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Acute Stress Disorder In Teens Acute Stress Disorder In Teens
Acute Stress Disorder In Teens Acute stress disorder is a response to a traumatic event. Teens who experience a school shooting, natural disaster, death, car accident or other traumatic event are at risk for acute stress disorder. In fact, up to one-third of people who experience a traumatic event develop acute stress disorder, according to the US Department of Veterans Affairs. Acute stress disorder (ASD) typically develops within one month of a traumatic incident. Consequently, teens with ASD experience a variety of distressing symptoms. These symptoms may last just a few days or as long as a month. The diagnosis of a…
After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC
After Catastrophic Accident, Skydiver Finds Lifesaving Help At WMC A licensed pilot and experienced skydiver, Brian Moriarty is no stranger to taking a leap.  “It’s the exhilaration, adrenaline, knowledge and skill necessary to take something so inherently dangerous and make it routine,” said Moriarty, who works as a paramedic. He describes skydiving as a meditative experience “where you are forced to focus on what is taking place in the moment and be consumed in it 110 percent.” In 2015, with 1,000 jumps under his belt, Moriarty embarked on what seemed to be a “routine and unremarkable” jump on a beautiful June day in upstate New York. “Everything I know…
Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Specialized Care to Westchester Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Specialized Care to Westchester
Columbia Orthopedic Surgeon Brings Specialized Care to Westchester WESTCHESTER COUNTY, N.Y. -- A new era of orthopedic care has arrived in Westchester County at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital where a team of sports medicine and orthopedic physicians from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) is providing world-class, specialized orthopedic services in a community hospital setting. “Our goal is to bring New York City-level care and the full range of subspecialty orthopedic care that we offer at Columbia up to Westchester,” said Jeffrey A. Geller, MD, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery at NewYork-Presbyterian Lawrence Hospital and the Chief and Director …