Mediating Anxiety, Fear, and Pain in the Wound Clinic Setting
- Mon, 12/14/09 - 12:59pm
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Wound clinics often manage care for individuals who suffer from anxiety-related stress. For those individuals, the experience of having a wound often transcends the wound clinic and affects their day-to-day life. It is common for individuals with psychological disorders, such as generalized anxiety disorder; to have anxious thoughts days before their wound care appointment. Often these individuals dwell on questions that lead them into a spiral of anxious thought. These thoughts, no matter how unrealistic, become real. Initially, patients may think things like:
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