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Strengthening Mental Health infrastructure and expanding advanced care dis
Updated : 1 week, 2 days ago IST
As part of the Post-Budget Webinar series on the theme "Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas - Fulfilling Aspirations of People", a breakout session was convened to deliberate on the Union Budget announcement under Para 87, which focuses on strengthening mental health infrastructure through the establ
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Mental health disorders have doubled in recent years; early onset seen bet
Updated : 3 months, 3 weeks ago IST
According to Dr Rajesh Sagar, Professor of Psychiatry at AIIMS, "There is certain evidence where it has been shown that the problems over the last 25 years have doubled in terms of disability and burden. In fact, in the study, which was published in 2020 by the Lancet Psychiatry, which we
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Andhra Health Minister Satya Kumar Yadav highlights rising Mental Health d
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the World Health Organisation, more than 100 crore people are suffering from mental disorders across the world. WHO further stated that seven out of ten people are struggling with a mental health issue.
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The Invisible Burden of Debt: How Unpaid Loans and EMIs Disrupt Sleep, Pea
Updated : 5 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 7: India's growing conversation on mental well-being has a new protagonist--the monthly EMI--arriving on time, lingering past midnight, and eroding sleep, focus, and dignity for debt-burdened households, a trend the Economic Survey links to real producti
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Doctor accused of blasphemy killed in alleged encounter in Pakistan
Updated : 1 year, 6 months ago IST
Shah Nawaz Kunhbar, a doctor from Umerkot, Pakistan, was killed in an alleged police encounter in Mirpurkhas, a day after being accused of blasphemy. The incident followed his arrest, amid conflicting reports about his escape and recapture. Tensions escalated as a mob set his body on fire du
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Anti-sleeping pills may lead to immediate crashes, long-term mental proble
Updated : 2 years, 1 month ago IST
Desai, the former director at the Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences (IHBHAS) said, "There are two or three dangers. One is in the acute short term immediately. I've seen a lot of people who go to the examination and then they go blank. So there is this immediate crash as it's
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Study shows stress affects brain, psyche via immune system
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Chronic stress has a wide-ranging impact on our bodies. Many stress-related mental disorders, including depression, are associated with immune system abnormalities. However, the basic mechanisms dictating how these changes affect the brain are largely unknown.
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"Thanks for Asking and Listening" - The 3rd Edition of Handling Unexpected
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], January 9: The post-pandemic era has brought forth a new set of concerns, particularly in the realm of mental well-being for people of all ages, especially children and adolescents. There has been a disturbing and increasing number of children and adolescents p
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Small doses of mushrooms may be helpful for mental illnesses: Research
Updated : 5 months, 3 weeks ago IST
A new study from the University of Southern Denmark suggests that psilocybin, the main ingredient in mushrooms with psychedelic characteristics, could be used as a therapeutic aid through microdosing.
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Study finds how obesity increases mental disorders risk throughout life
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Obesity increases the likelihood of having mental illnesses considerably. This applies to all age groups, with women having a higher risk of most diseases than males, according to a recent study conducted by the Complexity Science Hub and the Medical University of Vienna.
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Cervical cancer risk twice as high in women with mental disorder: Study
Updated : 3 years ago IST
Women suffering from mental illness, neuropsychiatric disability, or substance addiction are less likely to undergo gynaecological screening tests for cervical cancer and are more than twice as likely to develop the disease.
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Least wealthy people more likely to have mental health disorder later in l
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
People from the poorest backgrounds are far more likely to develop a mental disorder later in life than those from wealthier beginnings, suggests a study published online in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health.
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