This pandemic is a litmus test on my mental health
“In hiding” is my reply in jest when family and friends text me how I am these days. I know they are concerned about my mental health, but I use…
Life without fathers
Written by Danielle Uy, contributor She is a teenager, beautiful and intelligent, two qualities considered by many as essential for an adolescent in this country. Those around her are excited…
PTSD: What’s next for this war-inflicted mental disorder?
At a flag raising ceremony one morning in this war-ravaged Marawi City in southern Philippines, soldiers were seen crying while listening and singing the country’s national anthem on an Independence…
New hopes for depression: A prick test and a smartphone app
Two interventions—one slightly invasive and the other non-invasive—separately give new hopes for depression sufferers. Scientists at the UT (University of Texas) Southwestern Medical Center’s Center for Depression Research and Clinical…
Depression among American Muslim women linked to stigma, abuse, study reveals
A new study revealed that depression experienced by Muslim women in the United States were strongly associated with stigma and physical and sexual abuse. The researchers, Henna Budhwani, PhD, MPH and Kristine…
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