Sleeping Pills vs Treating the Cause: What Happens When You Stop Relying on Sedatives
A lot of people end up on sleeping pills almost by accident. Some rough patch arrives, maybe work stress or grief or a newborn, and the nights fall apart. A doctor prescribes something to get them through, it does the job, and the rough patch eventually passes.
- Depression Treatment
- 20 Jun 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
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.
- Depression Treatment
- 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
High-Functioning Anxiety: When Looking Fine Is Part of the Problem
High-functioning anxiety is not a diagnosis. You will not find it in any psychiatric manual, and no clinician can write it on a form.
- Anxiety Disorders
- 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 A daughter calls about her father, who has been withdrawn and short-tempered since retiring.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
Adult ADHD Diagnosed Late: What Changes When You Finally Have a Name for It
The diagnosis often arrives sideways. A parent takes their own child to be assessed, sits through the description of how ADHD actually presents, and recognises not the child but themselves.
- ADHD Management
- 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
Sleep Problems and Mental Health: What Therapy Can Fix and What It Cannot
The majority of individuals do not view sleep issues as a psychological issue. They say such things as, “I am merely a light sleeper, or I do not switch off at night. Others sleep and wake up feeling tired. Some of them spend hours lying and staring at the ceiling until their bodies cooperate.
- Psychiatric Evaluations
- 27 Feb 2026