Mental disorder
Media Houses, Drug Manufacturers Face Prosecution
A number of media houses and product owners, who are alleged to have flouted the country’s law on public health...
Regent of Dagbon Vows To Protect Rights of Mental Health Patients
The Regent of Dagbon, Kampakuya Naa Andani Yakubu has called for the immediate inclusion of mental illness in the...
‘Accra Psychiatric Hospital Soon To Shutdown’
Accra Psychiatric Hospital may soon shut down due to lack of funds, Chief Executive Mental Officer of the Mental Health...
16 Mental Patients Forced To Fast In Chains Rescued
A total of 16 mentally deranged persons who were chained to trees for years and forced to fast to fast with no or...
Accra Psychiatric Hospital May Soon Shut Down
The Accra Psychiatric Hospital may soon shut down due to lack of funds, Chief Executive Mental Officer of the Mental...
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...
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...
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...
Depression… the Silent Killer
Sixteen years ago my family and I got involved in a traffic accident and unfortunately, our youngest brother Apache...
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. The...
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...
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 during...
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...
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 from...
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...
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...
Posting Your Problems On Social Media Is Dangerous
A Clinical Psychologist at the Ghana Institute of Clinical Genetics of the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, has advised the...
Pay Attention To Mental Health Care
An appeal has been made to the government to focus its attention on mental health care. Madam Ruth Okyere of the Mind...
Regrettably and Painfully So, Suicide Is Gradually Creeping Into Our Society. The Evidence?
Over the last three weeks, we have had reports of seven people committing suicide including two young female...