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World Cancer Day 2023: Helpline Started to Relieve the Stress of Cancer Patients

  In addition to the physical changes in your body, as you start cancer treatment, you also go through a lot of psychological and emotional changes. Cancer is a fatal illness that can be cured with the appropriate medication and

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Economic investments and cost of mental health in India

Mental health in India Mental Health is a major factor influencing the well-being of an individual but till date we are not able to sweep off the stigmas related to mental illnesses and more than 70% of people are forced

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Chronic stress harms overall health

Most people in today’s world experience stress on a daily basis, often without even realising it. Tension can also contribute to a number of health issues, including fatal ones like heart disease, obesity, high blood pressure, stress, and depression.What is

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All you need to know about mindfulness

Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentallyDr: jon kabat-zinn What does Mindfulness training do?With mindfulness training, the individual accepts this universal reality that events will happen and leading to positive and

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Social Media and its social Norms

In the ancient times, people regularly gathered in the evening for en­gagement and entertainment. While it used to be an hour of leisure for them, they also exchanged informa­tion and had discourses on import­ant issues of the day. The ordinary

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Mental Health Teleservice by NIMHANS Receives 12000 Calls in Three Months

Tele-Manas is a phone call service for mental health support and is receiving a good response. There have been various calls in the past three months, many of which are related to mental health issues like anxiety, depression, and sleep

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A Study Found That Poor Literacy is Linked to Worse Mental Health Problems

The researchers from the University of East Angelia (UEA), have conducted the first study on global literacy and its impact on mental health. They have found that people who have low literacy tend to have poorer mental health and are

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Geriatric care A need of the hour?

If only things could have been different, but Alas…Mistreatment and abuse of the aged may be a major social drawback. Needless to say, with the biology of aging, the aged generally become physically frail. This frailty renders them dependent on

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Great Loss: The Demise of Prof. Avinash Kumar

Today, Professor Avinash Kumar, the Head of the Psychology Department at the University of Delhi, passed away from a heart attack. He had been heading the Department since April 2021. Professor Kumar completed his Ph.D. in 2008 and has been

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Mental illness will also receive the serious attention under insurance policies

The pandemic and lockdown shined a light on a subject that had previously been kept private. There has always been a significant stigma surrounding mental health and wellness. Times after the pandemic are very different. Today, mental illness is treated