Some signs to know: sadness that doesn’t lift, trouble bonding with the baby, constant anxiety, real changes in appetite or sleep beyond normal newborn exhaustion, or a persistent sense that something’s wrong even when everyone tells you the baby’s fine.

Perinatal mental health (pregnancy through the months after birth) is one of Dr. Nadia Mansour’s focus areas, with care adjusted for what’s appropriate if you’re pregnant or breastfeeding.

If this sounds like where you are, consultations are available at Mubadala Health Dubai.

Ongoing insomnia is often a symptom, not the actual problem. Anxiety, depression, an irregular schedule, or an undiagnosed mood disorder can all show up first as sleepless nights. Treat the sleep alone and you might get short-term relief, but the problem tends to come back.

A real evaluation looks at your whole routine, nights and days, to find the pattern. Dr. Nadia Mansour has specific training in sleep disorders on top of her psychiatric practice, so treatment can address the sleep problem and whatever’s underneath it at the same time.

If you’ve been running on bad sleep for weeks with nothing helping, it might be worth an evaluation that goes past the usual bedtime tips. Dr. Nadia Mansour sees patients at Mubadala Health Dubai.

If that sounds familiar, here’s what usually points to needing more than just “pushing through”: it’s affecting your work or your relationships, you’ve started avoiding normal situations, or you’ve leaned on alcohol, food, or something else just to get through the day.

Anxiety disorders (generalized anxiety, panic disorder, OCD) respond well to treatment, but the treatment has to fit the person. Dr. Nadia Mansour, a psychiatrist in Dubai with over 20 years of experience, works out what’s actually driving the anxiety first, then builds a plan around that. Sometimes therapy, sometimes medication, often both.

If anxiety is running the show more than you’d like, book a consultation at Mubadala Health Dubai.