World Mental Health Day
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Mental illness costs SA billions
Shame and stigma, as well as the lack of facilities, are barriers to healing, experts say
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
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
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…
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
Anxiety can destroy your life
The disorder is often misdiagnosed because symptoms mask the problem, but it can be treated with therapy
Parkinson’s sufferers get the blues
For people with Parkinson’s disease depression is common and disabling.
My inconvenient truth
Bipolar disorder is similar to other lifelong illnesses, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, in that it cannot be “cured”.