Category Archives: Exercise

Ana's story: fighting for disability rights in Croatia | openDemocracy

Ana is among 18,000 people with intellectual or psychosocial disabilities placed under guardianship in Croatia, and stripped of their legal capacity – the right to make basic decisions – to marry and form a family, to consent to …

I haven't had a mental health problem for 40 years, but I'm still toxic …

Some years ago I wrote in the Guardian about how I am still stigmatised by a brief mental illness I had in my teens. I wrote the piece after I had to disclose – yet again – to a life insurance provider that I once had a mental …

Veterans with PTSD admitted to the ICU found to have higher …

MONTRÉAL (October 19, 2015)- Researchers from the University at Buffalo at The State University of New York examined the effects of pre-existing post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) on mechanically ventilated veterans …

How to Regain Your Composure When You're Having a Panic Attack

Last week, I experienced a panic attack for the first time. The scariest part, though, was that I was hopelessly lost for what to do. If you ever find yourself in a similar situation, here are some tips for dealing with a panic attack in …

Mental health clinic in Hong Kong's Kowloon West looks to speed …

Patients with mild mental health problems could see shorter waits and faster treatment in public hospitals if successful trials of an integrated care model by a clinic in Kowloon West can be more widely implemented.