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TopicMental health

Topic: mental health

How to manage Covid in mental health institutes — govt and NIMHANS issue guidelines

The guidelines state how to protect patients in mental health establishments from contracting Covid & the clinical management of patients who test positive for the virus.

You are what you eat — the connection between memory and our stomach

In ‘The Food Mood Connection’ Uma Naidoo writes about how seeing an ex can make you nauseous, pointing to the connection between your brain and gut.

Locked up, starved and all of 25 kg — how a Panipat woman was rescued after year in toilet

Ramrati, a mother of three, was rescued from her house in Panipat village 2 weeks ago. Doctors say she is not mentally stable. Domestic violence case registered against husband.

60% of mental health queries from young adults aged 21-30, says report by telemedicine app

Anxiety, stress and panic attacks were the most common mental health issues discussed by people who accessed Practo between October 2019 and September 2020, the app has said in a report.

There is a science-arts sweet spot that is helping people get through Covid

A study of adult mental health during Covid-19 found that more than a fifth of a 70,000-person sample engaged more with the arts during lockdown than before.

Surveillance a massive challenge for mental health, so India needs robust data protection laws

Psychological effects of data breaches include insomnia, social anxiety, depression etc. If right to privacy isn’t protected, there can be dangers to democracy.

Little help with studies, more time spent on housework — How Covid impacted world’s youngsters

A study across 37 countries has found that the pandemic has had a deep and detrimental impact on children aged between 11 and 17, and the situation is only getting worse.

Depression, OCD, loss of sleep — Covid has made everything worse, but there are ways to cope

People are experiencing anxiety & depression due to job loss, financial insecurity & virus worries. Experts say it’s a normal reaction to an abnormal situation.

Congress in Rajya Sabha demands active govt policy to deal with rising mental health issues

Raising the issue during the Zero Hour, senior Congress leader Anand Sharma said reports indicate that one in seven persons in India is suffering from depression.

Venezuela nurses face high Covid risk, New Zealand’s mental health crisis & other global news

As the Covid-19 pandemic shows no signs of letting up, ThePrint highlights the most important stories on the crisis from across the globe.

On Camera

Brokerages & hedge funds make a killing as India’s inexperienced youth flocks to the equity market

Indians aged 20-30 are trading in options market in droves, but know nothing about it & so keep losing money. If losses mount, it could undo gains India saw in investment culture, analysts fear.

Pensionless Maha Vir Chakra awardee who trained Mukti Bahini continues to fight for rights

Chiman Singh, injured in 1971 India-Pakistan war, was discharged as non-pensioner in 1972. In his petition, he states denial of pension is contrary to settled law.

What’s common between Netflix Chamkila and Trudeau’s trouble-infested Canada? They don’t get Punjab

Even in the weeks leading up to Chamkila’s assassination there were massacres every other day. To airbrush all of this is sheer intellectual cowardice if not a crime.