Tag: depression

Studies suggest that emotional and psychological factors play significant roles in driving diabetes-related amputations. Yet few doctors address psychological factors ...

The constant stream of awful news in world affairs can give rise to feelings of hopelessness. Here are a handful ...

For amputees, adapting to life in a wheelchair life is quite different than adapting to life on prosthetic legs. Here's ...

Clinical trials are now underway to investigate psychedelics’ effects on phantom limb pain, depression, PTSD, opioid addiction, and other amputee ...

We all experience grief. But whether it’s sparked by the loss of a loved one, a relationship, a cherished goal, ...

Elayna Alexandra's "Life Raft" is a set of tools that keep her above water when the whirlpool of negative emotions ...

Septuagenarian strives for independence after amputation

By Tony Phillips Amputation is much more than a physical loss. It is a permanent alteration of one’s natural body, ...

Amputation is much more than a physical loss. It is a permanent alteration of one’s natural body, usually accompanied by ...

Don’t Let Amputation Lead to Isolation

How Pain Can Steal Your Life—and the Tools to Take It Back