How to Recognize Depression & Its Causes, and What are The Latest Treatments
Depression, also known as clinical depression and major depressive disorder, is a mood disorder that is characterized by a prolonged sense of sadness and loss of interest. This disorder affects people’s feelings, thoughts, and behaviors and can cause several mental and physical issues. It produces symptoms that disrupt people’s ability to function on a daily […]
Anxiety Disorder: Definition, Types, Causes, Symptoms &Treatment Choices
Anxiety is an expected reaction to stressful situations that happens almost to every individual. Anxiety is a fear or unease about something that is expected to happen. Some people, for instance, are anxious and tense before important social situations like job interviews or public speeches. You may have an anxiety disorder if your worries are […]
The Keys to Employee Motivation
By Paula Soriano Employee motivation is essential both for the achievement of business objectives and to facilitate the development of employees. A characteristic of the modern competitive and globalized world is that companies are constantly striving to do better than the previous year. To achieve this goal, they resort to all available means, and among […]
Why everyone should be talking about depression
When people think of debilitating chronic illnesses, heart disease or diabetes will normally spring to mind. But did you know that depression will overtake heart disease as the number-one leading cause of disability by 2020. Scientists believe depression is caused by a combination of biological, genetic, psychological and environmental factors. In countries like the UAE […]
Don’t take your chances with brain health
Preserving and improving memory as we age Do you sometimes have trouble remembering the name of your favorite actor or dinner plans with your friend? Are you noticing that you’re having more difficulty finding your phone or your keys? If so, it could be the result of normal aging — or it could be a […]
Eat your way to good mental health
Parkinson’s disease, autism and depression – could diet be the cause of these and other supposed diseases of the brain? An increasingly compelling body of scientific research suggests it is. Numerous studies into the branch of the nervous system that lies in the gut – the enteric nervous system (ENS) – indicate that, contrary to […]
Why is my memory getting worse?
Are you always forgetting where you put your keys and purse? And do you rush to put appointments in your diary before you forget all about them? If so, you’re not alone. A 2014 study of 18,500 people aged 18 to 99, conducted by Gallup and the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), found that […]