The period of adolescence is a period of loss and change in many ways, for example, adolescents gain freedom from parents on one hand and...

Handling Grief Children aged 3-5 years Between the age of 3-5 years children view death as sleep or a temporary state that is reversible....

Substance (Drug) Use Part 3 Addiction can be described practically by “3 C’s”: Control – repeated attempts to cut back or control use,...

Substance (Drug ) Use Part 2 Substance abuse or misuse is any drug use that causes personal problems such as health, emotional, ...

Substance (Drug) Use Part 1 A drug is any substance other than food which changes the way the body or mind functions. It may or may not...

Most of us do not think children understand or are bothered by death, but like adults children grieve. We often think if we do not tell...

Sleep disorders can also be due to another mental disorder: Insomnia can be present in: Panic disorder: paroxysmal awakening with...

Sleep Sleep is part of life’s routine. It is the regular period in every 24 hours when we are unconscious and unaware of what is going on...

Road to Depression Recovery Just as the symptoms and causes of depression are different in different people, so are the ways to feel...

Different faces of depression Depression often looks different in men and women, and in young people and older adults. An awareness of...