Overview

Trauma

Trauma describes a condition where the patient is frozen in a state of active emotional intensity and distress that is connected to a traumatising event. The trauma patient shows a range of physical, emotional and cognitive symptoms.

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Post-traumatic stress disorder occurs as a response to experiencing or witnessing a life-threatening event. The condition is characterised by the persistent re-experiencing of the event, resulting in numbness, avoidance, and hyper-arousal.

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Psychosis

Psychosis is a severe mental condition characterised by loss of contact with reality, typically including delusions (false ideas about what is taking place or who one is) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things which are not really there).

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Epilepsy

Epilepsy is the most common brain disorder in the world. It is characterised by repeated seizures; sudden surges of electrical activity in the brain that affect how a person feels or acts for a short time.

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Depression

Depression is a common mental disorder characterised by persistent sadness, loss of interest in activity, isolation and decreased energy that affect one's ability to enjoy a full life.

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New publication about cbm's work, vision and values

Cover page of the new publication

We invite you to share our vision to improve the quality of life of persons with disabilities and to reduce the risk of disability from disease and exclusion for those who live in the most disadvantaged societies around the world.

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World Health Organization thanks cbm for its outstanding work

Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General WHO and Dr Allen Foster, cbm President

cbm President Professor Allen Foster met with World Health Organisation Director-General Dr Margaret Chan, for the WHO's global initiative to eliminate avoidable blindness "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight” on the eve of World Sight Day 2007 at the WHO's headquarters in

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