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Topic: Therapy

Therapy and tech combo is the next frontier for mental health

Mental healthcare doesn't start in the clinic. With smart prompts, digital check-ins and nudges and self-guided reflection, the journey to recovery starts earlier and feels less anxiety-inducing.

How India Cracked 144-Year-Old World Problem, Built Global Autism Therapy Framework for 90Crore Kids

Rise of Pinnacle Blooms Network, India’s AI-enabled, Women-Led, Universally accessible autism therapy framework, being studied and replicated across continents.

Hormone therapy for menopausal women effective for discomfort, not chronic diseases, finds US study 

New findings from the Women’s Health Initiative highlight the effectiveness of HRT in treating hot flashes and night sweats, while challenging its role in chronic disease prevention.

Breakthrough cancer treatment to be available in India 1st time as CAR-T cell therapy gets DCGI nod

Therapy developed by IIT-Bombay spin-off company ImmunoACT approved for relapsed-refractory B-cell lymphoma, leukemia, to be available in around 20 govt & pvt hospitals across major cities.

Everyone’s a therapist in India—influencers, dentists, homeopaths. It’s the new epidemic

India has a new mental health challenge—how to find a real therapist and stop worrying about the cost.

Here’s a new magnet therapy for depression and anxiety in the UK

People who have tried antidepressants but they haven’t worked, may be offered TMS. It involves zapping areas of the brain associated with depression with pulsing magnetic fields.

SubscriberWrites: Therapy should become mainstream. My experience taught me how to better manage my feelings

Any talk of therapy is frowned upon, laughed away or taunted at which makes the person feel even more miserable and lost, writes Vivek Karna.

There’s a new shrink in town, and it’s the AI chatbot. Patients enjoy more privacy, no bias

From Wysa to Woebot, young Indians are shifting toward cheaper alternative therapy tools. But many say they're no 'heavy lifters'.

Dr Aaron Beck has died, but here’s how his CBT changed the entire field of mental health

Dr Aaron Beck developed Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in the 1980s and 1990s. After scientific studies, it began replacing Freudian psychoanalysis in mental health treatment.

Instagram influencers with open DMs aren’t therapists. They should stop acting like one

In the wake of Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, empathy flooded the internet. But then an influencer, with zero therapy knowledge, decided to charge Rs 1,500 to hear her fans out.

On Camera

Telangana spoke up for Muslim vendor who was attacked. South is different from the North

A poor Muslim man from Kurnool, selling khoya buns during the Medaram Jatara in Telangana, was harassed by some YouTubers and surrounded by a mob over allegations of 'food jihad'.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

US military commander, envoy Sergio Gor visit Indian Army Western Command, Bengaluru next

At the Western Army Command, the American delegation was briefed on the capabilities of the formation, past operations and the path ahead.

The new Great Game—Trump’s playing for time, China for leverage & India for wiggle room

This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.