mental health

Peru vs Brazil: why football can be important for the mental health of Peruvians?

We know that sport has a number of positive impacts on a person’s life. Perhaps the most considered benefit is the improvement of the body’s

The suicide of a teacher due to the pressure of the parents of her students that uncovered an educational crisis in South Korea

On June 5, Lee Min-so* described in her diary the fear that gripped her body as she entered her classroom to teach: “I feel a

The growing number of young South Koreans who do not leave their rooms (some even to go to the bathroom)

In 2019, Yoo Seung-gyu left the studio where he lived for the first time in five years. The 30-year-old South Korean first cleaned up his

“I used to hate my face but now I’m proud of it”

“My birth parents were horrified by my appearance and abandoned me 36 hours after I was born. That was difficult.” Jono Lancaster He was born

Google will show automatic help messages for people seeking self-harm

Google will display auto-typed text in its results to help users in mental health crises start a conversation for help, especially when searching for terms

Why Denmark has almost 10,000 brains in storage (and the controversy it generates)

In a secluded basement at the University of South Denmark, one of the largest in the country, there are rows and rows of shelves with

“I was sexually abused, like so many other autistic women”

Christine McGuinness, a British television personality and model, was diagnosed with autism in 2021, when she was 33 years old. To her, this explained a

Public health during floods

The risks and severity of flooding depend on several predisposing factors. For example, the type of flood is important in evaluating the damage. So too

On the use of psychedelics to treat depression

The depression It is a disabling mental health disorder that can have serious consequences for the affected person, including suicide. A recent review study of

The deterioration of mental health in times of social violence

The medical literature is extensive in this regard, having published in recent years studies that show that the mental health of children, adults and the

Six months after its launch, the US mental health helpline receives millions of calls and messages

When Jamieson Brill answers a crisis call from a Spanish speaker on the 988 helpline for mental health —a service launched in USA six months

“The misdiagnosis for which I was admitted to a psychiatric hospital”

When Hannah Farrell lost the ability to speak and function, doctors thought she had a mental illness. But, later, they discovered that her symptoms had

The exceptional story of Aurora Cursino dos Santos, the prostitute who became an artist in a Sao Paulo mental hospital

Aurora Cursino dos Santos was an unrecognized artist, despite having painted more than 200 paintings and developing her own style, in permanent dialogue with the

Good head in victory and defeat: How should mental health be treated at the World Cup?

Soccer is a sport that arouses many emotions. Among the different feelings, euphoria, sadness, frustration, passion and joy stand out. All this becomes more relevant

From apps to smart voice assistants: how is technology helping us with our mental health?

Mental health has become a huge challenge for the health sector and government policies in this regard. After a global pandemic, the effects in this

“Mental health and somatization disorders”, regarding the delicate case of Garbiela Sevilla

Gabriela Sevilla was reported missing on Wednesday, October 19, after leaving alone for a private clinic in Lima because her water had broken and she

PAHO launches high-level commission to address “mental health crisis” by COVID-19

The PAHOthe Americas office of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched a high-ranking commission on Friday to help countries address mental health problems in the

Meditation and mental health apps collect more data than any other

During the pandemicmeditation apps and mental health, which have served to calm anxiety and even contact psychologists, have been in high demand. However, the personal

Four keys to improving the mental health of post-pandemic workers

According to the Department of Mental Health of the Ministry of Health of Peru (Minsa) more than 313 thousand people with depression were attended at