Page 8 - Mental Health

Power of words: This initiative helps healing emotional crisis with letters

The initiative is important in a country where mental health issues are a taboo subject so there is hardly any discussion

Corporate environment hardest to treat: Neerja Birla on mental health

Why did Birla pick mental health as a focus area? National statistics drove the choice

How sex change operations could improve mental health of transgenders

While the new study confirms that transgender individuals are more likely to use mental health treatments, it also shows that gender-affirming therapy might reduce this risk

Night shifts, changing work schedule tied to poor mental health: Study

Researchers examined data from seven previously published studies of work schedules and mental health involving a total of 28,438 participants

Destigmatising mental health

Most patients and their families prefer being in the denial mode

Instagram's trial to hide number of 'likes' may save users' self-esteem

Without a public tally of likes, it is likely that comments will become an even stronger indicator of how people are interacting with a particular Instagram post

Cognitive behavioural therapy: What we think, how we feel, how we behave

CBT has been demonstrated to be effective in a range of problems including depression, anxiety disorders, addictions, eating disorders and severe mental illness

Why it's crucial that you choose the right mental health practitioner

Even if you were to find a therapist's details on the internet, how do you know you can trust this person to help you responsibly?

Common drugs used for physical diseases may help treat mental illness

Common medications could bring significant benefits to people with serious mental illnesses such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, says study

Brain pattern behind bad mood identified; may help develop cure for anxiety

The researchers recruited 21 patient volunteers with epilepsy who had had 40 to 70 electrodes implanted on the brain's surface

A disciplined, healthy lifestyle is beneficial in maintaining mental health

If you focus on keeping your body healthy, your mind, too, silently reaps the benefits, says Dr Samir Parikh

Treating mental health: The way to a cure begins with conversation

The mental health of children and adolescents has suddenly become a cause of concern in India - with good reason

The brain and gut talk to each other: How fixing one could help the other

Anxiety and depression are common in people suffering chronic bowel problems

Smartphones can increase risk of mental illness: US researchers

Study showed participants from lower socio-economic status faced a greater risk of illness

From mundane to delusional: A psychiatrist explains what lying means

The general public seems to have an appetite for falsehood

Social media affecting mental well-being of youth: Experts

Doctors, psychologists, and mental health experts globally will join hands on Monday to mark the World Mental Health Day

A single concussion may have lasting impact

The report acknowledges that the startling increase may partly reflect a growing awareness of the injury among parents