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India's state of mind matters, very muchAfter nearly a decade, India pushes forward with its second National Mental Health Survey, a comprehensive initiative spearheaded by Nimhan...- Niti brainstorms to prepare national brain health blueprintNiti Aayog is developing a plan to improve brain health, detect cognitive disorders early, and prevent neurological diseases like Alzheimer...
- Economic Survey: Mental health issues rising, holistic approach requiredThe Economic Survey highlights the increase in mental health issues in India, emphasizing the need for a community-based approach. Urban ar...
- 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...
- Mental health gains material wealthMental health startup Amaha has raised ₹50 crore in an extended Series A funding round led by Fireside Ventures, with additional contributi...
- Scarcity of food may lead to poor mental health in children: StudyReducing food insecurity may help alleviate some mental health issues for children and youth, the researchers said.
- Feeling overwhelmed & stressed at work, but can't admit it to your manager? You're not aloneThe prevalence of mental health challenges in the workplace is increasing, with the Covid-19 pandemic cited as a major cause. Many workers ...
- What's Hikikomori? Why 15 lakh Japanese are living in isolation?The term hikikomori was coined in Japan in the 1990s to describe young adults who had withdrawn from society and remained isolated in their...
- BMC launches survey to gauge Mumbaikars' 'mental health'Nearly 8 years after the first National Mental Health Survey (NMHS), the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Monday launched a city...
- What is 'Social Anxiety'? Is it more than just shyness and dread of public speaking? Read hereSocial Anxiety is a fear of being assessed or judged in social circumstances causes self-consciousness and avoidance. It can be treated wit...
- Government to launch national tele-mental health programme, toll-free helpline number soonThe government is preparing to launch a national tele-mental health programme and a toll-free helpline number soon, reported PTI. This is l...
- Severe COVID-19 linked with long-term mental health outcomes: Lancet studyPatients who were bedridden for seven days or more had higher rates of depression and anxiety, compared to those diagnosed with COVID-19 bu...
- 246 mn cases of major depressive disorder, 374 mn cases of anxiety: How the pandemic took a toll on world's mental healthThere was a 26% increase in cases of anxiety, as the pre-pandemic global number stood at 298 million.
- View: Adolescents key to address India’s mental health crisisAdolescents would soon play an important role as they enter the workforce. Since mental health issues are one of the highest contributors t...
- Explain basis for approving insurance policies excluding mental illnesses from full coverage: HC to IRDAJustice Prathiba M Singh said the Mental Healthcare Act of 2017 makes it clear that there can be no discrimination between mental and physi...
- Mental disorder cases doubled in less than 3 decades, anxiety and depression most common conditionAn estimated one in seven Indians suffered from mental disorders of varying severity in 2017.
- Less than one mental health worker per 10000 people globally: WHONearly 1 in 10 people worldwide have mental health disorder, but only one per cent of the global health workforce is working in the area, t...
- Mentally ill people are more likely to take up smoking: StudyThe study says that those suffering from serious mental ailments are unlikely to quit easily , as compared to people without such diseases.
- Number of autism cases on the rise: GovernmentThe no. of cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder reported in the central govt medical institutions have seen a rise over a period of time, the ...
- Climate change can lead to psychiatric illness: WHOEstablishing a link between climate change and mental health, the WHO has said extreme weather conditions like floods, droughts and natural...
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