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...
22 Jul, 2024, 04.18 PM IST
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...
12 Jan, 2024, 11.15 PM IST
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.
24 Jul, 2023, 08.16 PM IST
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 ...
12 Jun, 2023, 06.06 PM IST
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Japanese are living in isolation?The term hikikomori was coined in Japan in the 1990s to describe young adults who had withdrawn from society and remained isolated in their...
06 Apr, 2023, 10.53 AM IST
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...
06 Feb, 2023, 07.15 PM IST
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...
19 Dec, 2022, 12.58 PM IST
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...
02 Oct, 2022, 11.32 AM IST
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...
15 Mar, 2022, 04.58 PM IST
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.
09 Oct, 2021, 05.11 PM IST
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...
02 Jul, 2021, 02.20 PM IST
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...
18 Apr, 2021, 04.45 PM IST
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.
24 Dec, 2019, 12.21 PM IST
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...
14 Jul, 2015, 08.29 PM IST
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.
01 Jun, 2015, 03.10 PM IST
- Number of autism cases on the rise: Government
The no. of cases of Autism Spectrum Disorder reported in the central govt medical institutions have seen a rise over a period of time, the ...
01 Aug, 2014, 06.16 PM IST
- Climate change can lead to psychiatric illness: WHO
Establishing a link between climate change and mental health, the WHO has said extreme weather conditions like floods, droughts and natural...
08 Apr, 2008, 12.44 PM IST