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The news that I read today about the new drug that is shown to prevent HIV sounds very encouraging. According to the Associated Press reported in the Los Angeles Times, on Friday, May 11, 2012, “The first drug shown to prevent HIV infection won the endorsement of an FDA advisory panel, clearing the way for a landmark approval in the 30 year fight against the virus that causes Aids.”
Truvada is the pill that the Food and Drug Administration recommended approval of for healing people who are at high risk of contracting HIV. A final discussion on this matter is expected by June 15 of this year (2012).
Although at the meeting, there were panelists who backed the use of Truvada for prevention of HIV, there were some concerns about this new drug.
It was debated whether Truvada might lead to reduced use of condoms, feeling that it won’t be needed anymore. This is a great concern because it is not a hundred per cent certain that this new drug will prevent HIV. It’s too new to know the effectiveness of this drug.
It is important for people who are on this drug, to take these pills every day. The other concern was will people remember to take these pills every day? Dr. Tom Giordano of Baylor College of Medicine, who voted in favor of this drug, has great hopes that this new drug will take effect.
The Associated Press went on to state “Truvada first made headlines in 2010 when government researchers showed it could prevent people from contracting HIV. A three year study found that daily doses cut the risk of infection in healthy gay and bisexual men by 42% when accompanies by condoms and counseling. Last year another study found that Truvada reduced infection by 75%.”
Critics of this new drug worry that it could give a false sense of security, and encourage risky behavior. Truvada sells for about $900.00 a month.
Hopefully, in the future, we will learn more about this drug.
Source: Associated Press, Los Angeles Times
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Post-Traumatic Embitterment Syndrome
Most of us have heard of PTSD, (Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome), but now there is another type of stress syndrome that psychiatrists are introducing to our society. It is known as Post-Traumatic Embitterment Syndrome (PTES).
Because I work with teenagers who have emotional problems, my eyes opened wider when I saw the title, “Nothing Sweet about this type of Bitter” in the Los Angeles Times health section.
No, it was not a recipe, although from the title it sounds like it could be. It is a psychological disorder in which some psychiatrists have recently shown some interest.
This disorder has become of interest because there has been an awareness of a vast number of people whose bitter behavior has become a danger to society. These people are so angry because they feel that they have been wronged by someone. Because they are so unhappy, they want to “get even” with the person or persons they feel harmed them.
Because this behavior has gotten to be so common and extremely destructive, some psychiatrists are describing this type of behavior as a mental illness under the name post-traumatic embitterment disorder.
It is common for people who have this disorder to seek revenge. Their bitterness and anger is described as being one step more complex than anger. They are described as being angry and helpless as well.
Embittered people are known to generally be good people who have worked hard at something important, such as a job. Their personality is completely changed when something unexpectedly terrible happens. For example, if they don’t get a promotion or their spouse files for a divorce, they feel that they have been terribly wronged….“they do not deserve this type of treatment.”
Because they feel that they have been victimized, they become extremely angry. They become irrational and want to get even with the offender in the most extreme manner. They cannot let go of their feelings of being wronged. With this type of person, you cannot reason with them. They are constantly thinking of ways to get even.
There are only a handful of studies on this type of behavior, but psychiatrists feel that there is much needed research in order to help people with this behavior disorder.
Unfortunately, people with this embitterment disorder do not seek help because they so strongly feel that they have a good reason for their angry feelings and thoughts of wanting to get even. In their minds “the world is wrong and they are right.”
Some psychiatrists believe that people who were once known to be loving, normal individuals, who suddenly snap and kill their family and themselves may have post-traumatic embitterment syndrome.
Most of us have read news items where someone seemed to have gone “off their rocker,” and killed some family member for no apparent reason. This new awakening may explain the reason for this type of behavior.Source: Los Angeles Times—Shari Roan
Because I work with teenagers who have emotional problems, my eyes opened wider when I saw the title, “Nothing Sweet about this type of Bitter” in the Los Angeles Times health section.
No, it was not a recipe, although from the title it sounds like it could be. It is a psychological disorder in which some psychiatrists have recently shown some interest.
This disorder has become of interest because there has been an awareness of a vast number of people whose bitter behavior has become a danger to society. These people are so angry because they feel that they have been wronged by someone. Because they are so unhappy, they want to “get even” with the person or persons they feel harmed them.
Because this behavior has gotten to be so common and extremely destructive, some psychiatrists are describing this type of behavior as a mental illness under the name post-traumatic embitterment disorder.
It is common for people who have this disorder to seek revenge. Their bitterness and anger is described as being one step more complex than anger. They are described as being angry and helpless as well.
Embittered people are known to generally be good people who have worked hard at something important, such as a job. Their personality is completely changed when something unexpectedly terrible happens. For example, if they don’t get a promotion or their spouse files for a divorce, they feel that they have been terribly wronged….“they do not deserve this type of treatment.”
Because they feel that they have been victimized, they become extremely angry. They become irrational and want to get even with the offender in the most extreme manner. They cannot let go of their feelings of being wronged. With this type of person, you cannot reason with them. They are constantly thinking of ways to get even.
There are only a handful of studies on this type of behavior, but psychiatrists feel that there is much needed research in order to help people with this behavior disorder.
Unfortunately, people with this embitterment disorder do not seek help because they so strongly feel that they have a good reason for their angry feelings and thoughts of wanting to get even. In their minds “the world is wrong and they are right.”
Some psychiatrists believe that people who were once known to be loving, normal individuals, who suddenly snap and kill their family and themselves may have post-traumatic embitterment syndrome.
Most of us have read news items where someone seemed to have gone “off their rocker,” and killed some family member for no apparent reason. This new awakening may explain the reason for this type of behavior.Source: Los Angeles Times—Shari Roan
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