CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS
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in the mental health space
Carelink and Monsenso partner to deliver digitally enabled nationwide mental health services
Carelink Nærhospital and Monsenso entered into a partnership and expect to deliver the first digitally supported mental health services in January 2024. Carelink Group, Denmark's largest private health and welfare services group, and Monsenso, a leading provider of...
UK National Schizophrenia Awareness Day 2022 – A mental illness in need of destigmatization
The UK National Schizophrenia Awareness Day aims at shining light on what it means to live with schizophrenia, an often misunderstood and stigmatized mental illness.
Including mental health in the global health and development agenda
Why are mental disorders and substance use disorders treated so much differently than other health conditions? This is just one of the many questions that the World Bank Group, World Health Organization and other international partners will pose at their upcoming event — Out of the Shadows: Making Mental Health a Global Development Priority — on April 13th -14th , as part of the 2016 WBG/IMF Spring Meetings.
Smartphone-based CBT aims to reduce hospital readmissions 50%
Smartphone-based CBT aims to help individuals with depression and bipolar disorder, since these are two of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Together, they account for nearly 50% of all morbidity and mortality due to mental and substance use disorders.
Is social media increasing the levels of anxiety and depression amongst youths?
While social networks offer an opportunity to connect and interact with friends and family, there are also many downsides to using social media. For example, cyberbullying, “Facebook depression”, sleep deprivation, sexting, anxiety, and exposure to inappropriate content.
An increasing demand for mental health services by university students
In 2015, the increasing demand for mental health care services by university students raised a huge concern amongst teachers, parents and society in general. In fact, the Centre for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) released a report that included the participation of 139 college and university counselling centres, and more than 100,000 students seeking mental health care during the academic year 2014/2015.
Postpartum Depression (Infographic)
It is estimated that 10 to 15% of new adult mothers develop Postpartum Depression (PPD) within the first year after giving birth, and the percentage increases up to 26% in adolescent mothers; however, it often remains undiagnosed.