The Mental health community of South Africa

'Billions lost' to workplace stress in SA

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:59:00 +0200

As much as R3 billion a year is being lost to workplace stress in SA, Vicky Eriksson of the human resources effectiveness group, The People Element, says.
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Even in the healthy, stress causes brain to shrink, Yale study shows

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 16:13:00 +0200

Experiencing stressful life events, such as a divorce or job loss, can reduce gray matter in critical regions of the brain that regulate emotion and important physiological functions - even in healthy individuals, Yale researchers report in a study published online the week of 9 January in the journal Biological Psychiatry.
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Coping with the monumental stresses that matric results can bring

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:54:00 +0200

Society places emphasis on matric results as a gauge of intellectual competence and discipline, and while many believe that the pressures of matric ends with the final exam, the announcement of matric results is a powerful, and potentially dangerous stress for many school leavers.
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Past abuse leads to loss of grey matter in brains of adolescents

Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:53:00 +0200

Adolescents who were abused and neglected have less grey matter in some areas of the brain than young people who have not been maltreated, a new Yale School of Medicine study shows.
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Holiday stress affects 80% of South Africans

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 16:35:00 +0200

Eight in 10 South Africans admit to being 'stressed out' by the holidays, according to a just-released national year-end survey by a leading pharmaceutical company.
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Study to look at nerve cells in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:40:00 +0200

Researchers at the University of Bristol have been awarded a grant that by using state-of-the-art stem cell technology will enable them to analysis nerve cells produced from skin biopsies of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
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Autistic brains are heavier, with more neurons

Wed, 09 Nov 2011 15:54:00 +0200

WASHINGTON, USA: A post-mortem analysis of half a dozen autistic boys showed that their brains were heavier and contained many more neurons than counterparts without the disorder, US researchers said Tuesday.
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Your phone as friend: monitoring mental health from your pocket

Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:05:00 +0200

ITHACA, NY, USA: Your smartphone knows where you go and how fast, while its microphone hears your voice. Soon, your phone may measure your stress... and help you to deal with it.
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College of Applied Psychology opens Gauteng campus

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:32:00 +0200

The South African College of Applied Psychology (SACAP) has opened a new Gauteng campus for the first time operating from October this year in Rosebank, Johannesburg. Through the launch of this new campus, SACAP aims to boost counselling, coaching and facilitation skills within Gauteng and as such begin to play an instrumental role in positively impacting society in the region.
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Mental healthcare under the spotlight

Tue, 11 Oct 2011 09:22:00 +0200

Mental healthcare received some important attention with World Mental Health Day commemorated on Monday, 10 October 2011. The theme this year was "Chronic illness and coping with depression", an area where the Independent Community Pharmacy Association (ICPA) members play a vital role.
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