How to deal with life’s challenges in a post-Covid world? Set rational goals, enhance coping skillsAs we try to return to a pre-Covid life, it is essential to practise healthy living, says mental health specialist Dr Sameer Malhotra.
08 Oct, 2021, 05.07 PM IST
Mental Healthcare in India – is the glass half-full or half-empty?Indian society has had an ostrich approach towards mental health issues assuming if a problem is not acknowledged, it will cease to exist.
07 Oct, 2021, 09.00 AM IST
Drug sales show the times are bad for mental healthData sourced from market research firm AIOCD-AWACS show a 13% year-on-year jump in sales of CNS (central nervous system) drugs for the June...
15 Jul, 2021, 10.35 AM IST
Covid vaccination priority: Centre asked to respond to plea to include people with mental illnessThe court was hearing a PIL which also sought to direct the authorities to frame policy to provide COVID-19 vaccination to homeless mentall...
15 Mar, 2021, 01.01 PM IST
Don't discuss Covid, avoid emotional distancing: Neerja Birla says a structured life will improve mental healthThere has been an alarming 20% rise in mental health concerns since the outbreak.
15 Oct, 2020, 01.00 PM IST
Pharma companies must adhere to marketing norms during conferences: GovtAsking the lobbies to ensure that no unethical promotion of pharma products is done during conferences, it said companies must adhere to th...
07 Feb, 2020, 08.42 AM IST
What I want from Budget 2020: A Swachh Bharat-type campaign for mental health awareness, more psychiatristsThere is a shortfall of 21,000 psychiatrists in India.
14 Jan, 2020, 05.49 PM IST
Work of law schools across globe helped SC verdict on section 377Some of the universities whose research papers found mention in the apex court's verdict include National University of Juridical Sciences ...
17 Sep, 2018, 03.23 PM IST
Once criminality of Sec 377 goes, stigma against LGBTQ also will: SCSC said LGBTQ community faced stigma because of the criminality attached to consensual same-sex relationship.
12 Jul, 2018, 08.04 PM IST
A student commits suicide in India every hour; how can our educational system prevent this?Society, parents, educational system need to join hands for the holistic well-being of children.
22 Mar, 2018, 02.21 PM IST
Rights body tells J&K to pay Rs 10 lakh to 'human shield' Farooq Ahmad Dar"I have no doubt in my mind that Farooq Ahmad was subjected to torture and humiliation, besides (being) wrongly confined," the judgement sa...
10 Jul, 2017, 05.02 PM IST
Deepika Padukone becomes brand ambassador of Indian Psychiatric SocietyThe Society, founded in 1947, today said it recently entered into a partnership with Deepika's Bengaluru-based non-profit foundation.
24 Aug, 2016, 05.38 PM IST
It took India 45 yrs to get close to decriminalising suicide bidsThe proposed law does not attempt to amend the IPC, but takes an indirect legislative route to nullify the penal effect of Section 309.
10 Aug, 2016, 11.56 AM IST
Why Kerala's relationship with migrants is complicatedAfter an Assamese man was held in the Jisha case, migrants have again come under scrutiny, with demands rising for a database. Can Kerala s...
26 Jun, 2016, 10.52 AM IST
- Punjab losing battle against drug addiction, says study
Punjab has lost the battle against drug addiction even before it has begun, a study by All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Del...
08 Feb, 2016, 11.41 AM IST
Bengaluru doctors develop module to study and cure technology addictionDeveloped by SHUT at Nimhans, the module is the brainchild of Prasad Reddy , a second year PhD student at the Department of Psychiatric Soc...
12 Aug, 2015, 10.19 AM IST
Najib Razak asks MIC chief to stop blaming others for party woesIt upheld the RoS directive for the party to hold re-elections at all levels (branches and divisions) including the president's post.
22 Jun, 2015, 11.35 AM IST