Category: Depression
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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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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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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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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…
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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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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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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
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Re-framing mental health diagnoses
Lee Hopkins explores how the neurodiversity paradigm challenges traditional medical models of mental health conditions. It advocates for a shift towards a more inclusive, humanised approach that recognises cognitive differences as natural variations rather than disorders requiring treatment
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Exploring the role of lithium in treating mood disorders
A recent review explores the potential of red blood cell lithium measurements in managing mood disorders. While some evidence suggests benefits in predicting side effects and treatment response, results are mixed. The study highlights the complexity of lithium treatment and the need for personalised monitoring