Scott Janssen

Nov 15, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Scott Janssen |Aaron Morgenstein |Amy Bissada |Jen Barna

In the weeks after her mother died, Stacy’s mind was filled with thoughts about things she believed she’d done wrong and ways she’d let her mother down. “I shouldn’t have gotten so impatient with her”; “I should have been kinder, should have spent more time with her.” She was even tormented by the inaccurate belief that she had caused her mother’s death by failing to “try harder to get her to eat.” Painful thoughts and emotions coupled with harsh self-judgments and fear about the future.

Sep 23, 2024 | kinship.com | Scott Janssen

How to Grieve a Pet · KinshipSkip to main contentFor National Pet Memorial Day — Sept. 12th — we asked 5 grief experts how to cope with feelings of guilt after we lose a pet. Will was distraught after his dog died. Though he had been slowing down and sleeping more, Will had passed it off as normal, signs that his pup was simply getting older. By the time the vet diagnosed cancer, there was little that could be done.

Aug 20, 2024 | kevinmd.com | Scott Janssen |Toni Bernhard |Gary Call |Julie Craig

Health care professionals working with dementia patients should be aware that a higher-than-average percentage of their patients are likely to have PTSD. Research has found that people with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear to have a higher likelihood of developing dementia than those who do not. A meta-analysis of evidence on PTSD and dementia risk, for example, found that people diagnosed with PTSD are up to twice as likely to develop dementia later in life.

May 15, 2024 | socialworktoday.com | Scott Janssen

Fall 2024 IssueGrief After Pregnancy Loss By Scott Janssen, MA, MSW, LCSW Social Work Today Vol. 24 No. 4 P. 14 Men and women may grieve differently, and men’s suffering may go unacknowledged. Carl vividly remembers the moment he and his wife, Sandra, were in the delivery room expecting the birth of their first child. “I knew something was wrong when I saw the look on the nurse’s face.

Apr 23, 2024 | newsbreak.com | Scott Janssen

Tank’s life has been full of conflict and strife. Now he’s stuck in a wheelchair on his back porch with me, a hospice social worker, peppering him with questions. He’s pondering my query about why he’s feeling peace about his impending death. His eyes soften as he motions with his head toward the workshop near the back fence. “You remember me telling you about my older boy?” he asks. “The one that died by suicide?” I ask.