Suicidologist Campaigns Discrimination Against Suicide
Dr Joseph Osafo, a Clinical Psychologist and Suicidologist, is advocating the de-criminalisation of suicide from the laws of Ghana. He ...
Tag: Psychiatry
Increased Mental Patients On Our Streets Worrying
Psychiatric disorders (mental illness) according to experts can be caused by a predisposing factor. This means that it is genetic ...
Phelps Joins Board of Australian Mental Health Firm
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Monday joined the board of an Australian mental health company, a ...
Ageing Japan Faces Healthcare Crisis
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved ...
Rate of US Alzheimer’s Deaths Jumped 55% In Just 15 Years, Data Reveal
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia ...
US Deaths From Alzheimer’s Soar 55 Percent Since 1999
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia ...
Do You Know Your Mental Health Status?
play videoMental health care is one of the biggest challenges confronting the Ghanaian health sector In 2012, Ghana passed Mental ...
Family Doctors Fear That the Worst Is Yet To Come
The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Depression and suicide - the role of the family physician’ Family Doctors fear ...
Depression… the Silent Killer
Sixteen years ago my family and I got involved in a traffic accident and unfortunately, our youngest brother Apache passed ...
Lady Gaga To Meet Prince William In October
Lady Gaga and Prince William have made plans to meet in October to discuss how they can tackle mental illness. ...
Special Schools To Receive More Govt Support – Napo
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said schools with special needs will be given more attention to ...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious ...
Restoring Mental Health’s Dignity
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports ...
Over 300 Million People Are Affected By Depression – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious ...
Mental Health Authority Starts Campaign To Fight Depression
The Mental Health Authority in collaboration with World Health Organization has today April 7, launched a campaign to talk about ...
The 10 Most Common Signs of Drug Use and Addiction
What Is Addiction? Drug addiction is the physical and psychological need to continue using a substance, despite its harmful or ...
40% of People In Ghana Are Depressed – Psychologist
Depression is a health condition which is prevalent in Ghana, with four to five out of every 10 persons suffering ...
Depression and Spate of Suicide In Ghana [Article]
According to an updated fact of the World Health Organisation (WHO, March 2017), one of the key facts of depression ...
Mental Illness Affects 10 Percent of Global Population
Dr Mumuni Fuseini, Northern Regional Co-ordinator for Mental Health at Health Directorate, has said about 10.1 percent of the world’s ...
Mental Health Failings Contributing To Suicides
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwesi Osei, has blamed the recent suicide cases in the ...