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 ...
There is no denying the intensity of raising a child: the hourly feedings, the sleepless nights, the crying and moodiness and noise, the overwhelming sense of responsibility. If one has an underlying vulnerability to amood disorder, they can fall victim to this perfect storm ofstress...
It was spoken about in hushed tones, or spoken around by people too embarrassed to mention it by name. Today, mental illness is spoken about in similar hushed terms - it is alluded to when someone you know is sick; it is ridiculed when someone famous or someone you don't know is ...
• 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...
SOCIAL stigmaSCHOLARLY methodETHNOLOGYOnline and offline spaces where victims shared their experiences with street harassment were instrumental in putting this issue on the political agenda around the world. However, one question in particular sparked uneasiness among French activists: how to d...
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, ...
Around 3 in 4 people with a BPD diagnosis are women. But according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness, men may be equally likely to have BPD but show different symptoms that lead to an incorrect diagnosis. It’s vital to recognize symptoms in men, because the risk of death bysuic...
But lately, with celebrities losing their pregnancy weight in record times and parading their tots in public like fashion accessories, and whole social circles and yuppie obsessions centered around baby care in local neighborhoods, it seems that keeping up appearances surrounding maternity h...