The World Health Organization (WHO) celebrates World Mental Health Day annually with a global campaign on the 10th of October. Each year, the gist of the message is clear: we need to raise awareness about mental health, and mobilise efforts to support people living with mental health difficulties. This is absolutely necessary as awareness is required to encourage help-seeking behaviours and consequently, increasing the likelihood of people to reach out for mental health services.
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[RESEARCH INSIDER] Self-harm: What do our genes have to do with it?
Research Insider this week gets up close with Kai Xiang Lim who is in his second year pursuing a PhD in Social, Genetics and Developmental Psychiatry Research at King's College London, UK. He uses genetic information to investigate the underlying causes of self-harm behaviours and their relationships with mental health conditions.
[Q&A] MCO and mental health
16 days has passed since the Restricted Movement Order (RMO) was implemented. What goes on the minds of those who stayed home and also the front-liners, in terms of their mental health? We speak to Universiti Malaya Specialist Centre consultant psychiatrist Associate Prof. Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin on this subject matter
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