mental health

 Gender-based violence (GBV) and harmful practices are pervasive issues that affect millions of people around the world. GBV refers to any form of violence or abuse that is perpetrated against someone based on their gender or sexual identity. Harmful practices, on the other hand, are cultural or traditional practices that are harmful or oppressive to individuals based on their gender. Gender-based violence can take many forms, including physical violence, sexual violence, emotional abuse, and economic abuse. It can occur in many different settings, including the home, the workplace, and in public spaces. GBV is often perpetrated by intimate partners, family members, or acquaintances. Harmful practices can also take many different forms. These practices include female genital mutilation/cutting, forced marriage, honor killings, and dowry-related violence. These practices are often deeply rooted in cultural traditions and are seen as a way to control or subjugate women and girls. The...

  Depression  Depression is a constant feeling of sadness and loss of interest, which stops you doing your normal activities. Different types of depression exist, with symptoms ranging from relatively minor to severe. Generally, depression does not result from a single event, but from a mix of events and factors. Depression is more common in women than men. The report on Global Burden of Disease estimates the point prevalence of unipolar depressive episodes to be 1.9% for men and 3.2% for women, and the one-year prevalence has been estimated to be 5.8% for men and 9.5% for women. It is estimated that by the year 2020 if current trends for demographic and epidemiological transition continue, the burden of depression will increase to 5.7% of the total burden of disease and it would be the second leading cause of disability-adjusted life years (Daily), second only to ischemic heart disease. Depression is not feeling down for an hour out of your day. It's not something to be glori...

Anxiety  Anxiety is an emotion characterized by an unpleasant state of inner turmoil and includes subjectively unpleasant feelings of dread over anticipated events. It is often accompanied by nervous behavior such as pacing back and forth, somatic complaints, and rumination.Anxiety is a feeling of uneasiness and worry, usually generalized and unfocused as an overreaction to a situation that is only subjectively seen as menacing. It is often accompanied by muscular tension, restlessness, fatigue, inability to catch one's breath, tightness in the abdominal region, and problems in concentration. Anxiety is closely related to fear, which is a responseAnxiety disorders are a cluster of mental disorders characterized by significant and uncontrollable feelings of anxiety and fear such that a person's social, occupational, and personal function are significantly impaired.Anxiety may cause physical and cognitive symptoms, such as restlessness, irritability, easy fatiguability, casual di...