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Counselling Depression Psychology

I wish depression were an emergency

Depression is just as life-threatening as physical illness—yet often invisible. Discover why we should treat depression like an emergency, how recognition can save lives, and what small acts of care can do to pull someone back from the edge

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Anxiety and stress Depression

Raising your Happiness level: 5 words

Hannah Fry (famed science communicator) on the 5-word sentence that can improve your happiness. Brilliant. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Hannah Fry (@fryrsquared)

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Anxiety and stress Culture shock Depression Expat Family Leadership Psychology Relationships The power of connection Vietnam

Expat mental health in Vietnam: How to protect your wellbeing abroad

Expat life in Vietnam can take a toll on mental health. From isolation to culture shock, the challenges are real—but support exists. Learn how senior expats and their families can proactively care for their emotional wellbeing through counselling, coaching, and compassionate self-awareness

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Anxiety and stress Culture shock Depression Expat Organisations Vietnam

Culture shock in Vietnam: How to adapt without losing yourself

Culture shock in Vietnam is real, but with support and intentional strategies, expats and their families can thrive. Learn how to navigate the highs and lows of cross-cultural adjustment without losing your identity—and why coaching and local language resources make a powerful difference

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Bipolar Depression Neurodiversity Psychology PTSD Research

Understanding the overlap between complex PTSD, autism, and ADHD

This article explores the overlapping traits and key differences between complex PTSD, autism, and ADHD. It explains how emotional dysregulation, sensory sensitivity, and suicidal ideation can present similarly—while offering clarity on diagnosis, misdiagnosis, and the need for tailored, trauma-informed, and neurodivergent-aware support

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Anxiety and stress Depression Family Relationships Sexual health

Age-gap relationships in Asia and menopause: Something for men to think about

A marriage between a 60-year-old Australian man and a 40-year-old Vietnamese woman offers emotional enrichment, companionship, and cultural diversity but poses risks like health disparities, menopause-related challenges, societal judgment, and differing priorities. Success depends on empathy, communication, cultural sensitivity, and proactive planning

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Depression Family Psychology Sexual health

Menopause and divorce

A woman gives her heartfelt reality of the statistic that 70% of Australian divorces are because of menopause. Australian media personalities Carrie Bickmore and Tommy Little are angry and sad on her behalf. No family should have to weather her storm over which she sadly has no control. How about science do more to help women out?

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Depression Psychology

Multimodal framework for depression detection on social media

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health issues like depression have risen, leading researchers to propose a multimodal framework for detecting depression on social media.(Anshul 2024, Li 2024). By combining textual, user-specific, and image analyses, the framework aims to extract features for depression detection.(Anshul 2024, Li 2024). A deep learning model, VNN, was used to generate…

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Depression Psychology

Detecting depression through facial expressions

Techniques like dual-scale convolution and adaptive channel attention were employed to capture significant features in facial regions. The results showed improved depression classification performance, with unique visual patterns specific to depression identified

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Depression Psychology

Understanding depression

Depression is a complex mental health condition affecting millions worldwide. This guide explores its symptoms, impacts, and effective strategies—like professional therapy, self-care, mindfulness, and medication—offering hope for recovery. Learn how to navigate depression and reclaim emotional well-being