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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

‘Routine’ doesn’t mean ordinary. It’s good for you

Routines can be powerful tools. They can support cognitive function, boost health and provide meaningful activities and social opportunities.

‘Food’ and ‘mood’ go together. What you eat impacts your mental health

Irregular eating contributes to poor mental health, including depression and anxiety, as well cardio-metabolic diseases and weight gain.

Even mild Covid can cause brain shrinkage and affect mental function, new study shows

Many people who have had Covid report feelings of ‘brain fog’, fatigue and problems with concentration and memory long after their initial symptoms resolve.

Social media platforms show filtered reality. We should learn to take breaks

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Mental health effects of severe Covid could last up to 16 months, Lancet study finds

Study conducted by team of researchers from University of Iceland, Sweden’s Karolinska Institutet, University of Edinburgh, UK, and Copenhagen University Hospital of Denmark.

‘Headline stress disorder’ is real. And if you’re addicted to news, you’re losing sight of it

The mental toll of news consumption remains largely unknown to the general news consumer. But this is why most remain unaware of it.

Women’s Day awardee psychiatrist says media stokes mental health stigma, demonises disorders

Awareness, professionals, access to services, lacking in rural North India, says Thara Rangaswamy, one of 29 women conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women’s Day.

India’s mental health conversation is opening up. Better access to treatment is next

A leading cause of disability, mental illness is one of our most significant challenges. In India, the scale of the problem can feel overwhelming.

Why are doctors issuing ‘green’ prescriptions? Because mental health needs more than medicine

Covid-19 has fuelled a parallel mental health pandemic. Doctors in Canada, New Zealand and Japan have a new treatment for anxiety and depression.

Body shaming impacts Indian teenagers in a big way in schools. No resources to help students

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

On Camera

What a Tamil town tells us about votes, caste, and fraud in medieval India

Nepotism seems to have been a concern in Uttaramerur elections. That's why the drawing of ballots was done by a child and executives' relatives were banned from being elected.

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

First-of-its kind tri-services conference Ran Samvad to take place in Army War College next week

Billed as the military’s own version of Raisina Dialogue, the event will spotlight on tech-driven warfighting, lessons from Operation Sindoor and release of three new doctrines.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?