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Culture shock, social isolation and other hurdles have always taken a heavy toll on the mental health of refugees and the pandemic could drive many to the breaking point, experts warn
When Mehmet Tohti was 14, his father died, just days after being released from the Chinese labour camp where he had been held for 13 years. The detention centre was one of many such camps in Xinjiang province, where China has been waging what critics call a genocidal campaign against its Uyghur minority. Tohti’s grandfather too died in a camp. Community elders, imams, friends of the family – one by one, the people around Tohti were disappearing into the camps. It seemed like only a matter of time: Tohti would be next.
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Study: ADHD raises adult suicide risk, especially for women
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Adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, have a strikingly high prevalence of attempted suicide, with women being at particular risk, researchers say.
The study of nearly 22,000 Canadian adults found that 14% of those with ADHD had attempted suicide. That was roughly five times the rate of adults without ADHD, at 2.7%.
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The findings among women were particularly worrisome, the researchers said. Almost one-quarter of those with ADHD said they had attempted suicide. To see these numbers is devastating, said lead researcher Esme Fuller-Thomson, a professor at the University of Toronto s Factor-Inwentash Faculty of Social Work in Canada.
Flip or Flop, those are some of my fun, guilty pleasures.
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You were born and raised in Trinidad and Tobago. Where was your favorite place to go there as a child?
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The beaches, in particular, Maracas Beach, which is one of the most famous beaches in Trinidad. It s just beautiful, picturesque. The drive there is as enjoyable as the actual location. Driving through the mountains, seeing natural streams, stopping at the overlook, and just looking at the natural beauty.
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Oh, I was the group leader as a kid in the neighborhood, so I would round all the other kids up and make mischief with the other neighbors. I was a real prankster. Somehow the other kids always got in trouble and I avoided getting in trouble myself.