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A 70-year-old woman walks into my clinic with her teenage son, who has severe learning disabilities. She is receiving treatment for depression and describes how her son’s behaviour makes life very...

I often have clients coming to my psychiatry clinic saying they feel extremely anxious in social situations. Their anxiety ranges from experiencing panic when asked to give a speech in public to...

At a recent workshop on stress management, I invited the participants to write a letter to a person in their lives, expressing gratitude for something good that person had done for them. The purpose...

A few months ago, I came across a study claiming that six cases of suicide attempts in a school in Oman were attributed to watching Korean dramas and anime. While setting aside the scientific analysis...

I recently came across a podcast of an interview with a young Saudi man describing his struggles with sadness, lack of achievement, and “feeling stuck with life”, as he describes it.These feelings...

Mrs A came to our clinic with one question, “What should I do with my husband who has been cheating for the past five years?”. She was in her early thirties with two children and a successful job,...

A few weeks ago, I noticed a friend was over-posting on social media. The posts were about his recent and sometimes old achievements.Some days he will post about ordinary everyday activities like...

The movie 'The Intimate Storm' tells the real-life story of Pam, a 53-year-old rescue volunteer in the mountains. While on a mission, she accidentally falls into a small ditch but manages to climb out...

During my training as a psychiatrist in the UK, a patient with depression filed a complaint against my colleague, claiming he was misdiagnosed and started on the wrong treatment. The patient appointed...

Once upon a time, there was a worker who suffered from the mistreatment of his manager, who would scold him in front of others for trivial reasons and attempt to steal his projects, adding her name...

On November 18, 1978, more than 900 Americans, members of the Peoples Temple religious group, died in a secluded South American jungle settlement after ingesting poison at the urging of their leader,...

I have recently come across a podcast called ‘What It Means to Be a Nomad,’ where a traveller in his late twenties was sharing his unique experiences of being constantly on the move, discovering...

A few years ago, a man in his late sixties came to my clinic, saying he had become very forgetful over two years and had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s at a hospital in a South Asian country. He...

I recently listened to a podcast about renting a friend in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia, and was rather surprised that such a thing has reached Arab countries.The girl in the podcast explained...

October 10 is World Mental Health Day, and this year’s official theme, ‘It is time to prioritise mental health in the workplace,; highlights the importance of fostering supportive work...

A recent report showed that around 18.6 million self-help books are sold in the US each year with financial profits from the industry projected to reach $14 billion by 2025, in the US alone.This...

A recent report showed that around 18.6 million self-help books are sold in the US each year with financial profits from the industry projected to reach $14 billion by 2025, in the US alone.This...

I recently met a friend who lost twenty kilograms of body weight over one year. I was very interested to hear his experience, especially since my previous dieting experiences were far from...

THE American movie 'The Beekeeper' starts with the story of an old woman who gets scammed by a corporate cyber-scam that hacked her email and wiped out her savings and a significant trust she was...

A client who attended my clinic last week informed me that his cousin shot himself and died. The family noticed that he was becoming more withdrawn, neglecting himself, and refusing to go to work.He...