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Treating Insomnia Can Ease Depression, Paranoia

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 8, 2017 | Health

London- Treating young people who suffer from insomnia by using online cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) could reduce debilitating mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, scientists said on Wednesday. In a large trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry...

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An Afghan patient sits in a yard at the only mental health rehabilitation center in the city of Herat. (Getty Images)

Study: 30,000 Suicides Took Place in Middle East in a Year

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 9, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Seattle (United States) – A new study revealed that the cases of suicide, murder and sexual assault have increased rapidly in the Middle East, compared to other parts of the world. These violent acts have resulted in 1.4 million deaths in 2015, without taking into...

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In this photo taken Friday, October 19, 2012, Gaza psychiatrist and prominent Palestinian human rights campaigner Dr. Eyad Sarraj, left, listens to Jewish-American scholar and activist Noam Chomsky, right, during a meeting with Palestinian youth activists. (AP Photo/Adel Hana)

Prominent Palestinian human rights campaigner dies

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 18, 2013 | Middle East

Gaza City, AP—Leading Palestinian human rights campaigner Dr. Eyad Sarraj, who dealt with the mental health damage caused by political oppression and challenged both Israeli and Palestinian abuses, died after battling leukemia, his family said Wednesday. He was 69....