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Let’s know about anxiety and us. – By Nisal Rukshan Image Source : ceylontoday Anxiety is a word we generally hear in our day-to-day lives. But when it comes to reality, this word has a serious impact on human life, especially regarding mental health. Even though anxiety seems very common in the long term, this prevalence can impose a high impact on an individual’s thoughts, feelings, and behaviour. Such impacts may result in mental health issues, physical illnesses, family issues, economic issues, and much more. Hence, early identification of the affective factors of anxiety helps to cure or control its consequences. This article discusses anxiety and us and its salient points too. What is anxiety? It can be simply explained as an emotion described by tense feelings, worried thoughts, and physical deviations like increased blood pressure. In explanatory terms, the American Psychological Association (APA) states, ‘Anxiety is an emotion characterized by ...

PINK SARI – Recognise and respond to signs of anxiety and depression in children Photo by Kamran Ch on Unsplash The best way to make children good is to make them happy. – Oscar Wilde Dear eLanka member, Occasionally being sad or anxious or angry is a part of every child’s life. However, it is time to seek help if children feel persistent sadness, hopelessness, anxiety or anger. Join us and a panel of experts in the fields of child psychiatry, psychology and education to learn more about how to recognise and respond to the signs of anxiety and depression in children. LEARN MORE ABOUT identifying anxiety and/or depression that children might be going through, at an early stage appropriate ways of responding to and supporting these children services and support that can be accessed by parents The panellists are Dr Rajeev Jairam (Child Psychiatrist), Poonkulali Govintharajah (Psychologist), Saral Somaiya (Deputy Principal, Primary School). ...