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Why Mental Health Care Still Doesn’t Reach Rural Minority Communities

India, a developing nation, finds itself battling a mental health crisis. Owing to the growing population’s burden of mental health issues, which can not be addressed with the limited resources available (Meghrajani et al., 2023). One might argue that advancements

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Projective Tests in Child Psychology

Projective Tests are tools of evaluation used to explore the underlying emotional conflicts, unconscious motivations, and personality characteristics in children. In these tests, children are presented with ambiguous or unstructured stimuli that encourage the child to respond in a manner

Education

Perfectionism in Academia: When ‘Doing Your Best’ Never Feels Enough

Academia has long had its roots in being explorative, hardcore, where perfectionism cuts. A doctorate, like a PhD, can be a lot to take on, to study and get a grip of in itself (Patricio, 2020). However, the competitive nature

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How Quickly Does EMDR Work?

EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) is a highly effective and well-researched psychotherapy for a wide range of issues that people face today. Although it was first developed to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), it is now a go-to treatment

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The Psychology of Rest: Why You Feel Guilty Doing Nothing

Aisha, a 26-year-old working as a marketing executive in the Himalaya company for 2 years. She works from Monday to Saturday continuously and doesn’t take a break. On a Sunday morning, she wakes up with a severe headache, and her

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The Rise of Tele-MANAS in Telangana: 1.38‑Lakh Calls Make It a Lifeline for Mental Health

By early 2025, a 38-year-old man in Hyderabad was struggling to escape what felt like a vortex of anxiety, sleepless nights and tormenting thoughts of self-harm. Recently diagnosed with Bell’s palsy, which can make him look like Popeye at times,

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Caregiver Burnout and Fragile X: The Hidden Strain on Families

One of the genetic conditions that leads to developmental difficulties like learning challenges, behavioural troubles, and intellectual incapacity is Fragile X syndrome. Fragile X syndrome can potentially result in autism spectrum disorder (Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 2023). The

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When ADHD Goes Undiagnosed in Adulthood

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been conceptualised as a neurodevelopmental disorder characterised by persistent patterns of inattention, hyperactivity, and/or impulsivity that interfere with functioning or development (APA, 2013). It used to be thought of as a childhood disorder, although now

Education

How Magazine Writing Enhances Academic Communication

Writing formal academic papers with extensive technical jargon is a task that PhD candidates often spend considerable time on. But when academics start contributing to magazines, particularly those that focus on mental health like Psychologs, they must learn how to simplify

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Geriatric Grief: The Overlooked Emotion of Ageing

The geriatric population typically refers to the population above the age of 60- 65. Grief is commonly observed in this age group, who are especially vulnerable to it (Malik et al., 2021). With age comes a lot of responsibility, followed