Empathy, the ability to imagine the feelings of others, has a positive impact on mental health. However, even before the COVID-19 pandemic, face-to-face communication had decreased in recent years, greatly impacting empathy through compassion fatigue, confirmation bias and detachment. There are three types of empathy, …

During Mental Health Month, it is important to address common misconceptions. While approximately 50 percent of individuals with a mental health condition(s) began experiencing symptoms by age 14, the average delay in receiving treatment is 8 to 10 years. Mood disorders tend to run in …

Depression can cause emotional detachment. Because emotions influence a person’s decision-making, health, motivation and well-being, it is essential to be able to understand and manage them. American Psychologist Robert Plutchik maintained that eight primary emotions, acceptance, anger, anticipation, disgust, fear, joy, sadness and surprise, serve …