How to fight depression

How to fight depression

Currently, many Ugandans are fighting depression at different levels. To some its because of high commodity prices, post covid struggles among others.  Depression causes fatigue, loss of energy and when not addressed early, could lead to suicidal thoughts. Here are tips on how to fight depression.  Be thankful for the good things in your life […]

How to Boost Self-Esteem Amidst High Levels of Intimidation and Negativity

How to Boost Self-Esteem Amidst High Levels of Intimidation and Negativity

Self-esteem is an individual’s subjective evaluation of their own worth. It encompasses beliefs about oneself as well as emotional states, such as triumph, despair, pride, and shame. In some people it is high while it can be low in others putting them in a situation of distrust and helplessness. Self-esteem means feeling good about yourself. People […]

The 3 Major Components for Effective Management of Depression

The 3 Major Components for Effective Management of Depression

A wide range of effective treatments is available for major depressive disorder. Medication alone and brief psychotherapy (for example cognitive-behavioral therapy, interpersonal therapy) alone can relieve depressive symptoms. There is also empirical support for the ability of brief psychotherapy (CBT) to prevent relapse. In children and adolescents, however, pharmacotherapy by itself is insufficient treatment. Moreover, […]

The 5 Most Common Mental Disorders and How to Treat Them

The 5 Most Common Mental Disorders and How to Treat Them

A mental disorder, also called a mental illness or psychiatric disorder is a behavioral or mental pattern that causes significant distress or impairment of personal functioning. Such features may be persistent, relapsing and remitting, or occur as a single episode. Some times the causes of mental disorders are often unclear. This article looks at the five most common mental health disorders […]

How Depression Has Become Contagious to Makerere Students

How Depression Has Become Contagious to Makerere Students

Over the years, Makerere University has registered many cases of students’ death and suicides over the depression. A more recent case is that of Joshua Asiimwe, a fourth year student at the school of Forestry who ended his life with poison on September 16, 2018. Other cases In April 2011, Francis Kigenyi, 23, a final […]

When University Students Need a Therapist

When University Students Need a Therapist

Many high school students think life at campus is one of the best one can ever enjoy during the education journey but this has never been true for all university students. A number of University students are faced with emotional health issues and mental disorders that negatively affect their academic performance. According to a study done by Nsereko […]

Dealing With Rejection

Dealing With Rejection

Rejection is one  bitter pill to swallow in life but it shouldn’t break your self-esteem or damage your pride because it could have been worse! Attraction to the opposite sex is a very emotional situation that we undergo in our lifetime and once the person you approach isn’t interested in you, it really breaks you […]