Mental Health Care

Four-month programme provides selected community leaders of Facebook groups with training, mentorship and funding

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Most of these ailments are treated on outpatient basis, so just a hospitalisation cover won't suffice

About one in eight people in the world live with a mental disorder, said the WHO in a landmark report released on Friday calling for urgent action on transforming mental healthcare

Several professional tennis players credited Osaka with helping bring the subject out of the shadows for their sport

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The perception of mental health among Indians has increased significantly, claimed a new survey, which found as many as 92 per cent of its respondents agreeing to seek treatment

The Karnataka cabinet on Thursday approved the implementation of the Karnataka State Mental Healthcare Act 2021, which will go a long way in helping the society deeply affected by the Covid pandemic

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Any employee who wants to avail the service would have to register on iWill

In Odisha, stunting--low height for age and a sign of malnutrition--reduced from 46.5% of children below five years in 2005-06 to 35.3% in 2015-16

Globally, reports say one in every four people is likely to face a mental health challenge at some point in their lifetime

Why is reintegration important for those who had been moved to institutional care for mental health problems?

The centre aims to help people get over the stigma associated with mental illnesses by providing sessions with psychologists, psychiatrists and counsellors in a non-hospital environment

Depression could be the leading global illness by 2030 if measures are not taken immediately, says WHO

"I would advise anyone to be carefully evaluated by a psychiatrist with expertise in treating psychotic disorders before embarking on any such alternative programs" said Ronald Pies, a psychiatry professor