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As US reboots psychedelics from counterculture to R&D, Indian pharma must take the leadThe United States is accelerating research into psychedelic drugs for mental illness. This shift prompts India to re-evaluate its own drug ...
He got Rs 1.12 crore job in USA but wants to go back home due to one reason. 'Want to bail as soon as possible'A Reddit post about an Indian student in the US has sparked discussion online after he revealed that despite landing a $120,000 (around Rs ...
India faces manpower shortage amid deepening mental health crisisIndia is grappling with a severe shortage of mental health professionals, including psychiatrists and psychologists, significantly impactin...
Have cancer, can't come to India: Mehul Choksi to courtMehul Choksi, accused in the PNB fraud case, claims he's unable to return to India due to chronic leukemia and lymphoma. Currently undergoi...
Escitalopram, Clonazepam become household names as mood elevators, antidepressants conquer new frontiersThe sale of antidepressants and mood elevators in India surged from Rs 1,540 crore in 2020 to Rs 2,536 crore by Nov 2024. Popular drugs lik...
Mental health discourse must expand, need to increase psychiatrists' numbers: Economic Survey 2024The report stressed developing comprehensive guidelines for the excellence centres' services alongside mental healthcare professionals. The...
IIT Guwahati makes one-to-one mental well-being counselling mandatory for fresh BTech studentsIIT-G has made it mandatory for newly enrolled BTech students to undergo counselling sessions within the next three months. The institute h...
Over 800 suicide cases reported in armed forces in last five years: GovernmentThe maximum number of 642 suicides were reported by Indian Army, Minister of State for Defence Ajay Bhatt said in Rajya Sabha in a written ...
787 incidents of suicide reported in armed forces since 2014: Govt dataMinister of State for Defence Shripad Naik said the armed forces have devised measures to deal with mental health issues of their personnel...
India has 0.75 psychiatrists per 100,000 people. Can telepsychiatry bridge the gap between mental health experts & patients?A typical counselling session with a mental health professional costs anywhere between Rs 800 and 2500, or even more.
A long way to go! Every one in three Indians thinks psychiatrists are mentally illThe general public attitude towards the subject is correlated to religion, gender, education level and access to healthcare.
Indian psychiatrist killed in US mourned by colleagues, patientsReddy, who introduced yoga in his treatment, opened his Holistic Psychiatric Services in 2003 after practicing in Wichita for over two deca...
Prescriptions for major depression up 14% in 2016Around 10.6 lakh more prescriptions for anti-depressants were written in 2016 than in 2015, shows data collated by health information agenc...
Soon, a book based on the success of 'Super 30', an IIT-JEE tutorial programme founded by Anand KumarA Canada-based doctor and psychiatrist of Indian origin, Dr Biju Mathew is writing the book.
Lack of political will to address complex health issues: Vikram PatelPsychiatrist, listed by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people, rues issues like suicide are not seen as health issues but...
Indian-origin doctor, Jaswinder S Bamrah gets professional excellence award in UKThe award panel declared him as a ''dedicated medical professional'' while presenting the honour.
- Norway case: Indian couple file appeal in higher court, say relatives
According to Shailendra, nephew of Chandrasekhar Vallabhaneni, they are hoping some positive result from the high court.
- Government to pick up medical tab for poor; To foot bills up to 1 lakh for treatment
The government is making treatment of people below the poverty line suffering from mental disorders and diabetes free at government or publ...
- Social networking plagues India Inc
With people Facebooking, twittering and chatting during office hours, corporates across the country are losing the internet battle.
- Caught in the Web 24x7
A rising number of Net freaks between the ages of 13 and 35 is walking into psychiatric clinics and rehab centres across the country.