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Clinical psychologists can help children with neurodevelopmental disorders and emotional disturbances through a combination of testing, training, treatment and therapy, a Tainan-based practitioner said.
Huang Jui-chien (黃睿謙), a clinical psychologist at National Cheng Kung University Hospital’s Department of Psychiatry, cited the case of a boy who at the age of three was unable to speak and would stare at a spinning toy all day.
The boy, Hsiao-chih (小志), was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder following an evaluation by an early treatment team at the hospital, Huang said.
Hsiao-chih would reportedly cry whenever the toy was taken away. Concerned about his behavior, his parents
Doctor recommends protein, exercise to beat muscle atrophy
By Wang Chun-chung and Kayleigh Madjar / Staff reporter, with staff writer
To ease the negative health effects associated with muscle loss among the nation’s aging population, a Tainan-based doctor recommends protein, vitamin D and exercise to prevent and deal with sarcopenia.
About 20 percent of Taiwan’s population is to be older than 65 by 2025, making it an aged society and presenting a variety of health issues. Among them is sarcopenia, a type of muscle loss associated with age.
In the US and some European countries, research has shown that 5 to 13 percent of those aged 60 to 70 have sarcopenia, said Wu Chun-feng (吳俊鋒), director of family medicine at Kuo General Hospital, adding that the figure rises to as high as half of people aged 80 or older.