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Teach Autistic Children How To SWIM

Swimming lessons may help to save the lives of thousands of autistic children, scientists claim. Young sufferers are...

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Victim On Psychiatric Treatment

The 25-year-old Evelyn Boakye who was inhumanely treated by her supervisor at the Abelenkpe branch of Marwako is...

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Staying Alive In A Suicidal World [Article]

It was one Saturday afternoon, as I was relaxing on my bed and decided to follow some discussions on a High School...

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John Legend On Supporting Wife During Battle With Postpartum Depression

When John Legend learned that his wife, Chrissy Teigen, had been diagnosed with postpartum depression, he started doing...

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10 Warning Signs of Depression You Shouldn’t Ignore

Depression, also known as clinical depression and major depressive disorder (MDD), is one of the least understood...

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Address Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Mental Health Care

By Ben Ofosu Appiah In the last couple of weeks, 4 cases of suicide have been reported in the news with three of the...

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Mental Health Authority Provides Helpline For Persons Planning Suicide

The Mental Health Authority has decided to establish a temporary helpline for persons contemplating suicide. The...

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Who Killed Our Ladies?

“Suicide does not mean there was no killer”- unanimous My roommate woke me up this morning and told me about a...

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War-Scarred Syrian Children May Be ‘lost To Trauma’

Syrian children terrified by shelling and airstrikes are showing signs of severe emotional distress and could grow up...

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Eating Disorders Can Strike In Mid-Life

Eating disorders, including anorexia and bulimia, affect a small but substantial number of women in their 40s and 50s,...

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Stanbic’s Global Markets Team Supports Autism Centre

The Stanbic Bank Global Market Unit has presented GH¢ 20, 000 and other items to the Hope Setters Autism Centre at...

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When Fanaticism Clouds Objectivity……

Typical of every developing nation that is making strenuous efforts to hit the developed mark, one of the dreadful imps...

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Martin Amidu Recounts How BNI Trauma Disenfranchised Him

Anti-graft campaigner Martin Amidu has explained why he is so elated to vote on December 7, the first time in eight...

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Study Identifies Health Risks of “repetitive Thought” About Work-Family Conflict

The findings, published in the journal Stress & Health recently, was based on a study involving 203 people, indicate...

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Stress ‘changes Brains of Boys and Girls Differently’

Very stressful events affect the brains of girls and boys in different ways, a Stanford University study suggests. A...

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Women May Become SMARTER Just Before Their Period, Claims Brain Scan Study

Women become brainier when they are at their most fertile – and their brains then shrink during period, according to...

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Mental Illness Is Not A Curse

A GNA feature by Dennis Peprah Mental illness, according to medicine, is a chronic disorder diagnosed, most often by a...

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Antidepressants Make Healthy People TWICE As Likely To Become Suicidal

* They found they increased the risk of harm regardless of someone’s age * But some scientists argue the findings and...

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2.3 Million Ghanaians ‘mad’

Dr. Akwasi Osei, Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority has revealed that more that 2.3 million of...