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suicide as the fourth Death by suicide is the fourth highest cause of death among men aged 15 to 24 in South Africa. Graphic: John McCann/M&G
10 OCTOBER

Mental illness costs SA billions

Shame and stigma, as well as the lack of facilities, are barriers to healing, experts say

  • Mandisa Ndlovu
7 min read
Dr Hanlé Kirkcaldy, Head: Student Counselling Unit (SCU) and Clinical Psychologist at the University of Pretoria.
PARTNER CONTENT

World Mental Health Day: ‘We must combat mental-health myths so we are not stuck in the Emotional Middle Ages,’ says UP expert

World Mental Health Day is commemorated on 10 October annually

  • Dr Hanlé Kirkcaldy
3 min read
Making vaccination mandatory may be beneficial, given that the government has a responsibility to protect its people; but it does raise the issue of whether forcing individuals to receive a compulsory vaccination would interfere with their rights.
COVID 19

The psychology of vaccine hesitancy and refusal

Once South Africa secured adequate amounts of vaccines, we were faced with a baffling dilemma. Not everyone wanted to take it

  • Angie Vorster
6 min read
The new apartheid is decentralised, encrypted in algorithms, and cloaked in the language of economic rationality and legal formalism and it’s not only in South Africa. Photo: File
COMPREHENSIVE MENTAL HEALTH ACTION PLAN

In an unequal world, mental health must be redefined

Reducing socioeconomic inequalities and improving mental health are twin goals that cannot be separated; we must demand better from government, while also taking collective…

  • Suntosh R Pillay
6 min read
Graphic: John McCann/M&G
HEALTHCARE WORKERS

World Mental Health Day: Poverty should not determine quality of care

The Life Esidimeni tragedy is a stark illustration of how people’s socioeconomic standing affects the mental health services they are able to access

  • Samke Ngcobo
2 min read
(Graphic: John McCann/M&G)
ANXIETY

Anxiety can destroy your life

The disorder is often misdiagnosed because symptoms mask the problem, but it can be treated with therapy

  • Ellapen Rapiti
4 min read
Parkinson’s sufferers get the blues
DEPRESSION

Parkinson’s sufferers get the blues

For people with Parkinson’s disease depression is common and disabling.

  • Staff Reporter
5 min read
BIPOLAR

My inconvenient truth

Bipolar disorder is similar to other lifelong illnesses, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, in that it cannot be “cured”.

  • Anonymous
9 min read