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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

Indira, Manmohan, Modi, all raised income inequality. Until Hindu fears took the driving seat

The issue of inequality has assumed the blazing limelight at a time when inequality in India is said to be higher than it was in the British Raj. It's a ripe situation for half-truths and incendiary statements.

Foreign policy resonating among more Indians in 2nd & 3rd tier towns of India, says EAM Jaishankar

Speaking at launch of economist Surjit Bhalla’s book, S Jaishankar also highlights Gen Z’s engagement with ‘reel culture’, which has 'promoted awareness, created interest in many subjects'.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.