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NIMHANS Director Signals Rising Mental Health Awareness in Post-COVID Era

Dr Pratima Murthy, the Director and Senior Professor of Psychiatry, at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, recently talked about how the world has become acutely aware of the need to treat mental health conditions along

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Assisted deaths delayed in Canada further solely for mentally ill

Trigger Warning: This article contains content that can be disturbing to some individuals. Medical assistance in dying (MAID) is a process that allows someone who is found eligible to be able to receive assistance from a medical practitioner in ending

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No Health without mental health: Part and Parcel of life

Health is a fundamental human right, a global goal, and vital to the nation’s economic growth and internal stability. Physical and mental health have a bidirectional relationship. They are not separate entities and should be looked in unison to understand

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Eco therapy: The Transformative Power of nature in mental well-being

Connecting with nature has long been seen to be helpful for a variety of reasons, including psychological well-being. Varying between anthropocentrism and eco-centrism, differences in Indian and Western thoughts have viewed natural elements in different lights. Based on explicit environmental

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Understanding the Crucial Bond Between Mental and Physical Health

In this article, We will explore the link between our mental health and Physical health. How they are related and impact each other and how we should tackle the problems that come with poor maintenance of both. There is a

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Does mental illness affect economic development? 

Mental illness is the mental health condition that effect a large number of people from all age groups irrespective of caste, gender, religion and impacts various different areas of life, such as social (impaired relationships with family, friends or at

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Study: Self-reporting cases of mental Illnesses less than 1%

Recently, IIT Jodhpur conducted a study focusing on the reporting of mental health disorders and illnesses in India. This study, which was based on the 75th round of the National Sample Survey of India (2017-18), revealed concerning trends regarding the

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Sleep Disturbance can affect brain functioning and mental health

If an individual does not sleep well and have signs and symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), it could impact the brain’s ability to think. A recent report on it says that approximately one of ten people in India is

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Attachment Therapy Essentials for Mental Health

Originated by the theory that suggests, our ability to form meaningful bonds and healthy relationships as an adult is primarily dependent on our relationship dynamics and attachment style as a child with our primary caregiver, This therapy aims to build

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Some mental health issues most commonly faced by women

Mental health issues can affect anyone, but are there any issues that women are more likely to face? The answer is – yes. Due to certain biological and socio-cultural factors, some issues are more prominently seen in women. Depression: According

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