Depression is real, and it is a complex mental health disorder. For people who don’t struggle with mental health illness, it is easy to dismiss depression as something that just doesn’t affect them. However, if you or someone you care about has ever suffered from depression, you know that this mental health problem is very […]
No, intelligence has nothing to do with mental illnesses or brain disorders. During recent years, mental illnesses are becoming more and more alarming with reports of suicide increasing drastically from year to year. Recent studies have shown that globally in 2018, there is one suicide every 40 seconds and that figure is predicted to double […]
The how-tos and what-not-tos. Mental health disorders are increasingly becoming a cause for concern, with roughly 20% of people above the age of 16 suffering from a mental illness in Australia alone and over 40% of Australians experiencing at least one mental illness in their lifetime. Therefore, it is important to familiarise yourself with what […]
The superheroes in disguise. With the continuously rising rate of people of all ages suffering from depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and other mental health disorders, mental health social workers play an integral role in the war against drug abuse, alcohol abuse, violence and suicide caused by mental illnesses. Just as doctors and surgeons are […]
A mental illness is not a character flaw. As of the beginning of 2018, it is believed that over 15% of people over the age of 21 suffer from some form of mental health condition with over 1% of sufferer’s illnesses being of a severe nature (such as bipolar disorder or psychosis). These statistics are […]