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Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
"The magic of the electronic village is transforming health information. The mouse and keyboard have extended the stethoscope to the 500 million people now online." - Dr. Edward Creagan
The power of the medium inspires Dr. Edward Creagan as he searches for ways to share Mayo Clinic's vast resources with the general public.
Dr. Creagan, a Newark, N.J., native, is board certified in internal medicine, medical oncology, and hospice medicine and palliative care. He has been with Mayo Clinic since 1973 and in 1999 was president of the staff of Mayo Clinic. Dr. Creagan, a professor of medical oncology at Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, was honored in 1995 with the John and Roma Rouse Professor of Humanism in Medicine Award and in 1992 with the Distinguished Mayo Clinician Award, Mayo's highest recognition. He has been recognized with the American Cancer Society Professorship of Clinical Oncology.
He describes his areas of special interest as "wellness as a bio-psycho-social-spiritual-financial model" and fitness, mind-body connection, aging and burnout.
Dr. Creagan has been an associate medical editor with Mayo Clinic's Web sites and has edited publications and CD-ROMs and reviewed articles.
"We the team of (the Web site) provide reliable, easy-to-understand health and wellness information so that each of us can have productive, meaningful lives," he says.
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March 11, 2008
Post-traumatic stress disorder hits armed services
By Edward T. Creagan, M.D.
An important new study conducted by the U.S. Army Surgeon General's office, reported in "USA Today," the "Los Angeles Times" and elsewhere, clearly documents the profound toll of warfare on members of our armed services.
The study shows that the frequency of post-traumatic stress disorders and depression dramatically increases during a third or fourth tour of combat compared with the initial deployment. The toll of stress cascades from the armed service individual to the family and the community.
These sorts of studies clearly document that there is a limit and responsible mental health professionals are acknowledging that the length of deployment in a combat zone needs to be re-analyzed. The recuperative period needs to be prolonged and enhanced to somehow decrease the stresses on members of the armed services community.
We are human, we are vulnerable, and responsible leadership either in the business, corporate, or military environment is acknowledging the role of stress and depression on the individual, on the family, and on our communities. Yes, we need to take care of ourselves, but we also need the support of responsible leadership to help us as our journeys unfold. Whether it be in the board room, the office, the athletic arena, or a combat arena, we each have limits and need time and resources to heal and move forward.
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