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...
Psychiatric disorders (mental illness) according to experts can be caused by a predisposing factor. This means that it is genetic and could run in a family with history of mental illness and members...
Michael Phelps, the most decorated Olympian of all time, Monday joined the board of an Australian mental health company, a subject close to his heart after his struggles with depression and substance...
Kanemasa Ito compares caring for his wife Kimiko to waging a daily war with the devil. The woman he loved has all but disappeared -- lost to dementia, she can no longer eat, bathe, or go to the...
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a CDC report reveals. The study, published on...
Deaths from Alzheimer's in America have soared 55 percent since 1999, as the burden of this fatal form of dementia grows and the population ages, a federal health report said Thursday. The study in...
play videoMental health care is one of the biggest challenges confronting the Ghanaian health sector In 2012, Ghana passed Mental Health Act 846 but the implementation is still pending with...
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...
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...
Lady Gaga and Prince William have made plans to meet in October to discuss how they can tackle mental illness. The ‘Million Reasons’ hitmaker has been invited by the 34-year-old royal to talk...
The Minister of Education, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh has said schools with special needs will be given more attention to help the students realise their full potential. According to him, Ghana will...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious collaborative support from stakeholders to address the growing health...
On December 31, 2016, a few hours before the New Year, a 28-year-old man allegedly ended his life. Media reports during that period indicated that the young man in his productive years committed the...
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says about 322 million people around the world are affected by depression, and needed serious collaborative support from stakeholders to address the growing health...
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...
What Is Addiction? Drug addiction is the physical and psychological need to continue using a substance, despite its harmful or dangerous effects. It is important to keep in mind that these signs do...
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,...
Dr Mumuni Fuseini, Northern Regional Co-ordinator for Mental Health at Health Directorate, has said about 10.1 percent of the world’s population suffer from various mental illnesses. This, he...
The Chief Executive Officer of the Mental Health Authority, Dr. Akwesi Osei, has blamed the recent suicide cases in the country to the increase in mental health related cases in the country. He said...
