Healthcare Budget 2026 crosses ₹1 lakh crore for the first time as focus shifts to mental health and cheaper cancer drugsThe Union Budget 2026-27 signals a major policy shift, focusing on healthcare as a key economic growth driver. Finance Minister Nirmala Sit...
01 Feb, 2026, 04.51 PM IST
Book of the Day: The Silent Patient by Alex Michaelides — A Psychological thriller that redefined modern suspenseBook of the Day: The enduring appeal of The Silent Patient lies in its capacity to combine psychological insight with compelling mystery. I...
26 Jan, 2026, 02.56 PM IST
Sleeping with a pair of scissors: Here’s how Payton Leutner, survivor of 2014 slender man stabbing, keeps herself safe as Morgan Geyser went missingPayton Leutner, who survived a brutal stabbing in 2014, is safe. Authorities are searching for Morgan Geyser, one of her attackers, who esc...
24 Nov, 2025, 01.24 PM IST
'I'm broken and alone': Sole AI-171 Air India crash survivor who walked out of burning jet opens up about pain, PTSD, and life stranded in the UKViswashkumar Ramesh, the sole survivor of the Air India Flight AI 171 crash, is struggling four and a half months later. He faces physical ...
04 Nov, 2025, 02.00 PM IST
Air India plane crash's sole survivor does not talk to anyone, seeks psychiatric help to overcome traumaVishwas Kumar Ramesh, the only survivor of the June 12 Air India crash in Ahmedabad, is undergoing psychiatric treatment to cope with the t...
12 Jul, 2025, 08.54 PM IST
Chronic pain relief: Emotional therapy effective for older adults, research showsA recent study led by researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) suggests that emotional awareness and expression thera...
15 Jun, 2024, 05.14 PM IST
Debate over euthanasia rages in Europe as healthy 29-yr-old Dutch woman granted permission for assisted dyingOnce Zoraya ter Beek aspired to be a psychiatrist, now she suffers from chronic depression, anxiety, trauma, and borderline personality dis...
17 May, 2024, 06.51 PM IST
How physical restraints and seclusion pose serious risks to mental health, explains Dr. Arvind OttaThe use of physical restraints and seclusion can have serious and long-lasting consequences on an individual's mental health, leading to tr...
02 Aug, 2023, 10.06 PM IST
Does adversity make you stronger? Here's why some people bounce back from traumatic life events, while others struggleAlthough scientists use different definitions, resilience generally refers to the ability to handle severe stress.
01 Nov, 2022, 05.48 PM IST
Twirl to happiness: Does dance therapy hold promise for treating anxiety and depression?Researchers understand that the majority of our daily communication is nonverbal, and traumatic memories are encoded, or stored, in nonverb...
06 Sep, 2021, 06.23 PM IST
Covid crisis: Companies, counsellors helping professionals deal with griefThe number of working people reaching out to inhouse counsellors, or independent mental health service providers such as Optum, InnerHour, ...
17 May, 2021, 11.43 AM IST
Scarred by consecutive floods, how Kerala is helping survivorsConsecutive floods in Kerala not only washed away lives and livelihoods, it also left psychological scars.
07 Sep, 2019, 11.00 PM IST
One suicide attempt every 3 seconds, India needs to make first-aid for mental health non-negotiableAccording to the World Health Organization, 7.5 per cent of India’s 135-crore population suffers from mental health issues.
02 Jul, 2018, 12.55 PM IST
Mental health and support groups: Telling your stories and listening to others' can hasten the healing processWhen people facing similar issues come together to share their emotions, thoughts and behaviours, it can be extremely therapeutic.
29 May, 2018, 10.36 AM IST
Anxiety due to cash crunch takes ministers to shrinksIn the past few days, mental health practitioners have had to deal with several cases of anxiety and panic attacks primarily among the busi...
20 Nov, 2016, 12.27 PM IST
- Fear psychosis grips terror victims
Well after a week after the Mumbai terror attacks, secondary tremors are still being felt. Many of the survivors, families of victims and t...
10 Dec, 2008, 12.00 AM IST
- Kashmir psychological battle emerges as violence ebbs
The insurgency in the flashpoint South Asian region was long ranked as one of the world's most deadly, but now has been eclipsed by other t...
01 May, 2008, 10.11 AM IST