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Breaking Language Barriers in Mental Health: Why Psychology Needs More Regional Diversity in India

A 45-year-old female, Nisha, from rural Maharashtra, speaks Marathi as her mother tongue. After experiencing a traumatic event, which got her into PTSD, depression and anxiety. She began to get help, but it was hard to come by because there

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Psychology of Psychologist Behind Diagnosis: How DSM-5 Guides Mental Health Professionals to Diagnose Anxiety Disorders

Ever wondered how it is determined by your therapist whether your anxiety is ‘normal’ or a disorder?  The first step towards answering such questions is a proper diagnosis. Furthermore, this requires a proper criterion for each disorder, which is standardised

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The Hidden Cost of Academic Competition: How Scores and Rankings Affect Student Mental Health 

Consider a student, slouched over stacks of textbooks late at night, their bloodshot eyes, their mind spinning. The pressure of a looming examination, a coveted ranking, presses down, overwhelming all else in their life. It is no singular occurrence; it

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The Psychology of Feeling Behind in Your 20s: Social Comparison, Identity Crisis & Mental Health

Your 20s are the years to do it all, to feel it all and well, just figure your whole life out in just less than 10 years. Although it sounds dauntingly exciting at first, it’s a lot for our minds

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Hormone Therapy and Mental Health: How HRT Transforms Emotional Well-Being in Trans Men and Women

Hormone therapy is one of the most crucial tools in transgender healthcare. Apart from being a key contributor to changing physical characteristics, it also brings emotional and psychological relief. Hormone treatments have been linked to findings that show reduced anxiety,

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Influence of Environmental Sensitivity on Mental Health

The trait of environmental sensitivity is characterised by an increased sensitivity to different physical, emotional, and social stimuli, such as bright lights and other people’s moods. People with this trait thus also have a deeper cognitive processing of these sensory stimulations. One of

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Understanding Intergenerational Trauma and Its Effects on Family Mental Health

History suggests that once the atrocity is over, it ceases to exist. Colonisation, slavery, cultural erasure and other acts aimed toward marginalised groups across the world only seem to impact the groups when they are being acted upon. History does

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Emotional Labour in Empathic Students: Hidden Struggles, Mental Health Impact & Coping Strategies

Everyone has met that one student in class. The one who is always there, strong, listens patiently, knows what to say, understands with just one look and is always organised. The ones most likely to be dubbed as the social

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School Counsellor Role in Early Detection of Mental Health Disorders

In a child’s life, one of the most overarching themes that prevails for the foundational years of development is ‘School.’ In the environment of their school, a child spends the most time learning values, gaining knowledge, fueling creativity, interacting with

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Parasocial Relationships and Their Impact on Mental Health

Have you ever felt connected to a celebrity or any public figure because of how they talk, act or their backstory? You feel that even though you’ve never met them, they get you better than even the people around you.