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A Study Found That Poor Literacy is Linked to Worse Mental Health Problems

The researchers from the University of East Angelia (UEA), have conducted the first study on global literacy and its impact on mental health. They have found that people who have low literacy tend to have poorer mental health and are

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Geriatric care A need of the hour?

If only things could have been different, but Alas…Mistreatment and abuse of the aged may be a major social drawback. Needless to say, with the biology of aging, the aged generally become physically frail. This frailty renders them dependent on

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Understanding boredom in lockdown

On March 11th 2020, the World Health Organisation declared COVID-19 as a pandemic, stressing that the novel coronavirus has engulfed many countries of the world posing a serious threat to mankind. Complete lockdown of all services, baring essential movement was

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Online Social Support: Buffer for everyday discrimination?

Social media is all-pervasive entity in our lives, and its boons and banes have been extensively debated, not only within the Psychology community but also in popular culture, at large. There is no doubt that social media use is pitted

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Easing the Sad!

Reema is a working professional. Heading to hold a senior position in her organisation. She is hard-working and full of life. She got her promotion in last winter. Still she felt that the last winter was difficult for her. She

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Mental illness will also receive the serious attention under insurance policies

The pandemic and lockdown shined a light on a subject that had previously been kept private. There has always been a significant stigma surrounding mental health and wellness. Times after the pandemic are very different. Today, mental illness is treated

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Rising drug abuse in Haryana: A cause for concern

Drugs are very damaging to your health. Some people use it for recreational purposes. For example when they are with their friends or they are at a party which is more dangerous than it seems. Many such users might go

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Love & Discrimination [Case Analysis]

Same-sex couple lived as heterosexuals for 8 years, reveals autopsyIn the small town of Sehore in Madhya Pradesh, a same-sex couple lived together as husband and wife for eight years, till the death of the latter by suicide revealed that

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Air India Pee Gate Incident, mental health expert says “Avoid Drinking on Flights”

The ‘pee gate’ incident took place in November involving a man who allegedly urinated on an elderly woman while he was intoxicated on a flight from New York to Delhi. Such unfortunate occurrences bring into light the problems associated with

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Biology teacher taught reproduction chapter repeatedly: Held for sexual harassment

In Guna, Madhya Pradesh, a government school teacher has been sentenced to jail for sexually harassing girl students. The accused has been booked under the POSCO act by a special judge-led court. The teacher Pradeep Solanki has been suspended and