Here is a comment on the article on depression posted in [him] 2448 yesterday: “The article gives the ostensible Burmese expression for depression as “sate kya yaw ga” and says the literal translation is “feeling down”. Two small points – the “yaw ga” means “disease”, so the literal translation should probably include that. Second, I […]
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Cracking the silence
This is cracking the silence but not breaking it. How can one write an entire article on depression without once mentioning suicide? Self harm is a major killer of young women globally. Jamie ++++++++++++++++++ Breaking the silence on youth depression in Burma Annabelle Droulers DVB 18 December 2015 Despite soaring depression rates, mental health remains […]

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