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How journalists can best report on mental health and suicide
This article contains mentions of suicide. The World Health Organization estimates that suicide is the cause of more than 700,000 deaths annually. Of these, over three in four occur in low- and…
I Afrika er depression et fremmedord
Flere og flere undersøgelser peger på, at mange afrikanere kæmper med depression. Alligevel er den psykiske lidelse stadig ukendt i store dele af Afrika Før depressionen fik hold om Tom…
Belief that mental illness is due to witchcraft is hogwash
I went through depression for quite a while without knowing I was actually depressed. However, the signs were there, starting with lack of sleep. This was the most frustrating thing…
Depression: I asked God to take away my life as I slept
By Tom Osanjo Something was seriously wrong with me, though I could not tell what the problem was. It began with lethargy. Waking up every morning became a battle. Then…
Pastor’s suicide lifts lid on taboo subject
By Tom Osanjo An associate pastor at Harvest Christian Fellowship in California, USA, Jarrid Wislon, recently took to social media challenging the belief held by some Christians that those who…
Depression: Men of cloth are suffering in silence
By Tom Osanjo The recent suicide of an American pastor has once again brought to the fore the many pressures men and women of the cloth go through, but which…