Category Archives: Mental Health

In Maos day, sufferers were accused of lacking revolutionary zeal LATE IN JANUARY Shen Yinjing, a therapist in Shanghai, volunteered to help distressed people in the coronavirus-stricken city of Wuhan by offering counselling over the phone or by text. Before long she was running an online support group for people being treated in one of Wuhans makeshift hospitals for covid-19 patients Continue reading →

The cruise ship Regal Princess docked in Rotterdam last Wednesday. On Sunday a Ukrainian woman is thought to have taken her own life by jumping overboard, Photograph: Robin Utrecht/Rex/Shutterstock Several deaths, a hunger strike and disturbances on board cruise ships have raised fresh concern about what crew members say is the deteriorating mental health of staff stranded aboard cruise ships still floating at sea. Continue reading →

In most parts of the United States, were living under conditions unprecedented in our lifetimes. Never before have millions of Americans been asked to shelter in place, and yet many of us have been doing just that for upward of two months now, with varied amounts of additional time stretching out ahead of usand then, perhaps, a year of sporadic lockdowns to follow Continue reading →

In Nevada, our residents collective mental health is going to get grim. Continue reading →

Cyndi Doyle is an expert in holding space for her clients, putting aside her own emotions to support them through their anxiety, stress and trauma. As a licensed professional counselor in Denton, Doyle typically works three days per week and sees between 24 and 27 clients. But since mid-April, the coronavirus pandemic has brought a surge of new demand, and clients she hasnt worked with in more than a year have started reaching out for help. Continue reading →

Worries and anxiety about COVID-19 and its impact can be overwhelming. Social distancing makes it even more challenging Continue reading →

Editors Note: Transform Through Therapy specializes in online group therapy, with a special focus on grief and caregiving. In this series, they will be talking about COVID-19 and the impact it is having on mental health Continue reading →

Washburn Center for Children's Minneapolis headquarters. Throughout the long history of Washburn Center for Children, mental health therapy has been done face-to-face. Washburn therapists meet children and families in their homes, at school or at Washburns offices in Minneapolis, Brooklyn Park and Edina. Continue reading →

As an academic who regularly worked from home in the days before coronavirus, my friends often joked about what they imagined my daily routine might be (such as enjoying a morning gin and not changing out of my pyjamas). But as many people now realise, the reality is quite different. Working from home can be quite a challenge. Continue reading →

Jenissen suggests people get outside, do something physical or limit their social media and news consumption. We want to people to reach out if they need help. They dont need to go through stuff alone, she said. Continue reading →