‘My dad used to be an active and cheerful person, however for the past 1 year he did not want to talk much, prefers to be alone in his room. It is heartbreaking to look at him in this way.’…
Depression in elderly – Renuka Rahoo (Pharmacist)
Tag: depression
Early Detection of Depression Begins with You and the Community #ReachOut – Dr. Mohd Shaiful Ehsan
General Enquiries “Sir, how are you today?” That is one of the conversation starters used by some doctors in the clinic when meeting their chronic patients who came for follow up treatments. A simple enquiry like that can induce a…
Suicide among Doctors: Lifting the taboo- Dr Sumeet Kaur
The recent suicide of a prominent physician in Brisbane, Australia sent reverberations of shock among the medical fraternity globally. Sadly, this has been seen time and time again. Suicide, especially in Asian societies is a taboo topic. Unfortunately, this is…
World Health Day 2017 “Depression: Let’s talk”- The Befrienders KL
World Health Day is celebrated on 7 April every year to commemorate the founding anniversary of the World Health Organization. The theme for this year’s campaign is depression. Depression is a common but serious mental disorder with potentially severe symptoms…
Desperately Not Happy- Dr Ahmad Rostam Md Zin
Many people know how it is to be depressed, feel low, without motivation to do anything, or just to feel sad. It is spiritually and emotionally crushing. It can also be described in one word: painful. Thankfully most of the…
Depression is Not An Emotion #ReachOut – Junaidah Mubarak Ali
No one chooses it. No one deserves it. It runs in families, it ruins families. Depression is not an emotion. Depression has no cause. Too often depression is conflated with sadness or anxiety. It is often treated as a taboo…
Doctors, Step Away from the Ledge – Dr Kamal Amzan
Intelligent. Smart. Insightful. High achievers. Perspicacious. Can do-it-all. The ones that you can almost always rely on for advice. For help, encouragement, inspiration. For support. The ones that you expect to succeed. To triumph. To win, do wonders and go…
Being Human – Dr Nur Hidayati
This morning, I saw a picture of an emergency & trauma doctor kneeling at the hospital curb grieving the death of 19 year old patient. It made me stop. It reminded me all those times that I too could not…
Depression Doesn’t Judge What You Study – Dr Amer Siddiq
I thank the author for this thoughtful piece on depression (Depression Among Medical Students). There were a number of learning points that I gathered after reading this article which I hope to share with all of you. The first is…
Depression Among Medical Students – Arlina Arshad
Anecdote “I know sadness is part of life. After all, it is just one of many emotions; happiness, sorrow, anger, confusion, excitement, contentment, pride and the list goes on. The spectrum of emotion is wide and we need to feel…