Women who tried to get an abortion but were denied one were more likely to experience anxiety and to report lower self-esteem and life satisfaction than women who sought and received an abortion, found a new study. The women who did and did not terminate their pregnancy had similar levels ... Read More »
Ten years ago, litigation lawyer Michele Hollins was a “perpetually happy person,” with twin daughters and a partnership in her Calgary law firm. Then, depression struck. For a while, Hollins was able to hide her illness at work, then go home and “become a complete automaton,” she says, unable to eat or even muster the ... Read More »
Fathers are being encouraged to openly discuss mental health with their sons following a survey which reveals many young men do not talk about their feelings. Roughly one third of the teenagers in the poll said they instead chose to “put a brave face on”, even though most of them wanted their fathers ... Read More »
When depression hit Keenan Atkins in early secondary school, he was scared to talk to his father about it. Men of his dad’s generation are afraid to talk about their feelings in case they are seen as “weak”, he says. And this seems a common experience for teenage boys, with ... Read More »
The number of students registering with mental health issues at Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) has increased by 700 per cent in the past four years. The sharp rise is regarded as a positive indicator that efforts to address the stigma surrounding mental health issues among young people are paying ... Read More »
In December 2012, Hillary Clinton sustained a concussion. The secretary of state had become so dehydrated she fainted, hit her head, and, as a result, was brought to New York-Presbyterian Hospital for a follow-up MRI scan of her brain. Doctors discovered a blood clot inside a vein inside her skull and ... Read More »
Three women huddled on an iron cot, without any clothes. The mattress was removed to provide them respite from bed bugs. In the adjoining ward for male inmates, men crouched on the floor, naked, bereft of minimum basic living conditions. Three other men, also naked, were made to stand in ... Read More »
Kathmandu Physical, social and mental health are important aspects of one’s life. If any one of these aspects is affected, then a person cannot be called a healthy being. Compared to physical health, mental aspect of health is often neglected by people. “This is because of stigma associated with mental ... Read More »
She issued a statement backing the initiative from The Anna Freud Centre National Centre for Children and Families, of which she is patron. Her statement said: “One in three adults still say they would be embarrassed to seek help for their child’s mental health. “No parent would fail to call ... Read More »
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge “feel very strongly” about getting expert mental health support for their children if they needed it. Kate, patron of the Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families – a children’s mental health charity – said getting early support for a child who is ... Read More »
Black and Hispanic students are less likely to get proper mental health treatment than their white counterparts despite having similar rates of mental health problems, a new study shows. Led by Dr. Lyndonna Marrast, of the Harvard Medical School, researchers examined data involving youngsters under 18 years old and young ... Read More »
A new study has found that despite having a similar rate of mental health problems as white students, black and Hispanic students are less likely to receive proper mental health treatment, showcasing inherent racial inequalities that may be plaguing educational institutions. The research, led by Dr. Lyndonna Marrast, then of ... Read More »
