Mental health is critical when facing a dread disease diagnosis, treatment, or bereavementSource: Pexels | |
#WomensMonth: We don't see things as they are, we see them as we areSource: Supplied. Karen Nebe. | |
#YouthMonth: Telephone hotline extends a lifeline in dark timesSource: Supplied. Chief executive officer of Cipla South Africa, Paul Miller. | |
Lessons not learnt: Public mental health still in a dismal state©Cathy Yeulet 123rf.com | |
Hitting rock bottom and finding hope[Chemory Gunko] I think it's fair to say that 2014 has been a pretty horrible year for many, many people, including me... | |
Using hypnosis to stop addictive behaviour[Claudia Klein] Whether your addiction is classified as a disorder or simply an unwanted behaviour, there comes a time when we decide to make a change. But that's not as easy as it sounds. | |
The patient who cried wolf: Assuming the sick role[Chamendran Naidoo] At some point, we've all heard the fable "The Boy Who Cried Wolf", the moral of which relates to those who are known to alarm others with imagined dangers, and the fact that they are less likely to be believed in the face of actual danger, possibly with dire consequences. In the medical world, this tale plays out in the concept of the sick role. |