This article aims at helping people who are not very familiar with medic terms understand what psychiatrists really do and when and why they should seek their services. Psychiatry is an area of medicine involving the study, diagnosis and treatment of mental health disorders. A psychiatrist deals ...

To understand how Occupational therapy helps children with Autism, we must first know how to identify a child with autism and what exactly occupational therapy is. what is Autism? Autism is also known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It refers to a broad range of conditions characterized by cha...

Occupational therapy is an approach to health care treatment. It’s used to promote an individual’s wellbeing and quality of life through the use of everyday activities (occupations). Here are the different activities in occupational therapy. Occupational therapists help people of all ages and c...

what is Occupational Therapy? Occupational therapy involves engaging patients in daily activities which help in developing problem solving and coping skills as well as improving clients’ confidence and self-esteem. A good instance is: someone I know got very unwell and they had to lay in bed fo...

Often, most people think that abusive relationships mostly entail physical abuse. However, There are different forms of abuse in relationships. Each of them should be taken just as seriously as the other. In other words, abusive behavior may not always cause physical pain or leave a bruise, but i...

Toxic Is a word that gets thrown around a lot in this age. A toxic person is someone who uses words and actions to make others feel bad. After interacting with a toxic person, you tend to feel low, demotivated, emotionally drained, sad and just generally negative. Sometimes the toxicity is felt i...

What is Mental health and how does it affect my relationships? Contrary to what most people think, mental health is far much more than just the absence of mental disorders. Your mental health is your ability to realize, acknowledge and manage your abilities, feelings, thoughts and behaviors in a ...

Loving someone who suffers from depression and (or) anxiety can be really frustrating. Especially when you don’t know how to help them or when the attempts you make to help them end up making the situation worse.  You need to understand that it is not your job to ‘fix’ them. The best you ca...

We are right in the middle of a global Pandemic; the COVID-19! Aside from the financial and social struggles of surviving a pandemic, we are equally going through a lot of mental health challenges. Especially, depression and anxiety. To a point where holidays such as Valentines day might make us ...

WHY DON’T MEN TALK ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH Societal expectations and traditional gender roles play a role in why men are less likely to discuss or seek help for their mental health problems. Just like how women are affected by expectations and stereotypes, it is important to understand that men can...