Supported more than 1,000 lectures across China to raise awareness of mental illness and combat stigma. Co-produced a full length film – Mga Anino ng Kahapon (Shadows of the Past) –in the Philippines about a family living with the challenges of schizophrenia. Partnered with multiple public...
Consumer education and changes in social stigma on mental illness could complement insurance solutions in helping to manage the rising issue of mental illness in Asia. [1] The five markets are India, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Thailand. Samples are selected based on househol...
The development of best strategies for improving learning engagement in the field of mental health nursing education, is a challenge for teachers. Using self-reflection, students are facilitated to actively participate in their own learning process, improving their efforts to understand and perform best...
Therefore, death-related anxiety is lessened when considering the needs of future generations and by engaging in prosocial behaviors (Wade-Benzoni & Tost, 2009; Hirschberger et al., 2008). In the Philippines, various accounts of ecological calami- ties have been reported throughout the years. ...
Much of the world, however, appears unready to meet the challenge of an aging population, because many nations have only a few self selected individuals with an interest in late-life mental illness, and no specialized treatment programs. The IPA must pay careful attention to the aforementioned ...
(MHFA) training program was established in Australia in 2000 in response to the need for public education about mental illness and its treatment. Primarily designed for non-health professionals, the training has since spread to every state and territory in Australia and is currently available in ...
Importantly, some countries with limited resources such as Chile, Egypt, Jordan, India, Mexico, and the Philippines also have established programs. In the African Region, Niger has recently developed a program, Ghana updated its program in 2000, and Zambia is in the process of developing one. ...
Dance therapy has promising applications in delaying cognitive decline. However, the effectiveness of dance therapy for older adults with mild cognitive impairment is unclear. The objective of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness of dance therapy on global ...
society. This phenomenon is explored in,The Inner Level, where Wilkinson and Pickett explain that, “…inequality – the large income gaps between rich and poor, damage us all. Almost daily we see new reports of rising levels of mental illness, school shootings, depression and self-harm.”18...
Anger that persists is a form of mental illness. It may not be a diagnosis code in the DSM, but it is a form of mental illness, or perhaps more accurately, a lack of skill in dealing with emotions. Happy people aren’t killing anyone. ...