DETROIT, Jul. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — NoorLine, a free anonymous distress line launches out of Detroit this week to help bring 24 hour peer to peer anonymous emotional support to distressed individuals worldwide. Trained Muslim volunteer listeners man their keyboard, not phone lines, to provide mental health support and even just general interaction via direct [...]
SYDNEY, Australia and MINNEAPOLIS, Apr. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Medibio Limited (MEB or the Company)(ASX:MEB)(OTCQB:MDBIF), a mental health technology company confirms the launch and release of the Company’s Corporate Mental Health for business product and platform (the Platform). The Platform allows businesses to offer employees the chance to ‘check-in on their mental health’ through a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The National Fire Agency is launching an inquiry into the mental health of firefighters across the country from today. The inquiry launched by both the NFA and Seoul National University Bundang Hospital will survey up to 46,000 firefighters over the next eight days, asking tough questions about PTSD, depression, sleep [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Of more than 600,000 individuals with depression in South Korea, only 15 percent are getting professional treatment, a new mental health survey from the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW) revealed yesterday. Experts say it’s most important for those suffering from a mental illness to disclose the condition to those [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Teenage students who consider themselves to be economically disadvantaged experience stress, depression and thoughts of suicide significantly more often than those who are better off, according to a report published yesterday. The study conducted by the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA) on the mental health and health [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A recent study from mental health science researchers at Ilsan Paik Hospital (Inje University) revealed that people who are more sensitive to sound can be more vulnerable to mental instability like depression or rage. In the study, 157 healthy adults were exposed to sounds of different loudness, and were [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – In an effort to help ease the extreme levels of stress that firefighters face, the Seoul Metropolitan Fire & Disaster Headquarters and the Ewha Brain Institute at Ewha Womans University have signed a business agreement that will promote the mental health of firefighters. More specifically, the agreement encompasses the [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of women in their 20s who are suffering from mental disorders has increased significantly in recent years. Jeon Jin-ah, a researcher from the Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHSA), revealed Tuesday that the prevalence of mood disorders in women between 18 and 29 years of [...]
SEOUL, Nov.15 (Korea Bizwire) – With popular comedian Jung Hyung-don announcing that he would be taking a break from all the programs he is starring in due to anxiety disorder, interest in the condition has been on the rise. Many other celebrities have also divulged that they suffer from panic disorders and agoraphobia, such as [...]
SEOUL, Korea, Sep 11 (Korea Bizwire) – On the “2013 Day for Prevention of Suicide” on September 10, the Ministry of Health & Welfare held a variety of events including publication of the recommendations on media suicide reporting. Minister of Health & Welfare Chin Young said in a keynote speech at the commemoration event held at [...]