Understanding and Managing Stress

Stress is a common experience that can have significant effects on our mental and physical health. Understanding what causes stress and how to manage it is essential for maintaining well-being.

How Can Parents Tell If Their Teenager Is Depressed?

Dealing with their child going through depression can take its toll on parents so it is vital to look after their own health and their functioning. They need to remember their other children too if any as those children are also seeing this and may be affected by prevalent anxieties. Parents can talk about what’s going on and share their feelings to lessen anxiety.

Dealing With Mental Disorder Within The Family

Family caregivers play a hugely important role in providing care to the patient with serious mental illness, in doing so they face multiple challenges.
Usually the first encounter with serious mental illness is a profound crisis bringing about shock, disbelief, anger and anxiety. A psychotic diagnosis often has a
negative impact. Caregivers feel powerless, confused and even isolated with feelings of stigmatization, particularly if their relative has been involved in some
embarrassing or antisocial behaviour.