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  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Patients receiving treatment for COVID-19 and some of the recovered cases are presenting with a number of mental illnesses, mental health experts have revealed. While studies show that COVID-19 mainly affects the respiratory system, medical experts say evidence from active patients and recovered cases …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Butabika Mental National Referral Hospital has registered 1500 patients, the highest number of patients received at the facility in a year according to the Executive Director, Dr. Juliet Nakku. On average, Butabika Mental National Referral Hospital receives about 500 patients annually. However, the facility had …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Depression and anxiety cause one area of the human brain to become “significantly” larger, according to an Australian study. The study, published by Australian National University (ANU) researchers recently, looked at the brains of more than 10,000 people. The study shows that depression alone causes the …

What government needs to quickly communicate to reduce anxiety and misinformation about its next moves COMMENT | JOSEPH WERE | The 21-day countrywide lockdown that President Yoweri Museveni announced on April 14 ends on May 05. It was an extension to the earlier 14-day lockdown. The main question now is …

There are ways you can change that | THE INDEPENDENT | The news can be stress-inducing at the best of times. When the news is particularly worrying, many of us experience levels of anxiety so high that we can have difficulty coping. So how can we stay (reasonably) anxiety-free when …

Studies have shown that loneliness is linked with depression and anxiety | TIM NEWMAN | A new study has concluded that living alone is linked to common mental disorders. The authors have also identified the main driver of this worrying relationship. Some common mental disorders (CMDs) include mood disorders, anxiety, …