Archive for the 'Mental health' Category

How to Deal with a Parent who has Alzheimer’s Disease

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

It is tough when you have a parent who cannot recognize you anymore. It can be emotionally draining as well as physically exhausting. Alzheimer’s disease can rob your parent of the time that you two should be spending together.

Five Steps of Mental Recovery for the Unemployed

Friday, July 17th, 2009

ShareStudies have shown that people who are jobless are more prone to poor mental health.  The development of various mental illness such as depression and anxiety disorders occurs more often in people who are unemployed because aside from the financial benefits that having a job entails, it also robs the individual of non-financial benefits such [...]

How to Deal with the News That You Have a Terminal Disease

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

ShareAfter having gone through all the lab tests and medical examinations, you receive a bad report from the doctor.  You’ve been diagnosed with a terminal disease, and you know that it means one thing–it doesn’t have a cure.  All of a sudden, your mind is flooded by thoughts about loved ones that you are going [...]

How to Deal with Post-partum Depression

Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

SharePregnancy and childbirth is a very emotional time for women. Especially after birth, women experience a whole range of emotions: happiness, awe, celebration and even a little dread and fear at giving birth and being responsible for the gift of a new life. One of the significant emotions that women face during this period is [...]