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Topic: Mental healthcare

WHO urges shift from institutional to community-based mental health care in Southeast Asia

In a statement, WHO said the transition from long-stay tertiary psychiatric institutions to community-based care would benefit both individuals and society as a whole.

Pedigree dogs are India’s new therapists. ‘Rent-a-dog’ latest business on the block

Personal dog therapy can be just as expensive as hiring a snazzy Mumbai therapist with three master’s degrees and a PhD.

Mental and digital wellbeing focus of FM Sitharaman’s Budget as health spend gets 16% boost

FM announces setting up of national telemental health network. NIMHANS will be nodal centre, and International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru, will provide tech support.

The mentally ill were not ‘fit’ for national news until ’80s except for wrong reasons

In the book 'Asylum', Daman Singh provides an account of the history of mental healthcare and asylums in India since the early 20th century.

Locked down and anxious, more and more Indians are making panic calls, seeking therapy

For patients of anxiety and depression, coronavirus has entered the list of ‘triggers’ for their mental health problems, say experts.

Not broken health systems but digital technology can help reduce mental illness stigma

By putting knowledge about mental illness stigma in the hands of patients and caregivers, technology democratises expertise.

How doctors in Kashmir are dealing with lockdown — with anti-anxiety pills & generosity

Ever since the communication shutdown following Article 370 move, Kashmir doctors have been routinely paying from own pockets to save patients' lives.

443 Delhi students committed suicide in 5 yrs, exam stress & failed relationships to blame

A public interest litigation has been filed in Supreme Court seeking better mental healthcare facilities across the country.

On Camera

New megacities lie in the path of devastating floods

Bangkok, Delhi, Karachi, Lagos, Luanda and Manila were are of the fastest growing among metropolises of more than 10 million.

India’s strong growth lowers odds of RBI rate-cut, economists say

GDP for July-September quarter rose an unexpectedly strong 8.2 percent from a year earlier, beating even the most bullish forecasts.

Op Sindoor hit Pakistan’s economy hard, we forced their navy to stay restricted to ports—Navy chief

Admiral Dinesh Tripathi at annual media interaction ahead of Navy Day celebrations announced that an operational demonstration is expected at Thiruvananthapuram, President Murmu to attend.

Gaali cricket: Bavuma stands tall, India’s Test ego cut to size

The India-South Africa series-defining fact is the catastrophic decline of Indian red ball cricket where a visiting team can mock us with the 'grovel' word.