Like sugar, depression is bad for the health and comes in many names, including depressive disorder, clinical depression, and genetic depression. But unlike sugar that is in shortage nowadays, depression is increasing, said Dr. Edgardo Juan Tolentino Jr., Department of Health’s Mental Health Department Chair and former Philippine Psychiatric Association President.
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MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has exonerated a lady lawyer sued by an American national for reporting him to several agencies including the Bureau of Immigration (BI) over a row with his doctor, the lawyer's client. In an eight-page resolution dated Oct. 11, the SC's Second Division dismissed the administrative complaint filed against lawyer Jeanie S. Pulido by American Robert G. Briant. The dispute started after Dr. Minda Luz Manas sought legal advice from Pulido over a complaint filed by Briant who accused the physician of wrongdoing of twice subjecting him to undergo a medical examination when he sought a refill of his prescription for the sedative Valium. In May 2013, Briant had shown Manas letters from his doctors in the United States that he needed a refill of the prescription but was informed by Manas that she must first evaluate him because Valium is a regulated drug. After the evaluation, Manas wrote out a prescription for Valium good for 30 days. The following month
By FAITH ARGOSINO
Mental health wellness is the focus of a Johnson & Johnson (Philippines) program that provides medical education to healthcare practitioners and treatment access to patients.
Johnson & Johnson (Philippines), Inc. operates community-based mental health programs with instit