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NIMHANS develops Brain Atlas : Indian Brain Template

The National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences is a renowned medical institution situated in Bengaluru. NIMHANS has developed new brain templates to scan brain structure of the patients. The neurosurgeons, neurologists and psychiatrists can very soon use the tool

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What Is Asperger’s Syndrome?

Is he weird? He doesn’t hold eye contact! He is a genius but he hardly communicate maybe he is too proud of himself! Why is he/she is so dissociated with reality? Why doesn’t this person understand logic and diplomacy? Calls

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WHY IS IT SO IMPORTANT TO SPREAD AWARENESS OVER STIGMA?

A report by the World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that 7.5% of the Indian population suffers from some form of mental health problem. Mental illness constitutes one sixth of all health related disorders and India is accounted for nearly 15%

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What Is Body Shaming And Its Effects On Mental Health?

Body shaming in simple words means to criticize oneself or others based on their physical appearance which leads to a vicious cycle of judgments and criticisms that may or may not affect their mental health. A very common example of

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How has the COVID-19 pandemic impacted mental health?

The Covid-19 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic has taken the world by storm. With its first human case reported by officials in Wuhan city, China in December 2019, it has now emerged as a global health crisis. With the number of positive cases

Crime

Is There An Increase In Crime Rates Amid Lockdown?

The covid-19 pandemic also known as the coronavirus pandemic has brought immense damage to human civilization. Pandemic has brought our life to almost a stand still. The coronavirus, one of the most infectious and lethal viruses in the world, is

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Optimism and Resilience In Parents Of Children With Special Needs

Educational Psychology is the field where learning process of human being is studied. Different ways of processing, learning difficulties, study of how people understand, studying behaviour of people come under educational psychology. Optimism is the perspective of an individual to

Awareness Technology

How safe is playing PUBG for your Mental Health?

In a study done for 4-years, researchers found that adolescents/adults who play video games that involve high risk-taking and violence are more likely to get engaged in violent activities and risky behaviour. They also exhibit a low score on anger

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What Harmful Effects Can Social Media Have On Perception Towards Self?

While looking in the mirror at yourself, what is the first thing that comes to your mind? After that do you encounter any particular thoughts coming to you? Those thoughts that are not seeded by you but what someone said

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TRAUMA : How it affects our Mind?

Questions which cross our mind when we talk about Trauma involve, What is Trauma? What can a traumatic event do to the victim? How does it affect the victim’s life? What are its symptoms? And how to recover from it?