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Mental Health Care and Psychiatry

Psychiatry is the branch of medicine that involves medical professionals who have completed a course in medical school and specialisation in the medical field to study, diagnose and cure psychiatric illnesses. Unlike psychologists, psychiatrists can prescribe medications and integrate medical

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What Is Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder? A Complete Guide

Compulsive Personality Disorder or Obsessive-Compulsive Personality Disorder (OCPD) is a long-term tendency towards perfectionism, control and excessive standards that determine the thoughts, behaviours and attitudes of an individual towards others. The disorder is hard to identify at its initial stages

Health

The Hidden Cost of Festive Cheer: How Overstimulation Impacts Vulnerable Groups

December jingles, November diyas, and October drum festivals arrive like a sensory tidal wave. For most, overstimulation is part of the thrill. The louder, brighter, busier it gets, the more alive the celebration feels. But not everyone experiences joy as an

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Why Vulnerability Is the Key to Overcoming Modern Emotional Loneliness

The global population is becoming increasingly socially isolated, even though the world has never been digitally interconnected as it is today. The recent publication by the World Health Organisation emphasised the fact that loneliness has become as dangerous to health

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Service Before Self: The Hidden Crisis for Caregivers Without Rest

Many professionals, such as long-term volunteers, social workers, healthcare workers, and caregivers, give and give without stopping, with no time to take a break. For these “service before self” professionals, emotional and mental well-being are especially at risk, whether they’re

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How Mental Health and Physical Health Are Connected: The Mind-Body Connection

Have you ever experienced a sudden wave of sadness or sudden stress hitting your mind? Have you ever felt weak, tired, and exhausted suddenly? Or have you ever experienced sudden shivering or palpitation, or breathlessness? Or you were physically unwell, and

Industrial

Why Do Young Employees Experience Performance Anxiety in Their First Job?

Excitement, pride, and anxiety often blend as many embark on their first job. It’s the first time many people have experienced such opportunities leading to financial independence, professional engagement, and adult development. But they give them the opportunities, and they come

Life Style

First Paycheck, First Freedom: How Financial Independence Impacts Emotional Well-Being

For many young adults embarking on their first careers, receiving their first paycheck is not only a financial achievement; it is often their first experience of financial independence. Yet this newfound purchasing power is only one aspect of how financial

Positive Therapy

Why Therapy Isn’t the Same as Friendship: The Science Behind Empathy and Expertise

There are two kinds of chairs we collapse into when life grows heavier than we expected. One is warm, familiar, and inviting, pulled close by a friend who already knows the story before you speak. The other is softer in a

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Mental Health and Daily Support for Ageing Loved Ones 

Did you know that cumulative loneliness—lingering for months or even years raises mortality risk in older adults by 16%?  Yet social frailty is rarely screened, and most cases of senior depression go undiagnosed due to being dismissed as just part