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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

Education

Sigmund Freud’s Cocaine Use: How 19th-Century Medicine Shaped Psychoanalytic Theory

If anyone has ever seen old photographs of Sigmund Freud, his image typically involves a cigar, a velvet couch, and the stoic, analytical gaze of the “father of psychoanalysis”. Freud had always attempted to experiment with things like cigars, drugs,

News

Ending the ‘Asylum’ Era: Tamil Nadu’s 2026 Mental Health Draft

As Tamil Nadu unveils its Draft Mental Healthcare Regulations for 2026, this article explores how the new 68-page guidelines aim to dismantle institutional trauma. From mandatory infrastructure ratios to the end of anonymous practice. The draft examines a historic shift

Awareness

​Psychological Dependence on Algorithms: Who Is in Control—You or the Algorithm?

​The modern human experience is mediated more and more by a set of invisible hands: the algorithm. Whether it is the choice of a romantic partner, the music played during a morning commute, or the political “truth” consumed at dinner,

Technology

How Smartphones and Social Media Rewire Our Brains: A Neuroscience Perspective

Digital media and technology have become deeply intertwined in our lives. Without even realising, it has slowly and deeply strengthened its roots in our daily life, for example, the moment we wake up, the first thing we do is check

Social

Identity Fragmentation Across Social Media Platforms and Its Mental Toll

Think of one sitting in a sunlit home office in quietness. They have just revised their LinkedIn profile(Social Media), made sure the headline of their profile indicates that they are a Results-Oriented Project Manager, and their headshot presents an ideal

Therapy

Ketamine Therapy: A New Hope for Depression

Consider a clinical environment in which the quality of care in treating depression has been stagnant at almost 40 cents. The trial-and-error clinical experience of antidepressants, be it selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) or serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs), offers little more

Education News

A Counsellor in Every School: Inside CBSE’s Landmark 2026 Notification

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains discussions of student suicide, self-harm, and mental health distress. It is intended for educational and policy awareness purposes. For the first time, CBSE has made it mandatory for every affiliated school to appoint dedicated mental

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Suicide Crisis Intervention and Prevention in Not Today

Trigger Warning: The following article includes references to suicide, mental health struggles, and crises. Readers who may find such content triggering are advised to proceed with care. That a ventilation of their suicidal ideations with a trustworthy, non-judgemental, empathetic/empathic counsellor