Depression
SADAG: Parents underestimating pandemic's impact on children
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) has seen a spike in anxiety and depression among teens while families try to navigate through the...
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A 'greatly troubling' picture: Children's minds are taking a beating with COVID
Experts are saying they're seeing a lot more requests for children to talk about anxiety. And government is worried the dangers this poses may become too big for us to handle.
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Osaka says preparing for Olympics, will do news conferences
The Japanese player had said post-match news conferences were detrimental to her mental health and likened them to "kicking people when they're down".
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French Open chiefs insist they treated Osaka with 'care and respect'
World number two Osaka was fined $15,000 and threatened with Grand Slam disqualification for refusing to attend mandatory press conferences.
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Serena Williams on Naomi Osaka: I wish I could hug her, I know what it's like
Naomi Osaka pulled out of the French Open after being threatened with disqualification for declining to speak to the media.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Dear young mind, this is your mental health speaking
This Mental Health Action Day, Haji Mohamed Dawjee asks everyone to listen to what their minds are telling them and discover the language they lack to explain it.
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HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Hugs are the parachutes for the fall of anxiety
'Tis the season for anxiety. So go out and help a friend with a simple, human response, writes Haji Mohamed Dawjee.
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Anele Tembe’s death places suicide back in the spotlight
The much-publicised death of Anele Tembe, fiancé of rapper AKA, who apparently fell from the 10th storey of a hotel in the city centre is also being treated as a suicide.
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Cry for help: Sadag receives over 500,000 calls since start of lockdown
The pandemic has had a severe impact on South Africans' mental health, many of the calls made to Sadag were from people suffering from anxiety about their finances, job losses and the wellbeing of their children.
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Pandemic or not, people must stay active: WHO
In an update of its physical activity guidelines, the UN health agency stressed that exercise was vital to physical and mental health, while sedentary behaviour can have serious repercussions.
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Massive project on African DNA sets out to close knowledge gap on mental illness
Research on the genetic basis of mental illness has so far largely excluded populations that are not of European heritage.
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Calls for government to invest more in mental health amid worrying trends
Since the start of this year, distressed calls to the South African Depression and Anxiety Group have increased by 63% compared to last year.
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ADCO CBD: The myths, the legends – now backed by science
Legendary stress and pain relief within your reach.
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ANALYSIS: SA universities need to know why students’ suicide risk is so high
Rates of suicidal behaviour are higher among South African students than among the general population or students in other countries. Understanding why will help shape prevention efforts.
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Employers urged to play role in reducing mental health challenges amid COVID-19
According to the findings of a study, 28% of employees were experiencing constant high levels of psychological and physical distress. Women and those working remotely showed higher risks for experiencing physical stress-related symptoms.
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Employees face high risk of pre-traumatic stress syndrome - research
Afriforte MD Professor Ina Rothmann said the psychological impact of the COVID-19 pandemic was associated with an anxiety condition which 46% of employees were at high risk of experiencing.
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Three Word Stories: A campaign to inspire mental strength under lockdown
Financial service provider Metropolitan, through it's new campaign called Three Word Stories, aims to assist those who feel they are carrying too much and need to let it out.
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46% of those seeking help are financially stressed during lockdown: Sadag
The South African Depression and Anxiety Group (Sadag) on Thursday said it had received double the number of calls from people feeling anxious and depressed since the start of the nationwide lockdown.
