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Empowerment of parents/guardians in the management of their children's condition is not new in health care. Chronic conditions often require parents/guardians to undertake medical or nursing duties...
COVID-19 is an infectious respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2). Transmission is primarily via respiratory (droplet and aerosol) and...
Puberty has been described as one of the most profound biological transitions in a person's life (Susman and Rogol, 2014). Among the many endocrine and paracrine activities, one catalyst for these...
Many religions have a strong belief in the sanctity of life, which means that there may be concerns around treatments and care that can be perceived as hastening death, ranging from opioid pain relief...
The Frank-Starling law states that the force or tension developed in a muscle fibre depends on the extent to which it is stretched..
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) 1990 defines a child as anyone under 18 years of age. Until a child reaches 18 years of age, an adult (usually their parent—see the...
The current definition of DVA includes any incident of threatening behaviour, violence, abuse or control that occurs between two adults or young people over the age of 16 years, who are or have been...
BDD is an increasingly prevalent condition (Himanshu et al, 2020) with psychological and functional impacts, so recognition and treatment is essential. Furthermore, suicide rates in the UK among...
The 20-week antenatal scan is the primary point at which the structures of the heart are examined. The heart is one of the first organs to be formed in utero. By 8 weeks' gestation, the heart's atria...
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A ritual is the undertaking of specific activities or behaviours that express symbolic, often culturally influenced, meaning, whereby specific thoughts and feelings are experienced individually, or as...
Concepts closely related to what is now known as the MSE in current day practice have been used in psychiatry for decades (Kareem and Ashby, 2000). The use of the MSE when considering an individual's...
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