by gamian | Oct 5, 2021 | Uncategorized, News
“I was starting a new life.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series Ricky was in his early 30s when he first got fired from a job. He was often absent and unable to perform his duties, which took a toll on his professional life. He got fired three more times from...
by gamian | Oct 3, 2021 | Uncategorized, News
“It made me the person that I am now.” GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series One of the hardest things Tineke Mollema had to do was to accept she has bipolar disorder. Things had to get worse before they got better — with a hospital admission — to let it fully...
by gamian | Sep 30, 2021 | Uncategorized, News
‘Don’t let it define you’ GAMIAN-Europe Quality of Life Blog Series As a singer, dancer and writer, Yammie Fishel is an inspiring example of what it means to thrive while coping with a mental health condition. The 28-year-old Belgian was...
by gamian | Mar 26, 2021 | Uncategorized
As many as two thirds of all psychiatric patients do not respond well to treatment with drugs. While compliance and frequent side effects play a major role, there are also genetic variations which determine whether serious side effects occur, and which can also...
by gamian | Jan 4, 2021 | Uncategorized
On the occasion marking World Mental Health Day, AGMI (a GAMIAN-Europe member) generously donated to the State Health Service Organization Cyprus – Larnaca Hospital, drawings produced by people with lived experience of mental health conditions.The drawings were...
by gamian | Dec 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
Campaigning for dedicated European Year for Mental Health Organised by GAMIAN-Europe10 Nov 2020Virtual Meeting In a virtual meeting of the MEP Alliance for Mental Health, held on the 10th of November 2020, representatives of mental health-related organisations and...