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Depression in Puntland, Somalia

Posted on April 13, 2017 by gergana007
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by Abdiqani Askar, psychiatric practitioner, instructor and supervisor in mental health centres in Puntland, Somalia   Depression is one of
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Depression in Canada

Posted on April 7, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Shannon Doherty, MSc Global Mental Health alumna, shannon.doherty@anglia.ac.uk   Canada is a nation built on multiculturalism, military peac
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Foreword to ‘Depression around the World’

Posted on April 6, 2017April 6, 2017 by gergana007
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by Dr Peter Hughes MB BAO BCh FRCPsych, Chair of the Volunteering and International Psychiatry Special Interest Group at the Royal College of Psychia
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Depression in Uganda

Posted on April 6, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Depression and Diversity in Uganda: A Therapist’s Perspective by Eve Achan, MSc Global Mental Health candidate Oh no, it shouldn’t have been me
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Depression in Zambia

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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by Dr Ravi Paul, Head of Department of Psychiatry, University Teaching Hospital, Zambia, and Dr Subodh Dave, Associate Dean, Trainee Support, Derby, U
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Depression in the United States of America

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Erin McCloskey, MSc Global Mental Health alumna, mccloskeyeerin@gmail.com   The American Dream is our national ethos and has inspired people
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Depression in Sudan

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Manhal Zarroug, Psychiatrist   Depression in Sudan is a contentious topic that is a fluid concept; a concept that morphs into more social
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Depression in Sri Lanka

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Moving forward by addressing the past   by Dr Asanga Fernando, Macmillan Consultant Liaison Psychiatrist & Co-clinical Director of Simulati
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Depression in South Africa

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Anna Walder, Psychiatry Trainee   South Africa has a 12-month prevalence of depression of 4.9%[1]. The prevalence of HIV in South Africa
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Depression in Somaliland

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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Perceptions of depression among Somali populations in Somaliland   by Dr Djibril I.M. Handuleh, Public Health Specialist at Medecins sans F
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Depression in Somalia

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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Difficulty of getting treatment for depression patients   by Dr Mohamed Sheikh Omar, Health and Nutrition Program Manager, Action Contre La
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Depression in Sierra Leone

Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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by Dr Helen Thomson, Psychiatry Specialist Trainee Doctor   ‘Le wi tok’ is the Krio for ‘let’s talk’: one of the key messages bei
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Depression in Russia

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Alexandr Sapunov, Consultant Psychiatrist, Springfield Hospital, London, UK   According to the WHO about 350 million people, or 5% of th
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Depression in Portugal

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Teresa Alves dos Reis, Psychiatry resident, PhD student at NOVA Medical School, Nova University of Lisbon   Portugal is a small, sunny, w
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Depression in Pakistan

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Onaiza Qureshi, MSc Global Mental Health candidate   Pakistan – home to approximately 182 million people of diverse races and religions wh
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Depression in Nepal

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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An experience with depression in the remote far-west region of Nepal: salient features by Dr Suraj Tiwari, Consultant Psychiatrist (under Ministry
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Depression in the Maldives

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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by Dr Shaazneen Ali, Specialist Registrar in Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust, London and Co-founder of Mental Health Awareness Foun
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Depression in Myanmar

Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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by Dr Nwe Thein, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, South Staffordshire and Shropshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Founder/Trustee, Mind to Mind My
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Depression in Malta

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Siobhan Page, Medical Student, siobhan@siobhan.co.uk Depression paints a dark, painful, gloomy cloud over how individuals see the world, themselve
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Depression in Malaysia

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Small Talk over an Old Block   by Dr Ravivarma Rao Panirselvam, Department of Psychiatry and Mental Health, Hospital Bintulu, Sarawak and #Lama
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Depression in Liberia

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Kolee Gboyo, Mental Health Clinician, Maryland County   Depression, which can be defined as sadness or low mood characterized by poor sleep,
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Depression in Lesotho

Posted on April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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by Kopo Manamolela, Psychiatric Nurse, Berea Hospital   Depression is one of the challenging mental health conditions in Lesotho. In most c
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Depression in Lebanon

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire   by Dr Ahmed Hankir, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Carrick Institute for Graduate Studies
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Depression in Kenya

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Moses K. Nyongesa, MSc Global Mental Health candidate   Globally, depression is one of the leading cause of disability and is also a major c
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Depression in Kashmir

Posted on April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 by gergana007
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In the Heart   by Dr Mudasir Firdosi MBBS, MD, MRCPsych, Consultant Psychiatrist, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
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Depression in Japan

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Kanna Sugiura, MScPH, Department of Mental Health, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo   The national health service in Japa
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Depression in Ireland

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Anne Doherty, Consultant Psychiatrist   Rates of depression and patterns of presentation of depressive illnesses in Ireland are similar t
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Depression in Iran

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Hamid Rahmanian, Dr Abbas Mohammadinasab, Dr Roman Duncko   Mental illness is common and it affects one in four people. Depression is the
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Depression in India

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Ramya Kannan, Head of the Tamil Nadu state bureau for The Hindu and health reporter   For anyone who’s been in India, it would be impossib
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Depression in Iceland

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Ferdinand Jonsson, Consultant Psychiatrist   Reykjavík is the most northerly capital city in the world. Icelandic winters are long and dark.
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Depression in Greece: Part 2

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Part 2: Depression vs. Depression by Dr Marianna Siapera, MSc Global Mental Health candidate   While signs of the economic crisis in Greece st
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Depression in Greece: Part 1

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Part 1: The consequences of the economic crisis on the mental health of children and adolescents in Greece   by Dr Christos Terniotis MD, MSc,
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Depression in Ghana

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Konstantinos Tsamakis, ST5 Psychiatry   The perception of depression is different in Ghana from that in the UK. Most patients seem to be
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Depression in Ethiopia

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Jan Klimach, ST4 Psychiatry, Manchester, UK   In November 2015, I was involved in the first week of a new continuing professional develop
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Depression in England

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Faheem Naqvi, Psychiatrist, Manchester, UK   Many cultures lack a substitute term quite as clinical as ‘depression’. In England we us
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Depression in Ecuador

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Dr Lucienne Aguirre, Core Trainee Psychiatry (CT3) South West London & St George’s Mental Health Trust   The health care system in Ecu
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Depression in China

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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Depression and shenjingshuairuo in China   by Dr Jianan Bao, MSc Global Mental Health candidate, Psychiatry trainee starting August 2017 &nb
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Depression in Calcutta, India

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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The headaches that never go away   by Dr Nandini Chakraborty, Consultant Psychiatrist, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust   ‘Headaches f
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Depression in Bulgaria

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Gergana Manolova, MSc Global Mental Health candidate, manolova.gergana@gmail.com   Designated as an upper-middle income country, Bulgaria ne
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Depression in Australia

Posted on April 5, 2017October 20, 2019 by gergana007
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by Danielle Maloney, Acting NSW Statewide Eating Disorders Coordinator, Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders We are relatively lucky in Australia,
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