World suicide prevention month

To elect means to make a decision. Election is a formal group decision making process where a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold a leadership responsibility. The very first election dates as far as the 700 B.C in the spartan government. Since then, elections have bee...

What is mental health? Mental health refers to cognitive (intellectual), behavioral, and emotional well-being. It is all about how people think, feel, and behave in regards to the factors within and around them. Mental Health is important because it affects: Our decision making processes How we c...

Having Bipolar disorder does not mean that you are moody or you get easily offended. Sadly, that is what most people think and that is why the word ‘bipolar’ gets thrown around so often.  The real truth is: Bipolar Disorder is a complex mental health condition caused by imbalances in brain ch...

Fact: life is precious Life is precious, every heartbeat matters. Every living thing strives to prolong their existence. However, human beings are the only creatures known to take their own lives. Why is that? Globally, more than 1.6 million people die by suicide annually! In Kenya alone, in just...

What is spiritual Therapy? Spiritual wellness is an important part of overall mental health and quality of life. Although for some part of spirituality is connected to religion, spirituality looks different to different people. In general, spirituality is a sense of connection to something greate...

Sometimes its hard to know whether we need a psychiatrist, whether whatever we’re feeling or going through will fade off with time. Were conditioned to believe that mental and emotional struggles are things that can be “solved” if we are ‘stronger’ more “matured” or even prayed hard...

May is Mental Health awareness Month! We’re breaking the stigma! What’s the Current Situation? Each year millions and millions of people struggle with mental health issues. There is a tremendous increase in cases of; suicide and homicide, depression and anxiety, anger issues, substance use disord...

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 ...