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Kerala Launches Mental Health Support Initiative for Kathakali Artistes

In a significant step toward safeguarding the well-being of traditional performing artists, Kerala has launched a mental health initiative aimed at supporting Kathakali artistes struggling with stress, anxiety, and emotional challenges. The programme seeks to provide counselling services and create a support

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The Cognitive Reserve: The Exact Psychological Habits That Shield the Brain From Dementia 

Have you ever seen an elderly individual in your area solving puzzles, playing Sudoku, or remembering every birthdate? Whereas some just struggle to even remember minor details or have gradually started forgetting things they used to remember. Although ageing affects

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Model Mugging: Understanding the Freeze Response and Trauma-Informed Self-Defence

Imagine walking back home at night. You are in an alley, just a hundred metres away, and you will reach home. Suddenly, you slow down, there’s someone! Your heart paces faster, your palms sweat. Someone is behind you!  What should I

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Deepika Padukone’s Mental Health Advocacy Journey

This article discusses the death of a close friend, depression, and mental health challenges. Readers who may find these topics distressing are advised to read with discretion.  Prakash Padukone reveals how personal tragedy inspired one of India’s most prominent mental

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The Digital Amnesia Epidemic: Why Saving Everything Means Remembering Nothing

There are many issues in our modern virtual worlds, and the field of neuroscience is only now starting to make sense of them. Today’s generation has more knowledge available than earlier generations, but studies suggest they are retaining less and

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Digital Insomnia: Why the Brain Refuses to Shut Down at Night

In 2019, researchers discovered that 72% of individuals use their cellphones in their rooms. Furthermore, 56% of those surveyed admitted to checking their phones within half an hour of their intended sleep time (American Psychological Association, 2020). The consequence is

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Fake Therapists Threaten India’s Mental Health 

More Indians than ever before are seeking therapy and psychological treatment as discussions about mental health grow more widespread. Alongside this increased awareness, however, professionals are expressing alarm about a concerning trend: the increase in unqualified people posing as therapists

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Raising Kids in a Digital World: How Screen Time Affects Children’s Health and Development

Children today spend, on average, nearly five hours a day in front of screens (apart from school work) according to the statistics. This figure is even higher for teens (Rideout &  Robb, 2019). Whether they’re using tablets, smartphones, gaming systems, or

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Beyond Betrayal: Understanding the Mental Health Factors Behind Affairs

An analysis of the mental and interpersonal factors that support infidelity, its implications that go beyond the relationship, and what clinical studies recognise as the basis for avoidance and repair.  Imagine a couple who, on most observable measures, seem to

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A Study of Team Life in Small Spaces: How Proximity Shapes Behaviour

When people live and work together in small places for months, what happens to them? This is a deal because people are going to be on spaceships for a long time soon. They will also be on submarines and at