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mental illness

How to know when it’s time to start therapy

Maverick Life

How to know when it’s time to start therapy

By Simon Sherry

‘Brave, poetic, brutal’ — Lesedi Molefi reflects on his time in a psychiatric clinic in Patient 12A

Maverick Life

‘Brave, poetic, brutal’ — Lesedi Molefi reflects on his time in a psychiatric clinic in Patient 12A

By Lesedi Molefi

Nostalgia – there’s more to it than just an unhealthy attachment to the past… and it might be a good thing

Maverick Life

Nostalgia – there’s more to it than just an unhealthy attachment to the past… and it might be a good thing

By Florence de Vries

SA’s new mental health plan and the problem of stigma

South Africa

SA’s new mental health plan and the problem of stigma

By Nthusang Lefafa

Concerns over treatment and care for people with schizophrenia not limited to public sector

South Africa

Concerns over treatment and care for people with schizophrenia not limited to public sector

By Thabo Molelekwa

Exercise can help prevent and treat mental health problems, and taking it outside adds another boost to those benefits

Maverick Life

Exercise can help prevent and treat mental health problems, and taking it outside adds another boost to those benefits

By Scott Lear

Are you under digital distress? Three ways tech-triggers may be affecting your mental health

Maverick Life

Are you under digital distress? Three ways tech-triggers may be affecting your mental health

By Brittany Harker Martin

Experts welcome new mental health policy but raise concerns over implementation

South Africa

Experts welcome new mental health policy but raise concerns over implementation

By Thabo Molelekwa

Most people thinking about suicide don’t tell anyone. Here’s why and what we can do about it

Maverick Life

Most people thinking about suicide don’t tell anyone. Here’s why and what we can do about it

By David John Hallford

Depression, anxiety and childhood trauma: South African study explores links, prevalence and who’s most at risk

Maverick Life

Depression, anxiety and childhood trauma: South African study explores links, prevalence and who’s most at risk

By Ashleigh Craig

South Africans in a rage – can we work together and overcome the trauma within us?

Maverick Citizen

South Africans in a rage – can we work together and overcome the trauma within us?

By Mark Heywood

When does mental distress become a mental illness?

South Africa

When does mental distress become a mental illness?

By Louise Stone