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Dubai: Doctors have called for better access to counselling for expatriates who are depressed as they are often isolated and have no family support. Doctors also warn that many cases remain untreated.
Expatriates have no close friends because their stay here is transitory, say the doctors, noting that the very early warning signs of depression are lack of energy, sleeplessness, isolation, complaints of headaches and pains.
"Even though effective medical treatment can be provided by a psychiatrist, very often patients do not find their way to a specialist clinic," said Dr Michael Grundmann, senior neurological consultant at the German Centre for Neurology and Psychiatry... [Read full story]
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