‘Mental health suffers most in major nuclear accidents’People caught up in a nuclear disaster are more likely to suffer severe psychological disorders such as depression and post-traumatic stress disorder rather than any harm from radiation, scientists said on Friday. Factors such as More… |
Workforce, finances remain low for mental healthNearly one in 10 people worldwide have a mental health disorder, but only one per cent of the global health workforce is working in mental health, according to a report report. The World Health Organization’s ‘Mental H More… |
10pc world adult population to suffer from diabetesAn estimated 10 per cent of the world’s adult population, nearly 600 million people, will suffer from the diabetes epidemic by 2015, according to a recently report. The ‘Rising to the Challenge’ report, published More… |
Keep your mind young says Saudi expertA Saudi expert has called upon individuals to adopt new lifestyle patterns to maintain healthy mental capabilities and avoid mind and soul aging. Prof Abdullah Almufleh of Riyadh University has argued that ‘balanced planning for lif More… |