Mental disorder
I’m Unaware of Accra Psychiatric Hospital’s Challenges – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has said he is unaware of the challenges facing the management and staff of the Accra...
I Am Unaware of Strike At the Accra Psychiatric Hospital – Mahama
President John Dramani Mahama has indicated that he is unaware of the strike action being embarked on by the nurses of...
Psychiatrist Warns Politicians of Mental Attack On Election Day
Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei, has cautioned actors in this year’s general...
Psychiatrist Warns Politicians of Mental Attack On Election Day If…
Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwasi Osei, has cautioned actors in this year’s general...
Dangerous Telltale Signs
In the past few months or so, we have had to contend with disturbing news stories bordering on clearly mental...
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...
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...
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...
Plans To House 6000 ‘mad’ People In Limbo
The Ghana Mental Health Authority has warned that a project it initiated to take six thousand mentally ill patients off...
Vote For Mental Health. One Region, One Psychiatric Hospital. One District, One Psychiatrist
The euphoria, enthusiasm and joy with which the passage of the Mental Health Act (Act 846) came with, somewhere in...
How Drug Is ‘killing’ Nigerian Undergraduates
By the time his parents brought him to the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Yaba, Lagos, he had pierced his body with...
Mental Disorders Keep Thousands of Homeless On Streets
Mr Joseph Yere, the Brong-Ahafo Regional Coordinator of Mental Health, has appealed to the Regional Security Council...
Ankaful Psychiatric Hospital In Recent Times
The ‘notoriety’ of the name Ankaful, when mentioned, is enough to hijack someone’s thought to fixate on mental...
Over 600 Mental Patients Roam Brong Ahafo Streets
Mental health authorities in the Brong Ahafo Region have expressed worry over the rising number of mental health...
10,250 Ghanaians Suffering Mental Distress And Depression
At least 10,250.000 Ghanaians, predominantly women, are suffering from mental distress and depression, the Chief...