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What happiness can teach us about how we measure human development
The index presents a stark picture, but by measuring what matters – beyond only GDP – the data shows how fragility and crisis block the arteries of progress.
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Dealing with loss of a loved one: Nikki Bush on grief, moving on
Creative parenting expert Nikki Bush says her life was disrupted and her family dynamic changed after her husband’s murder. She opens up on rebuilding after the incident.
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Working weekends tied to increased depression risk
Women working most weekends had more depression symptoms than women who only worked weekdays.
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Sleep deprivation costs SA economy billions - study
Sleeplessness is also costing the economy dearly, with one medical aid reporting payouts amounting to R22 billion to sleep deprived citizens.
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Study: One in six US kids have mental health disorders
Poor children and kids with a single mother were about 40% more likely to have a mental health problem than children from more affluent households or with two parents at home, the study found.
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Insomnia treatment may help ease depression during menopause
Researchers recruited 117 menopausal women with insomnia for the study and randomly assigned them to three groups.
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Paris Jackson seeks support at treatment facility for ‘emotional health’
The 20-year-old actress is reportedly seeking support at a treatment facility ‘to aid in her wellness plan’.
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#MatricResults2018: Youngsters feeling ‘hopeless’ urged to seek help
At least 21.8% of learners failed the national senior certificate exams in 2018, but the national pass rate is up 3.1 percentage points.
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Why the British Royal family dropped its stiff upper lip
While the 'stiff upper lip' may be as British as fish and chips, the younger generation of the Royal family are taking a different approach.
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Social media linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls
The study also found that 12% of light social media users and 38% of heavy social media users (five-plus hours a day) showed signs of having more severe depression.
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Chrissy Teigen felt 'selfish' when she had depression
Chrissy Teigen felt 'selfish and weird' admitting she was suffering from postpartum depression.
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Your smartphone may know more about your mental health than you
The ubiquity of smartphones has created an ability to capture passively a torrent of data about the daily behaviour, non-content aspect of speech, geolocation and even word use of people across the globe.
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First memorial service for HHP to take place in Newtown
The first of two memorials for the hip-hop star is going to be held at the Newtown Music Factory on Tuesday with proceedings expected to begin at noon.
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Prince Harry opens up about mental health
The flame-haired royal - who is married to Duchess Meghan - made the admission as he spoke at the Invictus Games' closing ceremony on Saturday in Sydney, Australia.
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HHP’s funeral planned for Saturday
The music icon passed away on Wednesday at his home in Johannesburg.
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[LISTEN] Depression under spotlight after yet another death at Wits
Professor Ahmed Bawa says universities are trying to ramp up their services but are faced with some challenges.
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[OPINION] HHP and the cultural stigma of depression
Haji Mohamed Dawjee says the haunting cultural stigma of depression has no season. It sticks around, rain or shine, it has your bags packed and ready for the inevitable guilt trip.
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Verne Troyer's death ruled as suicide
The American actor - who is best known for playing Mini-Me in the 'Austin Powers' movies - died in April at the age of 49 and a coroner in Los Angeles has now confirmed that he passed away because of the effects of alcohol.
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Many families still struggle to deal with members suffering from mental health
As today marks World Mental Health Day, the department says while the province's current NGOs are running well capacity remains an issue.
