Category Archives: Mental Health

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Ghana: mhLAP orders for Mental Health Board

The Mental Health Leadership and Advocacy Programme (mhLAP), has called for the formation of a board to ensure the smooth implementation of the mental health law in Ghana. Mr Humphrey…

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New study finds more women not delivering in hospitals

NEW REPORT FINDS UNEVEN PROGRESS IN EXPANDING PREGNANCY AND DELIVERY CARE IN THE DEVELOPING WORLD Only Half of Women in the Poorest Countries Deliver in a Health Facility Each year,…

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Minister of Health welcomes end to Doctors strike;commends other professionals

The Ghana Medical Association (GMA) on Tuesday asked its members to call off its one month nation-wide strike action and restore full services effective Wednesday, May 9, 2013. This followed…

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Ghana’s Most Beautiful runner-up launches project on autism

A new project that seeks to address the overwhelming concerns about autism and  urge society to ensure persons with autism/Intellectual disability are always live the happy life they wanted has…

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Self -Affirmation improves problem-solving when stressed

Reminding yourself of your own strengths and values could help boost your problem-solving skills when you’re under duress, according to a new study. The study, published in the journal PLOS ONE,…

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Diagnostic Manual for Mental illness to be ‘abolished’

The National Institute of Mental Health is moving away from the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, sometimes known as the psychiatrist’s “bible,” saying that patients deserve better. The…

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Brain Scans can determine risk of Alcoholism relapse

Even the most experienced counselors have difficultly spotting a recovering alcoholic in danger of relapse but a new Yale research says Brain imaging scans might do a better job. Alcoholics…

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New device could predict epileptic seizures before they occur

Researchers from the University of Melbourne and St Vincent’s Hospital have developed new technology that could warn epileptics when a seizure is about to occur. The technology, funded by US…