In our final entry to cap off Mental Health Awareness Month, Masithethe Counselling Services director Jackie Orsmond gives insight into depression. The first thing one needs to know is that there is a big difference between feeling sad…
The SA Society of Psychiatrists says one in five new moms is likely to experience depression, which puts their health and the growth of their newborns at risk. This as the society revealed there was growing scientific evidence of the…
A group of American researchers has concluded that compensating for emotional heartbreak by overeating may not actually have much impact on weight gain. In the film Bridget Jones’ Diary (2001), Renée Zellweger, camped out on her sofa in…
East London NGO Bumb’INGOMSO will be hosting “Unmasking the Face of Depression in Young Women” on Saturday August 31 at Cambridge Hall. The event aims to empower young women and hopes to tackle the high levels of detected and undetected…
Award-winning artist Siseko Pame, from Ziphunzana in Duncan Village, is a musician with a a desire to help his community. The 34-year-old ethno soul artist bagged the African Adult Contemporary Album award at the South African Music…
The devastating effects of depression and mental health in general reared its ugly head yet again last week after the family of one of SA’s top cardiologists confirmed he had taken his own life. In a statement the family said the…
The beautiful melodies which emanate from Duncan Village’s Siseko Pame’s violin are in fierce contradiction to the hardships the musician has had to overcome in his life. Sexually abused at the age of 13 by his manager at a construction…
EVER wondered why people seem more relaxed and happier when they are outside in the sun? The answer may well be that they are being supercharged with vitamin D sourced from our closest yellow star – the sun! You may well know that vitamin…
You may think that your colleagues’ apparent unhappiness is nothing more than moodiness, without realising they could be displaying signs of a mental illness. Depression in the South African workplace is on the increase, with many…
