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Consider temporary certificates issued by psychiatrists for pensions to me
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh) [India], September 26 (ANI): During a review meeting of the Women and Child Welfare Department, Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy instructed the officials to consider the temporary certificates issued by psychiatrists for pensions to mentally challenged people on
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Schizophrenia may be identified years before symptoms appear
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], September 8 (ANI): According to new research, the risk of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder may be identifiable years before the illnesses manifest.
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60 essential medicines vanish from Pakistani markets due to spike in produ
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], July 21 (ANI): With the economy shrinking and rising inflation in Pakistan, around 60 essential medicines, including suicide-prevention drugs, have vanished from the market due to the spike in the cost of production, prompting psychiatrists to fear high suicide cases in
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Where mental health help is scarce, telehealth comes to the rescue: Study
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Michigan [US], February 9 (ANI): Mental health has been a taboo for as long as one can remember. It is only recently that people not only acknowledged mental health issues but also sought treatment for them.
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Psychiatrists stress on balanced reporting of COVID-related news
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): A group of mental health professionals on Wednesday released a letter urging media personnel to show restraint in their coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic without compromising upon facts or public interest as reporting and images of dead bodies, medicine and
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Study counts on hidden side effect of COVID for veterans: Feelings of pers
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Connecticut [US], April 15 (ANI): In a survey on US military veterans, a full 43.3 per cent of more than three times the number of those reporting COVID-related PTSD symptoms and five times the number of those who had contemplated suicide -- said that they have experienced positive psycholog
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Therapy plus medication better than medication alone in bipolar disorder
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 15 (ANI): A review of 39 randomised clinical trials by scientists from UCLA and their colleagues from other institutions has found that combining the use of medication with psychoeducational therapy is more effective at preventing a recurrence of illness in people wi
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Sushant's father files complaint against actor's psychiatrist for disclosi
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], September 8 (ANI): KK Singh, father of late actor Sushant Singh Rajput, has written a complaint letter to the Medical Council of India against the actor's psychiatrist Dr Susan Walker for alleged misconduct by disclosing his medical condition.
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Kartik Aaryan discusses mental health issues in latest episode of 'Koki Po
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 23 (ANI): The newly-released episode of actor Kartik Aaryan's chat show 'Koki Poochega' highlighted the issues surrounding mental health and depression -- two conditions which have become even more crucial during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
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Statements of three psychiatrists, one psychotherapist recorded in Sushant
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 20 (ANI): Statements of three psychiatrists and one psychotherapist were recorded in connection with the investigation pertaining to actor Sushant Singh Rajput's suicide case, Mumbai Police said on Monday.
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Fear of coronavirus causing depression, anxiety among people, relapse of m
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): Since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the country and the subsequent lockdown to curb its spread, the psychological effects of the coronavirus, especially on mental health of people, have become a poignant concern for health experts.
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Anxiety, depression among patients with pre-existing mental health conditi
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 12 (ANI): As the lockdown imposed to curb the COVID-19 crisis reaches day 19, mental health illness has become a poignant concern for health experts with doctors stating that patients with pre-existing mental health illnesses are prone to relapsing due to the fear of
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