Orthosomnia: How Tracking Sleep Can Lead To Insomnia
Sleep is an important human biological process that has a direct impact on overall health, mental performance, and emotional stability. With the advent of wearables and mobile apps that are accountable for monitoring one’s sleep-state pattern and increasing awareness, most
Anxiety and Apathy Affect Decision Making in Opposite Ways
Making decisions in the face of uncertainty is an essential aspect of daily living. According to a study from the University of Minnesota Medical School, indifference and anxiety result in essentially different ways of making decisions. These results offer important information
10 Movies that teach you about Life and Happiness
Happiness is a thrilling but also an elusive emotion. For a long time, economists, psychologists, theologians, and philosophers have tried to describe it. Additionally, a distinct area of psychology called positive psychology has been working to define it since the
Playing Human: The Psychological Pull of Human-like Robots
Being a movie fanatic myself, I can say for certain that most of the aliens that ended up in our most beloved sci-fi movies were humanoids. I’m also pretty sure that if I go around asking people to paint me
Productivity Apps: Improve mental well-being or create stress?
Productivity apps have undoubtedly changed the way people work, how they manage tasks and have implications for productivity itself. These apps have transformed how people organise and manage their tasks, influencing habit formation as well as monitoring habits as they
NIMHANS M.Phil Clinical Psychology Admission 2025-26
The National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS) offers well recognized two years full time M.Phil in psychology which is RCI approved. It offers a full-fledged training with regards to the psychological testing diagnosis and treatment of the mental
10th World Congress of Women’s Mental Health Commences at NIMHANS
The 10th World Congress of Women’s Mental Health, organised by the International Association for Women’s Mental Health (IAWMH), co-hosted by the NIMHANS and the Psychotherapy Advanced Research Centre (PARC), commenced on 5th March 2025 at the NIMHANS Convention Centre in
Be a Peer: Become an Empowered and Responsible First Aider in Mental Health + (ve) Community
With emerging trends nowadays about ‘mental health’ and ‘mental health awareness’ has led to more and more people to talk about it on an open platform. Crowding on various social media platforms about a large chunk of information regarding mental
CBT for Treating GAD among School Children/Adolescents
Mental Health includes Emotional, Psychological and Social well-being. Any individual can suffer from mental health problems irrespective of their age and gender. It is imperative to take care of our mental health and people must agree to the fact that
AI companions and Mental health: Can Virtual Companions reduce Loneliness?
You may have noted that AI companions are an intriguing yet complex phenomenon in this modern age. This event has caused various psychological effects on the human mind, both beneficial and detrimental. With the rapid advancement of AI systems, including