How to Know If You Need Therapy or Just Need a Better Week
Almost everyone has asked themselves some version of this. You've had a rough stretch, you're low or wound-up or not sleeping well, and a small voice wonders whether you should talk to someone, quickly followed by a louder one insisting
- Psychiatry
- 14 Jul 2026
Why the Second Year as an Expat in Dubai Is Often Harder Than the First
Dubai runs on people who are passing through. About 92% of the population are expats, most of them on contracts they always knew had an end date. The city is built for arrivals rather than for people putting down roots, and that turns out to matter more than it seems when you first land.
- Psychiatry
- 04 Jul 2026
SSRIs and the First Two Weeks: Why You Feel Worse Before You Feel Better
There is a particular disappointment that catches people out in the first fortnight on an antidepressant. They went to the doctor because they felt bad, they were prescribed something to help, they took it as instructed, and within a few days they felt worse.
- Psychiatry
- 20 Jun 2026
The Difference Between a Psychiatrist, a Psychologist, and a Therapist, and Who to See First
The titles get used almost interchangeably in everyday conversation, which is how people end up booking the wrong appointment for what they actually need. Someone with crushing anxiety pays for an expensive psychiatric assessment when a course of talking therapy would have served them better.
- Psychiatry
- 20 Jun 2026
Antidepressants and Ramadan: How Fasting Changes Psychiatric Medication Timing
Every year, a few weeks before Ramadan, the same question starts coming up in psychiatry clinics across the region. Can I keep taking my medication and still fast?
- Psychiatry
- 09 Jun 2026
Cultural Stigma and the Family Waiting Room: Bringing a Reluctant Parent or Spouse to Therapy in the UAE
The person who books the appointment is often not the person who needs it most. A daughter calls about her father, who has been withdrawn and short-tempered since retiring.
- Psychiatry
- 09 Jun 2026
Couples Therapy Before the Crisis: What "Maintenance" Sessions Actually Do
Most couples who walk into therapy are already in trouble. An affair has come out, or one person has a foot out the door, or the arguing has reached a pitch neither of them can stand any more.
- Psychiatry
- 09 Jun 2026
Therapy Is Not Only for Crisis: What Preventive Mental Healthcare Looks Like
Therapy has long been regarded as something one only resorts to when life is getting out of control. Individuals turn to help when they are no longer able to sleep, when they are anxious and unsure about it, and when sadness begins to disrupt normal everyday functioning
- Psychiatry
- 27 Feb 2026
Food Delivery Culture and Its Impact on Emotional Eating
This is not a rant about convenience. Convenience is amazing. Convenience saves time. Convenience keeps busy people fed. In the United Arab Emirates, food delivery has become less of a treat and more like infrastructure.
- Psychiatry
- 10 Feb 2026
Gaming Addiction Among Teens: What Parents Should Know
Gaming is not the villain. Let’s get that out first, cleanly. Games can be social, creative, stress-relieving, even genuinely skill-building. Plenty of teens play and remain perfectly fine, emotionally steady, academically okay-ish, socially alive.
- Psychiatry
- 10 Feb 2026