Sentences with phrase «younger patients tend»

In a third, ECMC lawyers told a judge that a cancer survivor with massive unexpected medical bills shouldn't be eligible to have her student debt discharged in bankruptcy because she was young and «survival rates for younger patients tend to be higher.»

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Young children with involved fathers tend to be more patient and better able to handle stress and frustration once they're in school.

Patients who were younger, female, and those who had a college education tended to expect greater benefits from CAM.

This was not unexpected, Barry notes, since ASD therapies tend generally to be aimed at younger patients, whereas older patients more often receive care principally through schools.

A reduction in harsh radiation therapy could be a big deal for many HPV - positive oral cancer patients, especially as they tend to be much younger (often in their 40s and 50s) compared with the previous majority of patients whose malignancies are linked to smoking or alcohol consumption.

The vast majority of patients — 93 percent — were insured, while 7 percent, or 2,578, lacked coverage; they tended to be younger, male, non-white and unmarried, and more likely to be from regions of lower median income, educational level, and population density.

In our experience, these patients are young and tend to have originated from southern states.

Borderline Personality Disorder is a spectrum disorder, meaning there is a broad spectrum of severity and patients with less severe manifestations have an easier path to recovery; and all things being equal, younger individuals generally tend to be more responsive to therapy than older.

Anxiety disorders are among the most common mental disorders during childhood and adolescence, with a prevalence of 3 — 5 % in school - age children (6 — 12 years) and 10 — 19 % in adolescents (13 — 18 years); 1, 2 and the prevalence of anxiety disorders in this population tends to increase over time.3 Anxiety is the most common psychological symptom reported by children and adolescents; however, presentation varies with age as younger patients often report undifferentiated anxiety symptoms, for example, muscle tension, headache, stomachache or angry outbursts.4 According to the standard diagnostic systems, there are various types of anxiety disorders, for example, generalised anxiety disorder (GAD), social phobias (SOP), social anxiety disorder (SAD), panic disorder (PD), overanxious disorder, separation anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD).5 Anxiety disorders in children and adolescents often occur with a number of comorbidities, such as autism spectrum disorders, 6 depressive disorders, 7 conduct disorder, 8 substance abuse9 or suicide - related behaviour.10 Youths with anxiety disorders experience serious impairment in social functioning (eg, poor school achievement; relational problems with family members and peers).11, 12 Childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders can persist despite treatment, 1 and they are associated with later adult psychopathology.13, 14