Entries from Byline Portal tagged with 'Mental Health'
Lost in Paradise: The Chained-Up Mentally Ill of Bali
by Katrin Kuntz, Der Spiegel, Germany - Not far from the glistening beaches of Bali, mentally ill people are kept in chains or locked up in small shacks. Locals simply don't know what else to do with them. But psychiatrist...
You Are Where You Live
by Susan Griffin, Yes!, USA - How the sky, rain, geography, and cultures of our place shape us....
Syria's War Leaves Its Scars on the Children
by Deborah Amos, NPR, USA - The war in Syria is taking a huge toll on the children. An international team of researchers that interviewed Syrian kids in a refugee camp in Turkey found that 3 out of 4 have...
Post-Natal Depression Is a Feeling Darker Than Blue
by Katie Boucher, The National, UAE - It feels as though it ought to be the happiest time of your life. And yet, for many women who suffer from post-natal depression (PND) - up to a quarter of new mothers,...
Triage System Helps Colleges Treat Mentally Ill Students
by Jenny Gold, NPR, USA - Over the past decade, colleges and universities across the country have seen an influx of students like Dale with mental health needs. The stigma of mental illness has started to dissipate, and more students...
Greece: A Therapist’s Worst Nightmare
by Melanie Mühl, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Germany - In October 2012 Pieper saw a Greece where heavily pregnant women were rushing around, going from from hospital to hospital begging, but because they had neither health insurance nor enough money, nobody...
Infertility, Stress Leading Health Problems among Kashmiri Women
by Sana Altaf, Dawn, Pakistan - Making things worse for the women are the social ramifications of infertility. Childless women are stigmatised and are looked down upon. Married women face the wrath of in-laws and husbands while unwedded girls fear...
Mental Health, Another Victim of Climate Change
by Patricia Grogg, IPS, Italy - “The city looked as if it had been bombed. On the way to my office, I passed people who had the same shocked look on their faces as I did. We would look at...
Serbia Sinks into Depression
by Vesna Peric Zimonjic, IPS, Italy - “Roughly a third of the population has experienced mental disorder due to the current economic crisis that has taken its toll in the form of unemployment and growing poverty,” Nadja Maric Bojovic, head...
Ending Human Rights Violations in the Mental Health System Institute Alternatives 2012
by Dr. Mary Ellen Copeland, Mad in America, USA - People don’t understand that when they reach out for help for themselves or someone they care about, it can have threatening and lifelong consequences....
Marines' Faces Before, During, and After Serving in Afghanistan
by Heather Murphy, Slate, USA - How do life-changing experiences concretely impact the way we look? Does tragedy truly show up in our eyes and brow? These are questions that fascinate Claire Felicie, who photographed the faces of 20 Dutch...
Thinspiration and Exploitation: Why Fashion Is Deeply Uncool
by Rhiannon and Holly, New Statesman, UK - Is fashion a feminist issue? Of course it bloody is....
California's Historic Move to Ban Gay Conversion 'Therapy'
by Lindsay Abrams, The Atlantic, USA - The state's landmark legislation highlights the sordid, fascinating past of homosexual 'treatments' -- from DIY electroshocks to testicular transplants....
Beyond Comfort Food
by Safieh Shah, Dawn, Pakistan - The shocks and pressures of dealing with migration contributed to the desire to deal with emotions through food — often feelings of loneliness and homesickness were sought to be dissipated via a meal, which...
Most Children in Syria Are Hostages of Violence
by Serene Assir, Arab News, Saudi Arabia - Turning rockets into goal posts, abandoned tanks into playthings, and war into a game, children in Syria are hostages to a conflict that has forced them to try to normalize death, loss...
Gun Control? Dream On
by Katha Pollitt, The Nation, USA - Despite recent mass shootings in Colorado and Wisconsin, Americans' support for increased gun control remains depressingly low....
Men: Suffering Secretly and Silently
by Siobhan Courtney, Al Jazeera English, Qatar - Trapped in cycles of despair, men are committing 75 per cent of all suicides in the UK....
The Silent Victims: More Men Have Eating Disorders Than Ever Before
by Rebecca Wagner, The Atlantic, USA - You know the stereotype: A girl, inspired by her Barbie dolls, wants to achieve the "perfect" figure. But what about boys and G.I. Joe?...
Dutch Village Offers Dignified Care for Dementia Sufferers
by Barbara Hans, Der Spiegel, Germany - A village in the Netherlands inhabited entirely by elderly people with dementia offers a new answer to how society can deal with its aging population. It's a world without yesterday or tomorrow where...
The Lost Innocence of Cote d’Ivoire’s Children
by Kristin Palitza, IPS, Italy - Children had to fear for their lives, and deal with the death of family members, hunger and displacement during the country’s violent unrest, which lasted from December 2010 until May 2011. Thousands were separated...
Placement Service a Boon for People with Asperger's
by Kerstin Kullmann, Der Spiegel, Germany - Many people with Asperger's syndrome have difficulties in the job market and workplace, but they also have special abilities that many employers crave. A Danish company has found a way to bring the...
Fortune-Tellers and Psychics Pervade Italian Media
by Mariella Radaelli, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - Why are spiritual programmes flourishing on local private television channels? The reason seems to be that small channels have established a large amount of contractual agreements with psychics, in order to secure...
Led by the Child Who Simply Knew
by Bella English, The Boston Globe, USA - The twin boys were identical in every way but one. Wyatt was a girl to the core, and now lives as one, with the help of a brave, loving family and a...
The Silence that Kills: Time to Speak Up about what Veterans Need
by Paula J. Caplan, When Johnny and Jane Came Marching Home, USA - Two million veterans of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq now live among us, some of a total of 23 million from all United States wars. The...
Martial Arts and the Journey to Islam
by Daliah Merzaban, Huffington Post, USA - "Martial arts teach us awareness," said Imran. "The more we train, the more aware we become. The more aware we become, the less likely we would get involved in a situation of conflict....
Sri Lanka's Survivors Tormented by Horrors of War
by Nita Bhalla, Reuters, UK - More than two years since Sri Lanka's 25-year-old conflict ended, mental health experts say thousands of survivors are living in torment typical of war survivors -- haunted by memories of the final months of...
France, The World’s Most Depressed Nation?
by Sophie Pilgrim, France 24, France - A World Health Organisation (WHO) report published in the US last week signalled French people as the most likely to suffer from a “major depressive episode” in their lifetimes, provoking sensational headlines among...
Drugs and the Valley
by Dilnaz Boga, Dawn, Pakistan - The two-decade conflict in Kashmir, the highest militarised region in the world, is responsible for a spiraling drug problem amongst its populace, psychiatrists maintain....
This July Fourth, Listen to a Veteran
by Paula J. Caplan, Atlanta Journal Constitution, USA - Americans are woefully unschooled about war’s lingering effects. Fewer than 1 percent served in the military. Veterans talk little to non-soldiers about war, and few civilians volunteer to listen. Consequently, few...
Can Prison Be a Healing Place?
by Sarah van Gelder, Yes!, USA - Why the warden of Hawaii’s only women’s prison creates a sanctuary for its residents....
Offering Lifelines in Japan
by Marga Ortigas, Al Jazeera, Qatar - Within weeks of March 11, Japan seemed to be intent on rebuilding, picking itself up, trying to get everyone to focus on the future instead of drowning in memories of the past, or...
“Parental Alienation Syndrome:" Another Alarming DSM-5 Proposal
by Dr. Paula J. Caplan, Science Isn't Golden, USA - Using a medicalizing label to mask child sexual abuse....
More Compassion, Less Violence Needed in Addressing Drug Addiction
by Amy Goodman, Democracy Now!, USA - "Where violent suppression of drug activity increases, so does killings and violence related to drug use."...
Every Civilian Listen to a Vet's Story: Marking Memorial Day
by Dr. Paula J. Caplan, Psychology Today, USA - No matter what your politics in general, and no matter how you feel about war in general or about particular wars, it's the American government that sends a small percentage of...
Does Happiness of Nations Matter?
by Frida Ghitis, Fresno Bee, USA - It is stunning what a high number of Latin American countries ranked among the Happy 19, despite high rates of poverty, crime and joblessness. Among the Latin American nations with happy majorities, in...
Economics of Happiness
by Kellia Ramares, Wings, Canada - Localization can repair the economic and social wreckage wrought by globalization and bring greater happiness, through community. So say sages and activists on six continents, in a new film. In this interview, Helena Norberg-Hodge...
Body Dysmorphic Disorder: Does Media Play a Role?
by Hanna McLean, European Journalism Centre, Netherlands - In a culture so concerned with beauty and looks and where fashion plays a major role in how we think and act some are keen to point a finger at the fashion...
Giffords Shooting Raises Questions About Mental Health Care
by Amanda Marcotte, RH Reality Check, USA - Beyond the political and environmental questions of motivation, one thing really should be clear from the New York Times profile of Loughner---at this point in time, he seems to be another example...
Daring to Demand Their Rights
by Nurit Wurgaft, Ha'aretz, Israel - Many have spoken on behalf of those suffering from mental disorders, but now they are speaking for themselves - and working to ensure that the latest health reform addresses their needs....
Unsung Hero in Battle Against Psychopharmaceutical Industry
by Evelyn Pringle, Counter Currents, India - Ablechild acts as an independent advocate on behalf of parents whose children have been subjected to mental health screening and psychiatric labeling and drugging, and as a proponent for children in foster care...
Kosovo’s Autistic Children Suffer in Silence
by Nora Nimani Musa, Balkan Insight, Bosnia-Herzegovina - Only six people are officially registered as autistic in Kosovo and receiving some help. Out there, another 16,000 may be suffering in isolation from the same cruel disorder....
Mentally Disabled Inmates Remain on Death Row
by Reneé Feltz, Investigative Fund, USA - The Supreme Court's Atkins decision struck down executions of the mentally retarded. But dozens of mentally disabled men remain on death row in Texas, with few avenues for appeal....
Nowhere to Turn
by Kajalie Shehreen Islam, The Star, Bangladesh - Simi, Trisha, Rumi. The stories of girls and women who have been provoked to commit suicide by 'eve-teasers' are common -- even the few which make it to the public eye via...
PAKISTAN: Mental Illness among Women: Gender-Driven?
by Zofeen Ebrahim, IPS, Italy - No sooner does a visitor step into the facility than a surreal scene unfolds: The sound of laughter, the sight of ready smiles and vigorous, pumping handshakes mix with the acrid odor of an...
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