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Mental Health

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder And Associated Risk Factors

The risk factors behind OCD you ought to know.

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Children Mental Health

The Importance Of Mental Health Awareness In Schools

The need to hear the concerns of the little ones.

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Good Health,Naturally

Healthy Resolutions You Must Make This New Year

It’s the time of the year when the planners are out and people are itching to start the New Year on a happy and positive note. Amidst all the awareness on adopting a healthy lifestyle, most resolutions, are thankfully centred around good-health. But within a week or maximum a month, the resolutions slowly fade away, […]

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Mental Health

1 Out Of 7 Indians Suffer From Mental Health Disorders: LANCET

A comprehensive research by the India-State Level Disease Burden Initiative published in the LANCET Psychiatry reveals a shocking truth about the mental health wellness of Indians, turning the spotlight on mental disorders and wellness for the upcoming new year and decade. One out of every seven Indians is diagnosed with mental health issues, as of […]

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General Mental Health

What Your Facebook Timeline Can Reveal About Your Health

At a time when you thought posting on social media could pose security and privacy issues, here is a breather. A recent study published at PLOS ONE has shown that the language you use in your Facebook posts can help determine your overall health and well being. According to research from Penn Medicine and Stony […]

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Mental Health

Mental Health & The Stigma Surrounding Us- Why It Needs To Change

Mental Illness- No! Not me! This is the most frequent response we get when we talk to people about mental illness. This group of disorders, as frequent as hypertension or arthritis, just as or even less chronic than diabetes and as amenable to treatment as any other physical ailment has always been considered as the […]

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Mental Health

Feeling Stressed? These TED Talks Are What You Need To Watch Now

The awareness of mental illness needs to break more barriers and now, thankfully, with people coming out in the open and talking about their battle against depression, the perspective has slightly changed. If you are feeling low or stressed ‘coz of work pressure, plug off from your daily busy routine and take some time for […]

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General Mental Health

Celebrities Open Up On Their Battles Against Depression

Mental health has always remained a taboo in our country and there have hardly been cases of openly discussing the perils of it and how to extend support to someone who suffers from the same. Mental health requires as much an attention as any other physical ailment and to shun away from seeking help is […]

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Mental Health Senior Citizens

Mental Health Problems In The Elderly

On why the elderly need a shoulder to lean on.

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General Mental Health

Beating Away The Stress Blues In The Corporate World

Are you a stressed out at work? You need to read this.