PHWC’s stall at Dhaka Lit Fest gave attendees an opportunity to come have a chat with our counselors regarding mental health. Mental health is an extremely important topic to raise awareness about, support those around you that are suffering, and to seek help if you feel you are suffering from any form of mental illness. […]
Workshops on ‘Sleep and Stress’ for employees of HSBC
On World Mental Health Day, counselors of PHWC conducted workshops on ‘Sleep and Stress’ for employees of HSBC. In stressful corporate jobs lack of sleep can be often overlooked which in the long run starts hindering people at work. According to scientist, Matthew Walker, “Humans are not sleeping the way nature intended. The number of […]
Promoting Mental Health of Young Adults
On October 12th, Brac University held a roundtable discussion promoting Mental Health of Young Adults: Role of Mental Health Professionals and Academic Institutions. The discussion included panelists’ thoughts, personal experiences and ideas of future collaboration. Our lead psychiatrist, Dr. Ashique Selim was one of the participants in the discussion. Dr. Selim elaborated that we need […]
A session for World Bank
On October 10th, World Mental Health Day, Dr. Ashique Selim from PHWC conducted a session for World Bank during the screening of the film ‘Agnst’ which was about anxiety disorders, the related symptoms and how easily it can be treated. Working in a corporate environment can be quite difficult at times to cope with one’s […]