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Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED): Causes, Symptoms, and Effective Interventions

After working hard during the day, Aman was driving home. He had faced many challenges and stress while at work, then something happened that surprised him. A cyclist rode in front of his car suddenly. Aman couldn’t believe it! Aman

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National Conference 2026 at IMS-BHU with IAMH on Contemporary Mental Health Care and Technology

The Department of Kayachikitsa, Institute of Medical Sciences (IMS), Banaras Hindu University (BHU), in collaboration with the Indian Academy of Mental Health (IAMH), will organise a National Conference on “Mental Health Care in the Contemporary Era: An Integrated Approach with Technology in a

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PCOD, PCOS, and PMOS: The Emotional Weight of a Diagnosis

When a woman misses her period, most of the time she puts it down to some minor problem, but when it starts to get assigned labels such as PCOD, PCOS, and now more recently PMOS, the way that women look at

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Reactive Attachment Disorder? Causes, Symptoms, and Intervention

A child learns about love and trust from the relationship they share with their carer. The treatment they receive from their carer shapes how they view the world. However, when a child is neglected and abused, the sense of safety

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Anaesthesia Awareness Explained: When Patients Wake Up During Surgery

Imagine waking up in the middle of surgery. While your eyes remain closed, you hear the metal instruments snipping, snicking, and clinking! Your body is cut open; you know it, but can’t feel anything. Your conscious self feels encased in a rock. You

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Scrolling Instead of Reading: The Psychology Behind the Digital Attention Crisis

I was on a crowded Delhi Metro when I opened my phone to look at one notification “just to look quickly” before studying for an exam. As I got to my destination, I thought about all of the things I

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Pathological Demand Avoidance: Signs, causes and treatment

Stressing over major responsibilities like exams, deadlines and interviews is considered a normal human response. However, feeling anxious over wearing clothes and eating dinner is not a normal human response. For individuals with Pathological Demand Avoidance (PDA),  even ordinary expectations can

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From U-19 Stardom to IPL Spotlight: Are Young Cricketers Mentally Prepared?

Recently, following the recent success of many young players at the Under-19 level of cricket, there has been an abundance of media coverage, congratulations, and comparisons for these players on social media (NDTV, 2025; TOI, 2026). The majority of today’s

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Why Do Some People Hate Phone Calls? Understanding Phone Anxiety and Telephobia

Imagine this: you are texting someone, you need to get some essential details across, and your phone rings, and you see that the person you were texting is calling you. You start to see a blurring of your vision, your hands

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How the Brain Remembers Trauma Differently: Understanding Traumatic Memory

The fascinating story of Ben McMahon, an Australian man who was the victim of a serious car accident, is one of the ways we see the mysteries of the brain in real life.  He woke up from a coma in 2012