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Words are powerful. They seek to inspire, elicit emotions, and can emerge into making a positive change. All around the world there are...

You’ve probably seen the expression ‘quiet quitting’ gathering momentum on social media and news outlets. What appeared to start as a...

As I sat on the grass soaking all the dewy fresh green around me in the early morning, I thought to myself, is green the colour of...

In my early twenties, I suffered with agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a fear of crowded places, open spaces, or being in places where it is...

It is no secret that texting has become an integral form of communication in our everyday lives, yet nothing has quite taken the world by...

The term “mental health” is defined as a state of mental wellbeing which allows an individual to help cope with the stressors of life and...

This is the last blog of our Maternal Mental Health series. For the last six weeks, dear reader, we have discussed the often...

Is the new social media platform BeReal good for mental health? Not for mine. It’s my fourth day of online activity on the ‘BeReal’...

This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We...

This is the fifth week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to postnatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). We...

I don’t know about you, but for me, 2022 has flown by. As unprepared as we may feel, November means the holiday period will be with us...

How common are suicidal ideation and attempts in Kenya, and what influences them? Trigger warning: The following blog describes research...

Welcome to the fourth week of our Maternal Mental Health series. This week I wanted to bring you the perspective of professionals in the...

Learning what the Mother and Baby Unit is like and how do occupational therapists work with mothers and their babies Welcome to the...

By Kevin Singer and Sam Ludlow-Broback Fresh off of a long-drawn pandemic, young Americans are struggling with mental health at startling...

Everyone experiences loss at some point. Sooner or later, we all learn what bereavement, an unpleasant but unavoidable part of living,...

Co-written by Katie Hazelgrove. This is the third week of our Maternal Mental Health series, and it is dedicated to Postpartum...

This is the third week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to Postpartum Psychosis —a rare but extremely severe...

Intellectual ability, such as thinking, reasoning, and remembering, is tricky to measure. This may be the reason why no major advancement...

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry at the Department of Psychiatry of Amsterdam UMC in...

Almost thirty years ago, in one of my earlier return visits to India, I was sitting chatting with my mother. Somehow the topic of poverty...

This is the second week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to perinatal Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In...

This is the second week of our Maternal Mental Health series, which is dedicated to perinatal Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). In...

In a world where one-third of households could struggle to meet the rising cost of living, it can be stressful to make the right...