Three-Step Plan for Fair Healthcare Access in Crises

Three-Step Plan for Fair Healthcare Access in Crises

Global health authorities have suggested three crucial actions to reform regulations and ensure fair distribution of medical supplies during emergencies (). Georgetown global health law expert Sam Halabi, J.D., and medical student George O’Hara have outlined such steps. Their recommendations, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, address the need for reforms to improve … Read more

Playing with the mind: why proliferarion of social media accounts offering unqualified mental health advise is concerning

Playing with the mind: why proliferarion of social media accounts offering unqualified mental health advise is concerning

Sharan Kumar (not his real name) winced as a familiar pain pierced the back of his neck. He hunched over his smartphone, mechanically scrolling his thumb across the screen. InstagramFor three years, the 21-year-old engineering student from Meerut had been battling a persistent headache, along with increased anxiety and a growing disinterest in life. On … Read more

mental health: Playing with the mind: why proliferarion of social media accounts offering unqualified mental health advise is concerning

mental health: Playing with the mind: why proliferarion of social media accounts offering unqualified mental health advise is concerning

Sharan Kumar (not his real name) winced as a familiar pain pierced the back of his neck. He hunched over his smartphone, mechanically scrolling his thumb across the screen. InstagramFor three years, the 21-year-old engineering student from Meerut had been battling a persistent headache, along with increased anxiety and a creeping disinterest in life. That … Read more

11 Examples Of ‘Weaponized Therapy Speak’ And How It’s Harming Your Relationships

11 Examples Of ‘Weaponized Therapy Speak’ And How It’s Harming Your Relationships

Going to therapy is an essential part of true self-care. It is a process that helps people understand themselves better. Therapy provides tools to navigate the often stormy world of relationships, and shows how to communicate effectively and how to locate your emotional needs. However, increasing awareness about mental health has certain disadvantages, Specifically, the … Read more

Going To Therapy Is Easier Than You Think

Going To Therapy Is Easier Than You Think

In Myself podcast episode about adult children of dysfunctional families, I mention that it’s easy to go to therapy (especially now that most people are offering teletherapy) but hard to decide to go to therapy. I would like to expand this for all the people who are interested in what I talk about in therapy … Read more

Khosla-backed Marble, built by former Headway founders, offers affordable group therapy for teens | TechCrunch

Khosla-backed Marble, built by former Headway founders, offers affordable group therapy for teens | TechCrunch

Rates of depression, anxiety, and suicidal thoughts are increasing among American teenagers. A recent report Center for Disease Control found that nearly one in three girls has seriously considered suicide, and a significant number, 13%, have actually attempted it. Psychologists have several theories about the causes of mental health crises in adolescents. Some blame the … Read more

At 71, I’m finally going to therapy – I’ve bottled up my emotions for decades

At 71, I’m finally going to therapy – I’ve bottled up my emotions for decades

go to therapy Of course, it doesn’t have to be related to the type of mental health issues that require an official referral. Another convert to psychotherapy in her old age is Mandy Farthing*, 69, a recently retired lawyer, whose main goal in seeing a psychotherapist is to get help dealing with the difficult relationship … Read more

Mental health nurse who made his patients wash his car is struck off

Mental health nurse who made his patients wash his car is struck off

Ian Brown worked in a home for mentally ill male offenders. He stated that the activity was “more constructive” than “sitting outside smoking.” A mental health nurse who made four vulnerable patients wash her car as part of her “therapy” has been sacked. Ian Brown, who worked at a home for mentally ill male offenders … Read more