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The Psychology Behind Attachment: Why It’s Survival, Not a Choice

Attachment is something that has been wired within us before we even learn language, before we even have any personal preferences, before we even have the proper sense of who we are. And when we understand this, it can change

Awareness

From Treating Symptoms to Regulating the Brain: Rethinking the Future of Psychotherapy

“Mental health care is not about fixing people, but about restoring balance within  systems”  For a time, people have thought of therapy as a way to make bad feelings go away, like being less anxious or having fewer sad days. But

Health

When ‘Rest’ Isn’t Rest: How the Default Mode Network Fuels Overthinking

Consider a person whose mind is racing while in a quiet room after a long day. Their body is still while their mind runs. They’re not trying to map out their grocery list or think of a moment of good fun;

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Loneliness in the Age of Hyperconnectivity: A Paradox of Digital Intimacy 

We are living in a world where it’s easy to talk to people. We can send messages to someone on the other side of the world, and they get it right away and can stay friends with people by talking to

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Interoceptive Prediction Error in Panic Disorder: The Hidden Mechanism Behind Panic Attacks

Sheetal is a 21-year-old B.Tech graduate student. She is currently in her 4th year and is focused on bagging a placement. Twelve companies have already completed their interview for the placements, out of which Sheetal was not even eligible for

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NIMHANS Study: Impact of Child Suicide on Parents and Mental Health Professionals

A paper titled “The impact of suicidal deaths of children and adolescents among parents and mental health professionals: A systematic review and meta synthesis” has been published in the British Psychological Society journal Psychology and Psychotherapy: Theory, Research and Practice.

Research

Is Deep Brain Stimulation the Key to Treating Treatment-Resistant Depression?

Interventions like medication, psychotherapy, and even electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) sometimes fail to provide lasting relief for individuals living with Major Depressive Disorder. And it happens for roughly 30% of individuals living with depression. This condition is known as treatment-resistant depression

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Digital Intimacy: Redefining Human Connection in the Digital Era

​Human beings are connected. The necessity to establish emotional connections with other people was already discovered long before smartphones, social media, and video calls. It was identified by the British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst John Bowlby (1969). His Attachment Theory suggested

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The Psychological Impact of Digital Socialisation on the Next Generation

The next generation is growing up in a world where they can communicate with people across the world in several ways, rather than through physical meetings.  They can use social media, online games, messaging apps and virtual classrooms to meet many

Health Technology

Culturally Sensitive Digital Mental Health Tools for Indian Adolescents

The mental health of adolescents is the biggest crisis in Indian culture. We didn’t notice the concern about mental health and well-being until the covid crisis. Today, estimates suggest that 7-14 % of adolescents in India face mental health challenges(UNICEF,2023).