Sorel is a clinical social worker and integrative psychotherapist, in Adelaide, South Australia. Her research interests include the sociology of LGBTIQ people, with an emphasis on social inclusion and wellbeing. Sorel has conducted research with the CSIRO Centre for Health and Wellbeing (proactive coping for weight management) and for the South Australian Parliament researching social-well being and innovative care practices in the management of Lewy Body Disease.Sorel has post-graduate qualifications in Social Work and Psychology, and an undergraduate degree in Systematic Theology and Philosphy.
Throughout his life, Robin Williams made us feel so good to be alive. He brought to us a reason t... more Throughout his life, Robin Williams made us feel so good to be alive. He brought to us a reason to smile, to laugh, and to cry. Robin Williams also, very privately, struggled with depression for most of his life.
On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams committed suicide.
After his death, an autopsy of his brain showed that he had Lewy Body Disease (LDB).
Prior to his death he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, was known to experience periods of deep depression, anxiety and increasing episodes of psychosis, which are all classic symptoms of this newly discovered disease.
In Australia, Lewy Body Disease (LBD) is the second most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative dementia, after Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
As the disease slowly progresses, it causes almost total disability and eventual nursing home admission (NHA). For the person with LBD, and those family members who care for them, the progression of this disease is often totally overwhelming.
Surprisingly, very little is known about LBD. We know nothing of what causes it or who might be at risk of developing it. At present, there is no known cure for LBD. Significant challenges exist in diagnosing and managing people with LBD.
A diagnosis of LBD brings with it frustration, misunderstanding, a lack of appropriate and support along with social isolation.
This report will investigate LBD in Australia, discuss some of the key issues, identify critical new LBD research, and recommend some important initiatives to better the lives of everyone affected by Lewy Body Disease.
Throughout his life, Robin Williams made us feel so good to be alive. He brought to us a reason t... more Throughout his life, Robin Williams made us feel so good to be alive. He brought to us a reason to smile, to laugh, and to cry. Robin Williams also, very privately, struggled with depression for most of his life.
On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams committed suicide.
After his death, an autopsy of his brain showed that he had Lewy Body Disease (LDB).
Prior to his death he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, was known to experience periods of deep depression, anxiety and increasing episodes of psychosis, which are all classic symptoms of this newly discovered disease.
In Australia, Lewy Body Disease (LBD) is the second most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative dementia, after Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
As the disease slowly progresses, it causes almost total disability and eventual nursing home admission (NHA). For the person with LBD, and those family members who care for them, the progression of this disease is often totally overwhelming.
Surprisingly, very little is known about LBD. We know nothing of what causes it or who might be at risk of developing it. At present, there is no known cure for LBD. Significant challenges exist in diagnosing and managing people with LBD.
A diagnosis of LBD brings with it frustration, misunderstanding, a lack of appropriate and support along with social isolation.
This report will investigate LBD in Australia, discuss some of the key issues, identify critical new LBD research, and recommend some important initiatives to better the lives of everyone affected by Lewy Body Disease.
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On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams committed suicide.
After his death, an autopsy of his brain showed that he had Lewy Body Disease (LDB).
Prior to his death he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, was known to experience periods of deep depression, anxiety and increasing episodes of psychosis, which are all classic symptoms of this newly discovered disease.
In Australia, Lewy Body Disease (LBD) is the second most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative dementia, after Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
As the disease slowly progresses, it causes almost total disability and eventual nursing home admission (NHA). For the person with LBD, and those family members who care for them, the progression of this disease is often totally overwhelming.
Surprisingly, very little is known about LBD. We know nothing of what causes it or who might be at risk of developing it. At present, there is no known cure for LBD. Significant challenges exist in diagnosing and managing people with LBD.
A diagnosis of LBD brings with it frustration, misunderstanding, a lack of appropriate and support along with social isolation.
This report will investigate LBD in Australia, discuss some of the key issues, identify critical new LBD research, and recommend some important initiatives to better the lives of everyone affected by Lewy Body Disease.
On August 11, 2014, Robin Williams committed suicide.
After his death, an autopsy of his brain showed that he had Lewy Body Disease (LDB).
Prior to his death he had been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, was known to experience periods of deep depression, anxiety and increasing episodes of psychosis, which are all classic symptoms of this newly discovered disease.
In Australia, Lewy Body Disease (LBD) is the second most commonly diagnosed neurodegenerative dementia, after Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
As the disease slowly progresses, it causes almost total disability and eventual nursing home admission (NHA). For the person with LBD, and those family members who care for them, the progression of this disease is often totally overwhelming.
Surprisingly, very little is known about LBD. We know nothing of what causes it or who might be at risk of developing it. At present, there is no known cure for LBD. Significant challenges exist in diagnosing and managing people with LBD.
A diagnosis of LBD brings with it frustration, misunderstanding, a lack of appropriate and support along with social isolation.
This report will investigate LBD in Australia, discuss some of the key issues, identify critical new LBD research, and recommend some important initiatives to better the lives of everyone affected by Lewy Body Disease.