Mental Health First: Preparing for the Holidays: While many experiences the year ending as a time filled with exciting thoughts of the upcoming holidays’ others have an entirely different experience. For some, it’s filled with the dread of being exposed to the hole left by the absence of work while others are confronted with memories of lost loved one and better years. … [Read more...] about Mental Health First: Preparing for the Holidays
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Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges | The Conversation
Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges: There are concerns that Africa may be excluded from advances in genetic brain research brain. ShutterstockOver the past two decades, mental health research has advanced markedly. But most mental health studies haven’t included African people – either as researchers or as participants. This raises an all too … [Read more...] about Mental health genetics: African solutions for African challenges | The Conversation
How indigenous and faith healers approach mental health in Ghana | The Conversation
How indigenous and faith healers approach mental health in Ghana: Herbalists mostly recommend treating underlying physiological condition through herbal remedies UNAMID/FlickrThe use of non-biomedical methods to treat mental disorders in developing countries, like Ghana, has long been acknowledged. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that about 80% of people who need … [Read more...] about How indigenous and faith healers approach mental health in Ghana | The Conversation
Why Africa needs to start focusing on the neglected issue of mental health | The Conversation
Why Africa needs to start focusing on the neglected issue of mental health: The treatment gap for people living with mental illness in Africa is huge. ShutterstockMental health has historically been neglected on Africa’s health and development policy agenda. Faced with many challenges, including intractable poverty, infectious diseases, maternal and child mortality, as well as … [Read more...] about Why Africa needs to start focusing on the neglected issue of mental health | The Conversation
Talk Therapy Available At Cape Town’s New Mental Health Clinic
Talk Therapy Available At Cape Town’s New Mental Health Clinic: karmen hutton – clinical psychologist Along the West Coast of Cape Town in West Beach, a new Life Path Group mental health clinic has opened for those battling mental illness and other mental and emotional traumas. The clinic provides inpatient services and offers a multi-Professional approach to treatment … [Read more...] about Talk Therapy Available At Cape Town’s New Mental Health Clinic
