness or medical treatment. For patients, it's that fuzzy grey area in between feeling acutely ill and...
View ArticlePost-heart attack: why we feel worse before we feel better
"Our study found that levels of the stress hormone cortisol in heart attack patients increased sharply AFTER hospital discharge - and stayed elevated for six months" says @Doreen_Rabi
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