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Your mental health can show up in a blood test

March 27, 2023

This test provides objective information about a person’s current mental state, future risk, and the appropriate treatment options, in addition to other...

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700 000 people die by suicide every year: Lancet

March 17, 2023

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Only 38 countries had national suicide prevention strategies in 2021, according to WHO More than 700,000 people worldwide commit suicide each year, and 77...

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COVID-19 pandemic affected mental health of transgenders: study

March 15, 2023

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The paper illustrates how unstable livelihood, unsupported kinship structures, and new forms of underlying stigma can worsen vulnerabilities during public...

Climate Change

Pandemic of Climate Depression

February 20, 2023

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The climate-induced mental health issues, studies indicate, are only going to deepen going forward One more study has drawn a connection between climate change...

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Poor mental health increases risk of cardiovascular disease

February 14, 2023

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The researchers studied 5,93,616 adults aged between 18-49 years old for three years to arrive at this conclusion. Poor mental health accelerates the risk of...

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Early marriages wreck mental health of girls in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar: Study

January 16, 2023

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Currently, one-third of girls in South Asia are married before the age of 18, and 8 percent before 15 years with India accounting for a third of child brides...

In Conversation

‘We take great care of our physical well-being, but do little for our mental health’

January 12, 2023

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Komal Narang is a counsellor and mind-body therapist at Anna Chandy & Associates. She also holds certifications as a trauma therapist and a transactional...

Videos

Why is scientific communication important? – In Conversation with Dr. Rajni Kant Srivastava

December 30, 2022

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Dr. Rajni Kant Srivastava is the Head of Division of Policy Making and Communications at the Indian Council of Medical Research. He explains the long term...

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When should one seek a mental health professional? – In Conversation with Komal Narang

December 29, 2022

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Komal Narang is a counselor and mind-body therapist at Anna Chandy & Associates. She also holds certifications as a trauma therapist and a transactional...

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Deepika Padukone’s LiveLoveLaugh expands rural mental health program

October 12, 2022

LLL’s rural community mental health program, which has operated in Karnataka since 2017 and Odisha since 2019, has now expanded to Tamil Nadu. The organization...