Sleeping Pill Dependency in Pakistan: When the Cure Becomes the Problem
Almost every patient I see for sleeping pill dependency tells me some version of the same story. They were not looking for a drug. They were looking for sleep. Months…
Almost every patient I see for sleeping pill dependency tells me some version of the same story. They were not looking for a drug. They were looking for sleep. Months…
Most people associate psychosis with schizophrenia. Far fewer are aware that depression itself can become severe enough to produce delusions or hallucinations, a condition known clinically as major depressive disorder…
A racing heart before a viva. Sweaty palms before a job interview. A mind that goes completely blank the moment a presentation begins, despite hours of preparation the night before.…
Someone with high-functioning depression can look, by every outward measure, like they are doing well. They go to work. They show up for family gatherings. They meet deadlines, answer messages,…
In everyday conversation, “tension,” “stress,” and “anxiety” often get used as if they mean the same thing. Someone preparing for an exam says they are stressed. Someone worried about a…
Finding the right rehabilitation center in Islamabad often starts with a difficult moment. A family member has hit a point where addiction or a mental health crisis can no longer…
For many Pakistani families, faith is the first place they turn when anxiety or depression takes hold. Reciting a dua brings comfort. It reminds a person that their pain is…
A woman gives birth. Everyone around her is celebrating. The house is full of visitors, the baby is healthy, the husband is proud. And she is drowning. Not in the…
ڈپریشن کا مطلب کیا ہے؟ | What Is Depression in Urdu? Depression — اردو میں اس کے کئی ترجمے ہیں۔ مایوسی۔ اداسی۔ ذہنی پژمردگی۔ لیکن یہ الفاظ اس بیماری کی…
گھبراہٹ کا دورہ — Anxiety Attack Meaning in Urdu گھبراہٹ کا دورہ یا panic attack ایک اچانک اور شدید خوف کی کیفیت ہے جو چند منٹوں میں اپنے عروج پر…
Finding a good psychiatrist in Pakistan is harder than it should be. The country has one of the lowest psychiatrist-to-population ratios in the region. Most qualified practitioners are concentrated in…
ری ہیبلیٹیشن کا مطلب کیا ہے؟ Rehabilitation — اردو میں اس لفظ کے کئی ترجمے ہیں۔ بحالی۔ بازآبادکاری۔ بحالی صحت۔ لیکن نشے کے علاج کے تناظر میں، اس لفظ کا…
Type “remedies for social anxiety” into any search engine and you will find thousands of articles recommending chamomile tea, deep breathing exercises, magnesium supplements, and cold showers. Some of these…
Lahore is Pakistan’s second largest city and one of the most culturally significant. It is also a city with a significant and growing addiction and mental health burden, and a…
Karachi presents a specific set of challenges when it comes to addiction and mental health treatment. It is Pakistan’s largest city by population and its economic engine, a place where…
Rawalpindi is one of Pakistan’s largest and most densely populated cities. It is also one of the cities where we receive the highest number of calls from families looking for…
There is a conversation happening about mental health in Pakistan. It is happening more openly than it was five years ago, more honestly than a decade ago, and with more…
Before heroin, there was opium. Long before crystal meth arrived in Pakistani cities, before Xanax became the quiet epidemic of the middle class, before ice and ketamine entered the conversation,…
Depression is not sadness. This is the most important thing to understand about the condition, and it is the misunderstanding that causes the most harm in Pakistan. Sadness is a…
Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the world. It is also one of the most undertreated, particularly in Pakistan, where a combination of stigma, limited mental health…
Finding a psychiatrist in Islamabad or Rawalpindi is not as straightforward as it should be. Pakistan has a significant shortage of qualified mental health professionals relative to its population size,…
It is one of the most common questions families ask when they first begin looking for mental health support in Pakistan. What is the difference between a psychologist and a…
اضطراب کا مطلب کیا ہے؟ | What Does Anxiety Mean? اضطراب یہ لفظ اردو میں بے چینی، گھبراہٹ، اور ذہنی تناؤ کی اس کیفیت کو بیان کرتا ہے جو کسی…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad The…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad Most…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad The…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad A…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO and Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad Finding…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan.…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in Pakistan.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist specialising in addiction, trauma, and gender-sensitive rehabilitation. Founder of FCRC’s female rehabilitation programme. When people…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist with over a decade of specialisation in addiction treatment and evidence-based rehabilitation at FCRC Islamabad…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist specialising in addiction treatment, family systems therapy, and culturally sensitive rehabilitation. Founder of FCRC’s national…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah | Public Health Physician, Federal City Rehab Clinic MBBS, MPH. Specialist in addiction medicine, medically supervised detoxification, and public health aspects of substance use disorder in…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist and addiction treatment specialist. Founder of FCRC’s national rehabilitation programme and a longstanding advocate for…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level clinical psychologist and addiction treatment specialist with over a decade of experience treating drug dependency across Pakistan.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level psychologist specialising in adolescent and young adult substance use, family systems therapy, and evidence-based addiction treatment. Founder of…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level psychologist specialising in adolescent and young adult substance use, family systems therapy, and evidence-based addiction treatment. Founder of…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level psychologist specialising in adolescent and young adult substance use, family systems therapy, and evidence-based addiction treatment. Founder of…
Author: Abrar Ahmad | CEO & Clinical Psychologist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Doctoral-level psychologist specialising in adolescent and young adult substance use, family systems therapy, and evidence-based addiction treatment. Founder…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan | Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, prescription drug dependence, dual diagnosis, and complex withdrawal presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. South Punjab has historically been under-served by Pakistan’s mental health…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Karachi is Pakistan’s largest city, its commercial heart, and home…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Discharge day is one of the most hopeful moments in…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Search the phrase “best rehab center in Pakistan” online and…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. The discovery comes in different ways. Sometimes it is sudden.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. When a family first reaches out about addiction, it is…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
For families searching for professional rehabilitation centre in Lahore, the situation is paradoxical. Lahore is Pakistan’s second-largest city, the cultural and educational heart of Punjab, and home to some of…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. When a family begins searching for addiction or mental health…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, dual diagnosis, and the clinical management of psychiatric medication…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah, Public Health Physician at Federal City Rehab Clinic. MBBS, MPH, PhD in Public Health. Specialist in the medical management of substance withdrawal and clinical detoxification protocols.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Heroin addiction has been part of Pakistan’s addiction landscape for…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in the assessment and treatment of anxiety disorders, depression, and dual diagnosis presentations. If you have searched “best…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. There is a category of patient and family for whom…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Cost is one of the first questions families ask when…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Choosing a rehabilitation center is not like choosing a hospital…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. For families in Peshawar dealing with addiction, the search for…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah, Public Health Physician at Federal City Rehab Clinic. MBBS, MPH, PhD in Public Health. Specialist in the medical management of substance withdrawal and clinical detoxification protocols.…
Author: Dr. Kifayat Ullah, Public Health Physician at Federal City Rehab Clinic. MBBS, MPH, PhD in Public Health. Specialist in the medical management of addiction and the public health dimensions…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Pakistan is facing a serious and growing drug addiction crisis.…
Author: Dr. Obaid Ullah Khan, Consultant Psychiatrist, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Specialist in psychiatric assessment and treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, OCD, and dual diagnosis presentations.…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Across Pakistan, one word has become increasingly familiar in the…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Mental health awareness is increasing, yet serious conditions like schizophrenia…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. ICE addiction, dependency on crystal methamphetamine; is one of the…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. When a family in Rawalpindi begins searching for a rehabilitation…
Author: Abrar Ahmad, CEO, Federal City Rehab Clinic. Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Addiction Therapist. Chartered Member, Psychological Society of Ireland. Finding the right rehabilitation center in Islamabad is one of…
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