These initials refer to the doctor's credentials â they indicate the type of medical school the doctor attended and the licensing exam they took to become a doctor. MD stands for Doctor of Medicine, and is the most common type of degree earned by doctors who practice medicine in the United States.
Anxiety is often manifested at various times during cancer screening, diagnosis, treatment, or recurrence. For patients undergoing cancer treatment, anxiety can also heighten the expectancy of pain,[10-12] other symptoms of distress, and sleep disturbances and can be a major factor in anticipatory nausea and vomiting.
Sleep loss, anxiety, fear -- these all fall under the umbrella of emotional distress. So, too, do some cases of depression, crying jags, humiliation and fright. Emotional distress is a very subjective type of damage, and it changes from person to person. There is no hard and fast definition, so if you are experiencing psychological symptoms after an accident, note them (more on this in the next section). Those symptoms may be compensable.