UNDERSTANDING POSTNATAL DEPRESSION
Postnatal depression is a type of depression that begins after childbirth, occurring within a year of childbirth. (Lee, D. T., & Chung, T. K. 2007). The sufferer usually experiences symptoms such as moodiness and sadness that persist over time, poor appetite, inability to concentrate, consistent tiredness, and low energy, feeling sleepy during the day and […]
UNDERSTANDING AND MANAGING WORKPLACE BURNOUT
SUICIDAL IDEATION & PREDISPOSING FACTORS
In our society today, people are faced with diverse challenges and difficulties. Some can manage these challenges and difficulties whereas others find it quite tough scaling through life’s obstacles and they begin to look for a way of escape. In escaping these difficulties, some persons turn to drugs and other substances, while others find the […]
SOME COMMON MENTAL DISORDERS IN AFRICA
A mental disorder is suffering or a disability associated with an abnormal pattern of thought, behavior, or emotional state that is not socially or developmentally normal. Mental disorders are generally defined by a combination of feelings, behaviors, and experiences that interferes with a person’s ability to function in daily activities of life (Jenkins & McCulloch, […]
VALENTINE DEPRESSION, SHOULD YOU BE TALKING TO A THERAPIST?
Even though valentine’s season is expected to be the season of love when everyone is happy and excited expressing their undying affection to the ones they love, surprisingly, some people might be going through what seems to be one of the worst seasons of their lives during valentine. As much as no one is expected […]
Things are whatever you say they are
Albert Ellis personality therapy of Cognitive theory states that, what causes us distress as human is not necessarily what happened to us but our belief about what happened to us. Unfortunately belief is deeper than opinion about situation, it’s a form of shoulds, oughts and musts that have been instilled in us over the years […]
