Mon.Apr 08, 2024

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Is Diogenes Syndrome a Mental Disorder? A case study

The Masked AMHP

Harry is a man in his late 80’s. He is divorced and lives alone in his own home. He has a number of physical health problems associated with old age and is provided with a package of home care by the Older People’s Social Services Team.

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The Guardian view on carer’s allowance: people who look after others should not be an afterthought | Editorial

The Guardian

The DWP’s system punishes claimants for payment errors. But it is the rules, not the carers, that are most at fault The problems caused by attempts to reclaim benefit payments to carers, on the basis that they are ineligible due to increased earnings, are not new. Between 19,000 and 39,000 overpayments have been logged in each of the last five years.

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The Itch: A Son’s Story of A Father With Mental Health Challenges

MQ Mental Health

Mental illness can affect people differently. It can be challenging, differently, for those with the condition and those who love them. This is one son's story. Lukas Kesslig has experience of living with someone who showed symptoms of bipolar disorder. Lukas grew up with a father who had mental health challenges. Here he kindly shares with MQ part of his experience growing up with his father.

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Occupational Health and Wellbeing (OHWB) and the Health and Social Care Workforce

Health & Social Care Workforce

Dr Antonina Semkina is Research Associate at the NIHR Policy Research Unit in Health and Social Care Workforce, King’s College London.

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5 Must Haves for Case Management

Thousands of nonprofits rely on case management software to help collect data, manage programs, coordinate with agencies, and provide life-changing health and human services. Adopting a cloud-based case management platform is essential for nonprofits and government agencies to operate more efficiently and make better use of their funding and budget.

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The Cycle of Procrastination

Prosper Health Collective

The procrastination cycle refers to the pattern of behaviour we typically repeatedly go through when we delay certain tasks or activities , which ultimately increases the likelihood of the same procrastination patterns in the future. The cycle starts with us having to engage in a certain task , activity or goal. Procrastination arises from a pattern of unhelpful rules and assumptions that we may have about ourselves, others and the world.

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The Vicious Cycle of Procrastination

Prosper Health Collective

The procrastination cycle refers to the pattern of behaviour we typically repeatedly go through when we delay certain tasks or activities , which ultimately increases the likelihood of the same procrastination pattens in the future. The cycle starts with us having to engage in a certain task , activity or goal. Procrastination arises from a pattern of unhelpful rules and assumptions that we may have about ourselves, others and the world.