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Health Technology

Culturally Sensitive Digital Mental Health Tools for Indian Adolescents

The mental health of adolescents is the biggest crisis in Indian culture. We didn’t notice the concern about mental health and well-being until the covid crisis. Today, estimates suggest that 7-14 % of adolescents in India face mental health challenges(UNICEF,2023).

Awareness

How Chronic Stress Disrupts Working Memory: The Role of Cortisol Awakening Response

How Dysregulated HPA-Axis Activation Correlates with Working Memory Deficits Under Chronic Stress. The human brain is very susceptible to stress. Although short bursts of stress might make a person sharper and more efficient, chronic stress speaks a different language –

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Purple Day: Transforming Myths with Facts and Compassion

Purple Day is on March 26, and to most individuals, the meaning of this day is not known. There are approximately 65 million epilepsy patients throughout the globe, with 1 out of 26 Americans being diagnosed with the disease at

Health Relationship

The Psychology of Emotional Granularity: Why Naming Your Feelings Changes Everything

As adults, we do not necessarily have the same amount of common ground. In addition to sharing interests or agreeing upon a preference, having an emotional connection and mutual understanding has become more important than ever before. When forming a friendship, we

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Sitar for Mental Health Enters Clinical Care with Adayu: Bridging Music and Healing

One of the most thoughtful initiatives in the field of mental health has been introduced by Rishabh Sharma, a neoclassical musician and sitar player. His initiative, ‘Sitar for mental health’, combines music, art and well-being. The focus behind this initiative

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

Education

Attention Restoration Theory: How Nature Recharges the Human Mind

Mikhil is a 27-year-old corporate employee. He has been working for the past 5 years in his current firm, which is very far from his home. He has to drive almost 1 hour to reach his office. Recently, he has

Positive

Joy on Screen: Exploring Contemporary Buddhism and Positive Psychology

The term “Buddhism” encompasses a wide range of customs, beliefs, and practices that have been embodied in various civilisations throughout history since they first emerged in the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama around 2,500 years ago. The Four Noble Truths, the

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Hypervigilance as a Post-Traumatic Adaptation

Some people go to a cafe just to enjoy their coffee. And then some people sit with their backs to the wall facing the door, and they watch every person who comes in, they hear every voice, every sudden noise.

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Somatic Symptoms of Stress: How Psychological Distress Manifests in the Body

I think stress is something that we usually think happens in our minds. We get thoughts that we feel overwhelmed, or we feel the pressure of having a lot of responsibilities. Our body often feels stress before we even realise it. We