Mental Health: News
27 Sep 2018
MenstruationPMS+Depression: Here's what PMS does to my depression
Last week, I had my period. Normal, right? Well, not normal.
22 Sep 2018
Deepika PadukoneThis book offers remedies to help you deal with stress
At a time when depression, especially among youth, is becoming a major issue of concern, a book offers an understanding of life's basic principles and suggestions on how to deal with mental stress.
13 Sep 2018
India#SuicidePreventionWeek: Let's speak up before it's too late
Imagine you're playing cricket and you hurt your leg, or you're down with cold and don't feel like getting out of bed. What would you do in such a situation? Call out for help, right?
13 Sep 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 healthy food items that reduce stress
When you're stressed out, you often want to rush for your favorite Mac N' Cheese, or a bucketful of fried chicken, or a bowl of vanilla ice cream. But those are just short-term escapes that'll eventually end up making you fat.
29 Aug 2018
Health & Wellness#HealthBytes: 5 healthy food items that reduce stress
When you're stressed out, you often want to rush for your favorite Mac N' Cheese, or a bucketful of fried chicken, or a bowl of vanilla ice cream. But those are just short-term escapes that'll eventually end up making you fat.
26 Aug 2018
MumbaiNow, an app to rent boyfriends and 'cure' depression
A new app called Rent A Boy|Friend was launched in Mumbai and Pune on Friday with a motive to fight depression.
06 Aug 2018
BollywoodKangana explains why influencers should talk about mental health
'Mental Hai Kya' star Kangana Ranaut believes as a celebrity it's her responsibility to work towards breaking the stigma attached to mental health.
29 Jul 2018
IndiaOption-less parents of mentally-challenged children opening cure homes themselves
Every parent worries about their children's future despite their financial disposition, so they will their properties and arrange for their children's financial comfort.
22 Jul 2018
KanpurIIT-K develops online tool to help people deal with mental-health-issues
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kanpur, has developed an online tool, TreadWill, to help people cope with issues related to their mental health.
17 Jul 2018
West BengalWest Bengal: Mentally disturbed woman beaten up on 'child-lifter' charges
A mentally deranged woman has been beaten up in Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal on suspicion of being child-lifter, police said today.
13 Jul 2018
Lok SabhaVijay Goel to organize workshop on stress-management for ministry employees
In an unique initiative, Union minister Vijay Goel is organizing a workshop on stress management through smile and sujok therapy for central government employees.
12 Jul 2018
FacebookDepressed Agra youth live-streams suicide as 2,750 people watch
The tale of this 24-year-old Agra youth brings to the fore two burning issues: depression and apathy.
04 Jul 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Mentally-disturbed man beheads woman-teacher; runs 5km with decapitated head
A mentally-challenged man was arrested after he beheaded a woman teacher near her school in Seraikela-Kharswan district of Jharkhand on Tuesday and ran into a jungle 5km away carrying the severed head.
28 Jun 2018
Deepika PadukoneDepression has nothing to do with your success: Deepika Padukone
In an interview with ES Magazine in London, Deepika Padukone said that mental health has "nothing to do with how successful you are".
28 Jun 2018
IndiaHealth-Ministry describes depression as 'state of low mood', receives flak
A post describing depression as "a state of low mood" on the official Twitter handle of Health Ministry was slammed by the Twitterati for "trivializing" the issue as some users termed the definition as "highly inaccurate".
23 Jun 2018
YouTubeWant to spread awareness about mental health issues: Anupam Kher
Veteran actor Anupam Kher, who recently opened up about his battle with depression, says he wants to spread awareness about mental health issues.
15 Jun 2018
VogueAlia Bhatt's sister reveals she is battling depression since childhood
In the wake of the recent suicides of chef and anchor Anthony Bourdain and designer Kate Spade, Alia Bhatt's sister Shaheen Bhatt has opened up about her own lifelong battle with depression.
12 Jun 2018
MurderUS-man bashes mother's head with baseball-bat, burns body in backyard
A 34-year-old man in Connecticut, US, has confessed to gruesomely murdering his mother: he bashed her head and face with a baseball bat, then burned her body in the backyard for eight hours.
08 Jun 2018
FranceEmmy Award-winning CNN host Anthony Bourdain kills himself in France
Anthony Bourdain, the Emmy award-winning, world-traveling CNN host, committed suicide this morning, the network said. He was 61.
02 Jun 2018
IndiaAttempting suicide is no longer a criminal offense in India
On May 29, Union Health Ministry notified Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, that decriminalizes suicide attempt in India. The law was passed in Parliament, a year ago.
12 May 2018
FacebookZaira Wasim shares her intense battle with depression
Zaira Wasim has brought to the fore her battle with depression.
21 Apr 2018
DelhiDelhi: Mother kills 8-month-old, husband finds baby's body on lap
A mentally deranged woman allegedly killed her eight-month-old son in Outer Delhi's Amar Vihar by slitting his throat, bludgeoning his head with a heavy brick-like object and chopping his body into pieces.
13 Apr 2018
Hollywood'The Rock' is overwhelmed by fans' support over depression battle
Hollywood superstar Dwayne Johnson alias 'The Rock' has dubbed the response by fans over his struggles with mental health as 'moving' and 'overwhelming'.
09 Apr 2018
JapanJapanese man confines son in 3-feet-tall cage for 20 years
73-year-old Yoshitane Yamasaki was arrested in Sanda on Saturday by Japanese police for keeping his son, now 42, in a cage for over two decades.
02 Apr 2018
Telangana'My brain is my enemy': Telugu-anchor Radhika Reddy kills herself
A newsreader of popular Telugu channel V6 allegedly jumped off from the roof of her Hyderabad apartment yesterday night, a couple of hours after returning from work.
26 Mar 2018
IndiaDeepika Padukone does not regret opening up about depression
If people have started to open up on their struggle with depression today, Deepika Padukone has a major role to play in it.
15 Mar 2018
StartupsSign up to get your brain preserved after you die
A new start-up called Nectome can reportedly preserve human brain and upload memories and consciousness onto a computer.
11 Mar 2018
IndiaMadhya Pradesh to measure people's 'happiness quotient'
Madhya Pradesh government is going to conduct a study to measure the happiness quotient of people.
25 Feb 2018
Health & WellnessCollege students underestimate their roommates' distress, says study
A recent study published in a journal has found that college students are sensitive to their roommates' distress but tend to underestimate the level of distress being experienced by them.
22 Feb 2018
Deepika PadukoneDeepika's word of advice on how to overcome depression
Deepika Padukone has always been vocal about her battle with depression. The actress is among the few Bollywood personalities who came out and shared their encounters with mental illness.
16 Feb 2018
FloridaSchool shootings: What explains gun violence among American teens?
A 19-year-old expelled student opened fire at his high school in Florida on Wednesday, killing at least 17.
18 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpIs being unfit for presidency the same as being mad?
Amid rising questions on his mental health, Donald Trump took a 10-minute cognitive fitness test last week.
13 Jan 2018
Donald TrumpDonald Trump in "excellent health", says White House doctor
Amid questions over his mental fitness to hold the post of US President, spurred by a damaging new book, Donald Trump has been proclaimed to be in "excellent health" by the White House doctor.
24 Dec 2017
IndiaPsychologists claim "taking selfies" might be a genuine mental disorder
A joint study conducted by the Nottingham Trent University, UK, and the Thiagarajar School of Management (TSM), Tamil Nadu claims that "selfitis" or an obsession with taking selfies may actually be a real mental disorder.
18 Nov 2017
AustraliaChinese still believe 'therapy' can help 'convert' gays
Australia might be on its way to legalizing same-sex marriage, but coming out is still a nightmare for most across the globe.
08 Nov 2017
TexasTexas church shooting: Gunman had fled mental hospital in 2012
Texas gunman Devin Kelley, who shot dead 26 people at a church in Sutherland Springs, had fled from a mental health clinic in 2012.
23 Oct 2017
Andhra PradeshVizag: Mentally-ill woman raped on footpath; no one intervenes
In a horrifying incident, a mentally-ill woman was raped by a 20-year-old drunk man in broad daylight on a footpath in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
08 Jul 2017
All India Institute Of Medical Sciences (AIIMS)150 pins found in man's body, doctors suspect mental illness
In April, Badrilal Meena, who hails from Barda Village in Kota, underwent a CT scan revealing that he had 75 pins embedded in his body.
05 Jun 2017
IndiaDGCA questions "mental alertness" of pilots after wrongly-addressed letter
The Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked an airline to check the "mental alertness" of 10 of its pilots to check if they are fit enough to fly planes.
15 May 2017
Donald TrumpNew Jersey governor refuses to ban child marriage
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has declined to sign into law, a provision which would make New Jersey the first state to ban child marriage without exception.
