Data were collected from a conveniently sampled group of 50 HIV positive patients and another 50 patients diagnosed with cancer, in two clinics and a hospital around the Gauteng Province. The majority of the participants were females, numbering 62 (62, 0%), whilst 38 (38.0%) were males. ...
Moreover, open conversations can lead to improved mental health outcomes for individuals. By normalizing discussions around mental health, we encourage individuals to seek help and support without the fear of judgment or shame. All of which can lead to early intervention and appropriate treatment, re...
Breaking the barriers of finding a good therapist “I see three systemic problems in mental health: the stigma around mental illness, the enormous difficulty to even access care, and the lack of consistent quality in the services provided“, explains Katz. With the shift in culture to a more ...
Help Us Make a Distinctly Welsh Contribution to the Debate around Mental Health Issues and Its Stigmas; A Nationwide Search Has Been Launched to Recruit 6,000 Volunteers for Wales' Largest Mental Health Research Project. Health Editor Madeleine Brindley Spoke to Professor Nick Craddock about What ...
• While not yet a serious threat, the spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzuki) was confirmed in various test samples of wine grapes in and around the Willamette Valley during this year’s harvest, and the news isn’t good for the vineyards. It has been reported that the fruit fly doe...
UNAIDS estimates that the number of people who were newly infected with HIV per year in Latin America remained at around 100 000 per year over the past decade, but that the proportion of infections in people aged 50 years or older increased from 6·6% to 8·6% (table).43 In Peru, ...
“Evergreen” came after, when the sadness turned into anger at inaction on the very things threatening our planet; war, climate change, corporate greed, global catastrophes. Empowering oppressed people and challenging mental health stigmas seem to be at the heart of the band’s mission. ...
Worsening related mental health or substance use disorders [7] Despite its severity, around 60 percent of people with BPD see symptoms improve long-term, according to StatPearls. [7] Some people find that symptoms get better in their forties, and with treatment, symptoms become manageable and qu...
Perceived and experienced stigma from healthcare settings, particularly around sexual identity, also led to delayed care‐seeking, travel to more distant clinics and missed opportunities for appropriate services. Participants described experiences of violence and lack of police protection as well as mental...