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Healing the mind
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/11/2013
» Veteran psychiatric nurse Supanich Polpairin's calm demeanour and comforting voice seems to have a reassuring impact on her female patients who are diagnosed with mental disorders that have left them in a state of emotional limbo.
No need to suffer in silance
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 23/07/2013
» After having worked in the private sector for most of her life, Achara Bunnag found her true calling when she went back to school 13 years ago to do a degree in psychology. Today she is a senior psychotherapist at Manarom Hospital and seems perfectly suited to the profession, her humble demeanour and emphatic nature making her a natural fit with clients and new acquaintances alike.
Back from the brink
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 07/02/2013
» John Wong CW _ the author of Awaken Your Healing Power _ was on his death bed when he discovered five scientifically proven keys to life. The discovery helped him mend his body and combat his medical condition, which was considered incurable.
Find better solutions for age-old problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/12/2012
» While surfing through the news channels I recently noticed a disturbing trend that is becoming more prevalent in Thai society _ elderly folks being abandoned in old people's homes, or worse, being left to fend for themselves.
Mental Matters
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 04/12/2012
» Sometimes it goes beyond stress and pressure into the darker realm of clinical condition. Economic instability, political uncertainty, a thirst for materialism, personal history, the breakneck social competition _ all this, and more, contributes to the increasing number of people suffering from mental health disorders.
Levelling the playing field
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/11/2012
» The fate that befell champion cyclist Lance Armstrong _ stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and banned from the sport for life after the US Anti-Doping Agency found sufficient evidence to prove he had taken performance-enhancing drugs _ has once again put substance abuse by professional athletes under the spotlight.
Blame it on the booze
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 03/05/2012
» Alcohol-related crimes and traffic fatalities continue to dog Thai society, dominating front-page headlines on a daily basis. Judging by last Songkran's death toll, campaigns against drink driving seem to have done little to influence the masses to become responsible drinkers. In my opinion, it takes more than campaigning to dissuade perpetrators, most of whom have a long history of drinking problems, to be model social citizens. And this goes for both people who drive intoxicated and criminal minds, who might start with petty offences _ often slapped with a fine or a night in lock-up _ and gradually progress to more serious offences such as rape, spousal battery and even murder.
Motorcycle taxis saddled with problems
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 09/02/2012
» Motorcycle taxi drivers have had to contend with extortion gangs for as long as we have had this convenient mode of transport shuttle us around to beat the city's horrendous traffic jams.