I was still in middle school when Parveen Babi was found dead in her apartment on a January morning in 2005. 24×7 news channels were already on their path to sensationalise every piece of news and Parveen Babi’s death was just what the channels were looking for to set their TRPs rolling. I don’t remember […]
Dr Laura Breen Suicide shows how fighting against the pandemic from the frontline has made the health workers more vulnerable to mental health issues.
Advances in digital and social media may have the potential to challenge traditional approaches to learning and provide real-time delivery of information to a huge audience.
A good, stable mental health is quite like maintaining one’s physical health – it is not just the absence of disease, but overall fitness.
Journeys Into The Mind – A panel discussion with this title has the widest canvas to work with – all of human life and its quirks are its mandate, because as Descartes said, “Cogito ergo sum, or, I think, therefore I am.” It is our mind that makes or unmakes the world to us, and […]
Hospitalization for an infection might leave you at greater risk for mental illness, writes Christine Bear, Professor, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto. This came to light in a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, which draws on data from youth in Denmark up to the age of 17 years. The authors also found that […]
Politicians seem to follow the no-holds barred approach when it comes to attacking rivals. MP Subramanian Swamy’s recent comment, referring to Priyanka Gandhi‘s “Bipolarity”, in an interview to ANI, is a case in point. He went on to claim that her bipolarity has left her with a violent nature. We all know that the remarks were made […]
In 2015, Deepika Padukone’s revelation on dealing with depression took everyone by surprise. Reason being, depression was not even remotely discussed in our society. At least not publicly. It was all the more shocking considering that Deepika is a public figure. Now, yet again, another member of the fraternity, actor Zaira Wasim has broken her […]
A majority of population still associates mental health issues with severe disorders like schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Actor and founder of The Live Love Laugh Foundation, Deepika Padukone, unveiled its Landmark Report on Public Perception Towards Mental Health in India yesterday. It covers more than 3,500 respondents across eight Indian cities, stressing the need for […]
Sugar may cause depression. It is time to give up those deserts. Don’t believe? A new study shows that eating high levels of sugar can lead to mental illnesses like depression. The study followed over 8,000 adults over 22 years and was carried out by the University College London. It found that people who consume […]
