Introduction

Personalized therapeutic support encompasses a vast array of approaches and techniques tailored to meet the unique needs of individuals seeking mental health assistance. In contrast to traditional one-size-fits-all approaches, personalized therapeutic support acknowledges the intricacies of each person s experiences, preferences, and challenges, offering a customized framework for healing and growth. This article delves into the diverse range of approaches and techniques utilized in personalized therapeutic support, highlighting the richness and adaptability of this holistic approach to mental well-being.

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy (CBT)

CBT is a widely practiced therapeutic approach focused on identifying and modifying negative thought patterns and …

Providing care for our ageing parents is an honour. Nevertheless, sometimes it is a demanding one. One of the pivotal aspects of ensuring their wellbeing is arranging for relevant and regular health check-ups. Such health screenings play a vital role in nipping potential health issues in the bud and aid in garnering a comprehensive understanding of their overall health parametres. This article throws light on four fundamentally important examinations that can have a proactive and positive effect on the health of our elderly parents.

Monitoring Heart Health

Cardiac issues tend to be more prevalent amongst older adults, making routine examinations of heart health extraordinarily crucial. Regular blood pressure checks can highlight hypertension a treatable yet common condition…

Sep 5 2024 (IPS) –  
CIVICUS discusses the recent wave of protests against gender-based violence (GBV) in India with Dr Kavitha Ravi, a member of the Indian Medical Association (IMA).

Protests erupted across India after a 31-year-old female medical trainee was raped and murdered in a Kolkata hospital on 9 August. The IMA called a strike, with protests held in major cities including Kolkata and Mumbai. While the official strike has ended, many doctors, particularly junior doctors, remain on strike and protests continue to demand justice, accountability and safer working conditions for women.

Kavitha Ravi

What triggered the recent protests against GBV in In…

Dahr Jamail

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Nov 23 2005 (IPS) – A year after the U.S.-led Operation Phantom Fury damaged or destroyed 36,000 homes, 60 schools and 65 mosques in Fallujah, Iraq, residents inside the city continue to suffer from lack of compensation, slow reconstruction and high rates of illness.
A year after the U.S.-led Operation Phantom Fury damaged or destroyed 36,000 homes, 60 schools and 65 mosques in Fallujah, Iraq, residents inside the city continue to suffer from lack of compensation, slow reconstruction and high rates of illness.

The Study Centre for Human Rights and Democracy based in Fallujah (SCHRD) estimates the number of people killed in the city during the U.S.-led operation in October and November 2004 at 4,000 to 6,000, most of them civilian…

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Natasha Tibinyane

WINDHOEK, Jan 3 2006 (IPS) – A piece of legislation nearly 30 years old that outlaws male-to-male sodomy may, at first glance, appear more a target for gay rights activists than AIDS campaigners. Seen in the context of Namibia s prisons however, the 1977 Criminal Procedures Act raises questions that relate to both health and rights.
As a result of the act, condoms are not being distributed in Namibian jails: to do so would amount to condoning sex between men in contravention of the law, says government, even if it had the benefit of reducing HIV transmission. By giving them (prisoners) a condom you are telling them to go ahead and do it, Ignatius Mainga, a spokesman for the Ministry of Safety and Security s prison services, told IPS.

While he did not…

Simon Schneller

UNITED NATIONS, Feb 10 2006 (IPS) – After a three-week marathon session, a United Nations committee has expressed confidence in finalising a new international treaty to protect the disabled by the end of the year.
I think we can now conclude that our work on the articles is extremely well advanced, and that we are ready to enter the final stages of our work, Ambassador Don MacKay of New Zealand, the chair of the Ad Hoc Committee overseeing the convention, told the closing session last week.

The draft is the basis for the first-ever treaty outlining the rights of the disabled. It now contains more than 40 articles, which were discussed and analysed by some 400 delegates and disability advocates who attended the seventh session of the Ad Hoc Committee.<…

Lisa Söderlindh

UNITED NATIONS, Mar 15 2006 (IPS) – Just collecting the cooking fuel essential for survival, millions of refugee and so-called internally displaced women are daily forced to put their lives at risk, says a new report by the New York-based Women s Commission for Refugee Women and Children.
Uprooted from their homes by armed conflict, persecution and humanitarian disasters, almost 35 million people in the world live as internally displaced persons (IDPs) within the borders of their own countries, or as refugees across international borders. But for women and girls living in IDP and refugee settings, life is particularly grim and surrounding threats are notoriously dangerous, according to the report.

Every day, millions of displaced women and girls must…

Orlando Matos

HAVANA, Apr 17 2006 (IPS) – A television series which reflects on and portrays sexual behaviours and touches on the question of AIDS has provoked unusual public controversy in Cuba.
Amanda, an uninformed, sexually precocious teenager under the strict control of her parents, becomes infected with HIV, the AIDS virus. The central character in one of the series episodes, her story drew a negative reaction from quite a number of viewers of the prime time show.

Josefa Rodríguez was more indignant about the programme showing youngsters who are virtually children sleeping together, than over its references to AIDS itself. It seems to offer an invitation to teenage sex, the 47-year-old Havana telephone company technician told IPS.

Rodríguez was not con…