US researchers seek to legitimise AI mental health careThe Dartmouth team recently published a clinical study demonstrating Therabot's effectiveness in helping people with anxiety, depression an...
05 May, 2025, 12.19 AM IST
Freud at your fingertips: Many people are using ChatGPT as their therapist. Is there a business opportunity in AI-powered therapy?As AI chatbots become increasingly sophisticated, individuals are exploring their potential as therapeutic tools, with some even preferring...
13 Apr, 2025, 12.03 PM IST
Despite little research or regulation, mind-altering ketamine has become trendy, psychedelic therapyPrescriptions for ketamine have surged due to for-profit clinics and telehealth services offering it as a remedy for pain, depression, and ...
07 Nov, 2023, 09.09 PM IST
ADHD medications on the rise: Expert explains what's driving the trendIn 2021, a spike in prescriptions of stimulants for ADHD was reported, with women in their 20s and 30s showing the greatest increase. Furth...
07 Aug, 2023, 08.43 PM IST
Much is being made of ‘metaverse’. Here’s sifting through the hype to understand the tech inflectionThe wide swathe of metaverse solutions encompasses hardware like displays, sensors, smartglasses and headsets, programming and asset creati...
05 Aug, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
How COVID-19 became a 'boon' for a battered Indian hospitalThanks to the misery the pandemic brought, JLNMCH is getting a new lease of life as authorities try to address India's chronic under-invest...
17 Nov, 2021, 11.29 AM IST
‘I Weep All the Time’: Trauma lasts beyond India’s Covid peakWhile India’s coronavirus outbreak has infected 29 million and left more than 350,000 dead, the effect on citizens’ mental health has sprea...
15 Jun, 2021, 09.56 AM IST
Helplines at companies busy as staff stress levels surge in 2nd Covid waveExecutives of companies such as Hindustan Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Deloitte, MakeMyTrip, Tata Motors and EY said the number of employees...
08 May, 2021, 08.05 AM IST
The last doctor standing: Coronavirus pandemic pushes Bihar hospital to brinkAs infections slow in many other countries, India is still reporting more than 50,000 cases per day. Its total of more than 2 million cases...
13 Aug, 2020, 11.42 AM IST
With hyper-competitive workplaces, should mental illness be treated like any other ailment?One of every 10 people in India has a mental illness, according to a survey by Bengaluru’s National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Scie...
19 Dec, 2018, 11.20 AM IST
Technology providing a helping hand to those fighting with mental health issuesAccording to the National Mental Health Survey released in 2016, nearly 150 million Indians need mental health care services but less than ...
15 Oct, 2017, 01.10 AM IST
Stressed execs turn to online therapySome of the stressed executives are turning to online therapy. The biggest draw: the sessions can be conducted from the privacy of their la...
07 Jun, 2015, 11.06 AM IST
Post Germanwings tragedy, aviation industry turns focus to pilots', cabin crews' stressA cocktail of erratic schedules, inadequate sleep, pressure to maintain timelines has put pilots, ATCs and key staff under severe duress.
02 Apr, 2015, 06.44 AM IST