All posts tagged "Mental Health"
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502InternationalNew Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab a ‘momentous’ breakthrough: Research
The first drug to slow the destruction of the brain in Alzheimer’s has been hailed by the experts and termed it momentous,...
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300Jammu & Kashmir
Training programme on children’s mental health held in Pulwama
Pulwama: A capacity-building training programme on ‘the identification of mental health/psycho-social issues among children and adolescents was conducted at Govt Government Degree...
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Discarded for disorder—No takers for Kashmir’s distressed minds
‘These patients aren’t taken back despite their families being aware of their sound state. These poor souls are clearly facing violation at...
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1.1KHarassment
‘Cow’, ‘Lambo’, ‘Nataraj Pencil’: Kashmir’s toxic body-shaming culture
“What people saw was a ‘fat figure’. They called her ‘darti pe boaj’, cylinder and what not. These tags became her nicknames....
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‘Situation is distressing, pathetic’: Kashmir in grip of suicides
Back-to-back lockdowns have not only affected Kashmir’s people economically, but psychologically too, resulting in more deaths by suicide. A transient thaw and...
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2.3KFeature
Dread, distress and dope: Young Kashmiris pushed to walls
As Kashmir unlock phase has begun, many lockdown-battered youngsters caught in the Covid wave are battling the new normal within weary walls....
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#WorldMentalHealthDay: Why millennials die of suicide
Johann Hari in his book ‘Lost Connections: Uncovering the Real Causes of Depression-and the Unexpected Solution’ talks about how we as individuals...
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1.5KMental Health
Of conflict(ed) minds, stigma and mental wellbeing
With political conflict and societal norms adding to stress, taboo around mental health is stopping people in Kashmir from seeking professional help. ...
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3.0KMental Health
An open letter to my state of depression
Hello, Depression! I just want you to know that I am writing this letter for many reasons. I want to put it...
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2.4KIn Depth
The girl in pink dress and the ‘lost womb’ depression in Kashmir
Losing motherhood to ‘tactless’ surgical procedures is creating a new mental crisis in Kashmir. In this piece, the author maps the miserable...
