Medscape January 8, 2025
A young boy with a habit of screaming when he didn’t get his way is among the patients Joannie Yeh, MD, a primary care physician at Nemours Children’s Health in Media, Pennsylvania, has helped in her practice.
Yeh taught the boy to stretch out his hands into the shape of a starfish, then trace around the edges of his fingers while breathing slowly and deeply. His parents later reported that after using the strategy at home, their son was no longer taking his rage out on his younger siblings.
Interventions like breathing exercises are just a few techniques Yeh hopes more primary care clinicians will teach young patients as mental health issues among this population soar to a national state...
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