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Nick Webster fellowship work

Nick Webster was a mental journalism fellow from 2018-2020 and is The National's health reporter. He has reported on a wide range of issues, including the challenges to seafarers stuck on abandoned ships, burnout and the experiences of displaced people

Rory McIlroy tees off at Emirates Golf Club, home of the Hero Dubai Desert Classic. Getty Images

Dubai at heart of mental health drive to help golfers cope with life on tour

UAEJanuary 09, 2026

People take part in yoga on paddle boards at Ignite water sports on the Palm in Dubai. Chris Whiteoak / The National

UAE millennials prioritising mental over physical health, survey finds

UAEOctober 28, 2025

UAE residents 'most stressed by burnout and the cost of living'

UAEFebruary 02, 2024

Christmas Day is a working day like any other for crews on shipping vessels. Getty Images

'Christmas is another working day': seafarers in Dubai celebrate away from home

UAEDecember 24, 2023

Palestinians displaced from their homes by Israeli raids in Gaza city. Mental health experts said young families caught up in the conflict and medics are most vulnerable to trauma. Getty Images

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Mental health toll of Israel-Gaza conflict will leave lasting damage

UAEOctober 14, 2023

Chief medical officer Dr Adel Alsisi, left, and a colleague enter the room of a patient in the intensive care ward at Prime Hospital in Garhoud. Pawan Singh / The National

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Young Covid patients worried more than older ones, UAE research shows

UAEOctober 25, 2022

Dubai, United Arab Emirates - March 12 2014 - Dr. Saliha Afridi, Clinical Psychologist and Director of Lighthouse Arabia poses for a portrait at her office. Section: Business. Reporter: Andrea Anastasiou. (Razan Alzayani / The National).

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Why not wearing a mask might be making you feel more anxious

UAESeptember 30, 2022

Aromatherapist Kateryna Azar offers essential oils with yoga sessions in Dubai.

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Can the power of smell using essential oils ease depression and anxiety?

HealthAugust 22, 2022

Report reveals high therapy costs and a shortage of mental health services support in the UAE. Getty Images

High costs a barrier to mental health support in UAE

HealthMarch 24, 2022

Paula Jacobson says surfing helped her to cope with depression. Issa Alkindy for The National

How surf therapy can help depression and anxiety

UAEFebruary 16, 2022

Workers prepare to tow the 'Mt Iba' oil tanker that ran aground in Umm Al Quwain on February 16, 2021.

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Seafarer study shows tough life on tankers amid pandemic and hijackings

TransportAugust 07, 2021

Government measures such as social distancing and distance learning reduced general anxiety during the pandemic but financial worries increased, researchers in Abu Dhabi found. Alamy

UAE study shows how government measures ease pandemic anxiety

HealthJuly 25, 2021

Reverend Andy Bowerman, right, has helped scores of seafarers who have been abandoned by their employers during the Covid-19 pandemic. His role at the Mission to Seafarers involves ensuring medical help, food supplies and fuel is available to forgotten merchant sailors. The National

Merchant sailors recognised as frontline workers will aid mental health

HealthApril 08, 2021

Working from home comes with challenges for people struggling to balance work and home life. Getty Images

UAE study shows a third have battled mental health during pandemic

HealthMarch 28, 2021

Maria Kelly, chairwoman of Darkness Into Light, Abu Dhabi, says the volunteer-led support group faces an uncertain future. Vidhyaa Chandramohan for The National

Mental health volunteer support group faces funding crisis

HealthJanuary 24, 2021

Gail Thompson said decriminalising suicide will encourage desperate people to ask for support. Duncan Chard for the National

UAE's suicide legal reform throws a lifeline to the vulnerable

HealthNovember 08, 2020

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