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A toxic trio of parental problems strongly linked to childhood sexual abus
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Toronto [Canada], Aug 25 (ANI): Adults whose parents had struggled with substance dependence, intimate partner violence and mental illness are more than 10 times more likely to have been victims of childhood sexual abuse, suggests a new study.
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Text messaging shows potential as mental health therapy: Researchers
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], August 1 (ANI): A new study has explored a text-messaging intervention as a potential therapy to mental health issues. The study states that a text-messaging intervention, on top of normal care, can be a safe, clinically promising, feasible tool to provide support to people
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Text messaging shows potential as therapy in treating mental health
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 29 (ANI): A text-messaging intervention, on top of normal care, can be a safe, clinically promising, feasible tool to provide support to people with serious mental illness, according to a new study.
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Persons with mental illness, suspected mental illness are usually more exp
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 9 (ANI): Homeless or destitute persons with mental illness or suspected mental illness deserve all health care services including a test for COVID-19, owing to the fact that such persons are usually more exposed to the risks of the pandemic in comparison to the person
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'Yoga is magic!' Practioners say it may help ease depressive symptoms in p
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 20 (ANI): Mental illness is not something new to this world, but in times of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing lockdown put in place to curb its spread, it has become grave.
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Depression is like any other illness, says Deepika Padukone
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 18 (ANI): Actor Deepika Padukone, who has always been vocal about her own experience of dealing with depression, on Thursday, emphasised that depression is just like any other illness.
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Treat as representation plea for online 'mindfulness classes' for students
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 17 (ANI): Delhi High Court has asked Delhi government to treat as a representation a plea seeking directions to provide "online mindfulness classes" to all government and private school students to release stress, anxiety, depression, and other mental illnesses during
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SC notice to Centre, IRDA on plea to extend medical insurance for treatmen
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 16 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to the Central government and Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority (IRDA) on a PIL seeking directions to insurance companies to extend medical insurance for the treatment of mental illness.
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National policy needed to destigmatise mental health: Experts on tackling
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 15 (ANI): With two separate incidents of suicides reported largely in India yesterday, once again mental health and issues related are being discussed in volumes.
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'Remember, you're not alone': Deepika Padukone urges people to talk about
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 14 (ANI): Taking cues from her own experience, actor Deepika Padukone on Sunday reiterated the need to talk, communicate and reach out to those who may be depressed or battling from mental illnesses.
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Plea in Delhi HC seeking online mindfulness classes including meditation,
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 8 (ANI): A PIL has been filed in Delhi High Court seeking directions to the Centre to provide online mindfulness classes - meditation/yoga/relaxation - for all government and private school students to release stress, anxiety, depression and other mental illnesses dur
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Study reveals dominant body posture may help boost self-confidence in chil
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): A recent study on children has pointed out that a dominant body posture may help them to feel more confident in school. The study provides initial evidence that simple poses can help students feel better at school.
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