National Bipolar Awareness Day

National Bipolar Awareness Day

National Bipolar Awareness Day Written by Daniel Bode [1]   National bipolar awareness dayNational bipolar awareness day is observed annually on the 26th of May. This day provides an opportunity to reflect on this mental health condition. The goal of Bipolar Awareness...
World Head Injury Awareness Day 2022

World Head Injury Awareness Day 2022

World Head Injury Awareness Day 2022 Written by Daniel Bode [1] Introduction The human brain. A complex organ with much responsibility. It controls emotion, thought, memory, locomotion, and other autonomous actions, that if not managed would lead to unfavourable...
Alzheimers Awareness Day 2021

Alzheimers Awareness Day 2021

Alzheimers Awareness Day 2021 Written by Daniel Bode and Lauren Blommetjies [1] Introduction With the world-wide population ever increasing, so does the number of people diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. On average one in nine people aged 65 and older (11.3%)...
World Head Injury Awareness Day 2022

Mid-year Burnout

Mid-year Burnout Mid-year Burnout Written by Genevieve Burrow and Ashrene Rathilal [1] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increased incidence of mental health issues such as anxiety, panic attacks and burnout (Brooks et al., 2020; Tandon, 2020). Burnout...