foxyarse says: She said: 'They had suffered extreme stress, losing their homes, and having their lives threatened, sometimes by people who were once their neighbours. 'The ones who had the worst symptoms (of dementia) now were those who had suffered most at the time. 'These people needed help when they were ten or 20, not when they were 65.' Dr Ritchie continued: 'Although research has not been carried out on Second World War veterans it is fair to assume that a lot of the dementia we have here in that age group is a result of the war. 'There are people around the world still suffering the trauma of war and other disasters and they too could be part of future generations of dementia. 'We in the post-war generation are lucky to have escaped that kind of large-scale trauma, but it does raise the question of how we would cope if we were faced now with that kind of situation.' She added: 'We are all a bit like Russian dolls. It may be the child inside us that carries the risk factor.' Interesting clip Foxy. There is a lady here whose husband has some kind of early onset dementia. He apparently, had been experiencing massive amounts of work related stress (work load overload - cutting staff adding more load to the ones left) and then he just blew a few too many fuses. It is possible that he can recuperate. It has actually happened before, though it is not a common occurrence. I do a class at department of primary industries and the stress levels among their staff is amazing, due to sheer workload. It is interesting to see the effects week to week and would be interesting to see if this has a more subtle effect on the workplace overall??? Personal experiment I have fo... |
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