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Mental health

The latest mental health news including well-being, depression, mindfulness and mental health resources.

last updated:

9 September, 2024

Software engineer Atul Subash’s final message before ending his life set off a national reckoning in India over family law and gender bias. Photo: Handout

Indian software engineer’s suicide sets off reckoning over bias in family courts

Atul Subash blamed his estranged wife, her family, and the judicial system for his death, alleging extortion and manipulation of the legal system.

13 Dec 2024 - 9:24PMvideocam

My Take | Is South Korea a burnout society?

12 Dec 2024 - 9:00PM

Formula One (F1)

Meet F1 Mercedes driver George Russell, who’s feuding with Max Verstappen

12 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Japanese man turns home into ancient palace to cope with autism

He reflects that he used to unintentionally say things that upset people, but never meant any harm.

11 Dec 2024 - 2:00PM

A Japanese man turned his home into an ancient palace, with a throne-like dining chair, to cope with autism. Photo: SCMP composite/QQ.com

Celebrity children

Who is Michael Jackson’s daughter Paris newly engaged to? Meet Justin Long

Justin Long was a business development manager before turning to music; he’s been featured on FX’s Mayans soundtrack and has worked with (you guessed it) Paris Jackson.

10 Dec 2024 - 6:00PM

Explainer | Can a weighted blanket help you sleep better? Research is mixed, says expert

Heavy covers that feel ‘like a really big hug’ can soothe anxieties, sleep medicine doctor says; we tell you where to find them in Hong Kong.

10 Dec 2024 - 5:27PM

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Education in Hong Kong

Hong Kong authorities criticise schools over Primary One exams in first semester

Education Bureau calls on schools that persist with practice to avoid placing pressure on children and instead focus on mental health.

10 Dec 2024 - 7:55PM

Authorities reviewed 235 primary, secondary and special schools in the 2023-24 academic year in the report published on Monday. Photo: May Tse

Hong Kong healthcare and hospitals

Help for 5,000 in Hong Kong traditional Chinese medicine mental health project

Baptist University project promotes use of Chinese medicine to treat depression, anxiety or insomnia.

9 Dec 2024 - 9:11PM

More muscles, bigger brain. How weight training can help the mind as we age

Studies show that retaining muscle mass as you age, especially through resistance training, may help safeguard your cognitive health.

9 Dec 2024 - 5:21AM

Hong Kong society

Hong Kong care teams with mental health training better at spotting cases: study

Lawmaker calls for training to be expanded to all community care teams to help provide basic services for mentally ill residents.

8 Dec 2024 - 10:38PM

Chief Executive John Lee has targeted prevention and early identification in measures to tackle mental health issues. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Older and feeling lonely? Go online for better mental health, study says

Staying informed and connected by going online, even once a week, lowers depression scores in over-50s, University of Hong Kong study finds.

8 Dec 2024 - 5:15PM

A University of Hong Kong study shows that being online, even if it is only once a week, brings mental health benefits for people over 50. Photo: Shutterstock

She’s told sex trafficking victims’ stories. Now she’s telling her own

Hong Kong-based Sylvia Yu has given voice to sex trafficking victims for years. In her new memoir she inspires young women to be ‘fearless’.

7 Dec 2024 - 6:15PMvideocam

Hong Kong Olympian Cheng on sacrifices, challenges and ‘impostor syndrome’

Swimmer was speaking at TEDxTinHau Women on Friday, a version of Ted Talks held at the Xiqu Centre in Tsim Sha Tsui.

7 Dec 2024 - 4:00PM

Puppy love as Czech prison inmates train assistance dogs

The training is part of a project to help inmates at the Jirice prison northeast of Prague be better prepared for life outside jail.

6 Dec 2024 - 1:06AM

Zirkon and Zeus play. After a year, the prison sends the dogs back to an organisation which hands them over to people with visual impairments. Photo: AFP

How ice baths can help conquer stress and find inner peace

Once a tool for athletes, cold therapy is now a wellness trend, promising benefits like reduced inflammation, improved sleep and stress relief.

5 Dec 2024 - 5:37PM

Breath of Life Ice Bath clients take the plunge. Photo: Handout

Hong Kong society

Opinion | Hong Kong must break the taboos around end-of-life care and death

With a law passed on advanced medical directives, the onus is on government to provide life-and-death education and facilitate discussion.

5 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

Opinion | Spate of random killings rooted in China’s social and economic despair

The mental trauma from pandemic controls and the economic slump have led to feelings of helplessness and despair that cannot be ignored.

4 Dec 2024 - 9:30AMvideocam

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Fame and celebrity

Perrie Edwards opens up about fellow X Factor alum Liam Payne’s death

A member of English girl group Little Mix, Edwards spoke to broadcaster Fearne Cotton about her disbelief that the One Direction star is gone; we find out what she’s been up to over the past few years.

4 Dec 2024 - 10:47AMvideocam

Meet Perrie Edwards: the Little Mix singer, who just went solo, dated One Direction’s Zayn Malik and recently spoke about Liam Payne’s tragic passing. Photo: @perriehq/Instagram

You have a disease that will make you blind. How do you prepare?

Hong Kong resident Cheng Kwok-kwong, who has degenerative eye disease retinitis pigmentosa, is getting ready for when his vision fails.

3 Dec 2024 - 7:54PM

Beauty filters also make us look more intelligent, study finds

Software-modified faces were viewed more favourably than untouched ones in a Spanish study. This may not be a good thing, psychologist says.

3 Dec 2024 - 4:59AM

Strava’s great – but watch your mental health, warn researchers

Many fitness enthusiasts use Strava for tracking and in order to network with a community of like-minded athletes – but is this really a good thing?

2 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

Runners, cyclists and hikers use all sorts of equipment to help them, including the smartphone app Strava. Photo: Shutterstock

How men won’t talk about grief and how to get them to open up

Unlike women, men can go into shock that ‘really paralyses them’, says a grief counsellor. He suggests ways they can let their grief out.

2 Dec 2024 - 6:15PM

What men struggle with most while grieving is the feeling of powerlessness that always follows the loss of a loved one. Photo: Shutterstock

In South Korea, lonely deaths are on the rise as isolation takes its toll

Despite Seoul investing US$322 million in anti-loneliness measures, experts warn that deeper societal issues remain unaddressed.

2 Dec 2024 - 2:52PMvideocam

‘Sleepmaxxing’ improves sleep, right? It might not, doctor says

Many hacks to optimise sleep quantity and quality are unproven, while using sleep trackers may make you anxious you are not getting enough.

1 Dec 2024 - 7:15PM

Celebrity children

Who is Crocodile Dundee star Paul Hogan’s wayward son, Chance Hogan?

Paul Hogan’s son Chance Hogan has him ‘worried sick’ after a string of photos and social media posts have shown him looking unwell – but who is he, and what does he do for work?

1 Dec 2024 - 5:00AM

Crocodile Dundee actor Paul Hogan’s 26-year-old son is all grown up – but appears to be struggling. Photos: Getty Images, @chance_the_bum/Instagram

UK lawmakers give initial support to assisted dying bill

Mentally competent, terminally ill adults with six months or less left to live would be allowed to end their lives with medical help.

30 Nov 2024 - 12:27AMvideocam

The assisted dying proposal has stirred a national debate in Britain, with former prime ministers, faith leaders, doctors, judges, the disabled and ministers in Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour government weighing in. Photo: Reuters

‘Shall I kill you?’: why Japan is mulling a social media ban for under-16s

Australia has approved laws that stipulate fines against social media platforms for failing to ban children below 16 from having accounts.

29 Nov 2024 - 2:59PMvideocam

TEDxTinHauWomen 2024 in Hong Kong is all about inclusivity

4 of the 10 speakers at the upcoming event talk about looking past disabilities, overcoming trauma, and applying an Olympic mindset to life.

29 Nov 2024 - 12:15PM

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