Single Women are Happier – No, we are not trying to ruin your made-in-heaven relationship, neither are we trying to discourage you from going into one. We just can’t help but join in the ongoing...
Heard of perinatal depression before? Well, it’s a very common disorder amongst women yet very little is known about it. Perinatal depression, like any other depression, is a mental health disorder...
At an austere mental health clinic in northern Syria, male patients with shaved heads squat barefoot in a courtyard, some dressed in uniforms and others in T-shirts and tracksuit trousers. One man...
An Israeli who developed an unorthodox model for treating mental trauma and preventing post-traumatic stress disorder during his years in the military is now sharing it with first responders in other...
I am a bit bewildered about this unwritten and silent rule that almost makes it look like it’s a taboo for a man to propose to his woman friend. And I notice this is a big deal for some women to...
Dr Joseph Osafo, a Clinical Psychologist and Suicidologist, is advocating the de-criminalisation of suicide from the laws of Ghana. He said suicide was not a crime, a disease, an immorality, nor...
If you want to be a leader whom people follow with absolute conviction, you have to be a likeable leader. Tyrants and curmudgeons with brilliant vision can command a reluctant following for a time,...
Several reports of unlawful practices that exist in prisons across the country have reached the desk of Top FM which subsequently led to an investigation into the matter by the team of Top FM current...
The theme for this year’s celebration is ‘Depression and suicide - the role of the family physician’ Family Doctors fear depression and suicide may soon reach an overwhelming level if immediate...
The bodies of female shop mannequins are "unrealistic", a new study in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests. Researchers looked at the displays in female fashion shops in two UK cities. They...
The bodies of female shop mannequins are “unrealistic”, a new study in the Journal of Eating Disorders suggests. Researchers looked at the displays in female fashion shops in two UK cities....
Sixteen years ago my family and I got involved in a traffic accident and unfortunately, our youngest brother Apache passed away. Now, he was the life of the family. His name Apache was given to him...
The Mental Health Authority in collaboration with World Health Organization has today April 7, launched a campaign to talk about and fight against depression in the country as significant number of...
Those who are attracted to the manipulative type are usually those who want to make others happy. “People pleasers” who are searching for happiness but who may not have the best self-esteem are...
Depression is a health condition which is prevalent in Ghana, with four to five out of every 10 persons suffering from the condition, Dr Carnita Groves, a psychologist and professional counsellor,...
According to an updated fact of the World Health Organisation (WHO, March 2017), one of the key facts of depression is: “at worst depression leads to suicide”. In the month of February and March,...
A Clinical Psychologist at the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has advised the general public, especially women who are depressed, to desist from posting on...
'She is blaming herself for her ordeal and with that; it has made her self-esteem very low...' Doctors at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital have begun a six-month specialised care for the 14-year...
The seven per cent loss in Ghana's gross domestic product (GDP) due to psychological distress can be reversed through Cognitive Behavioural Interventions (CBI). Professor Angela Ofori-Atta of the...
An appeal has been made to the government to focus its attention on mental health care. Madam Ruth Okyere of the Mind Freedom Ghana, an NGO committed to mental health issues, said there should be...
