Mental health

Older adults and their families often deny the existence of mental health problems. As a result, elderly patients may seek medical care for non-specific somatic complaints such as headaches, insomnia, dizziness or any other vague physical symptom instead of seeking psychiatric care.

77-year-old N Kamalasanan had written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan in 2016, with a proposal to use his property as a mental care institution at no extra cost.

Survivors of these traumatic events will be able to get the help that they need better when their loved ones stand behind them.

The most significant challenge in the years ahead is the need for a concerted drive to improve human resources in the field of mental health.

Battling depression, the actor has decided to take time off.

Your career, stress, love life, a childhood memory, sexual harassment, or any form of harassment can lead to this sinking feeling. And everything is valid. You are valid, your feelings are valid.

Mental disorder is not shameful, but the stigma is. Sadly, stigma aggravates the condition of people suffering from mental illness.

Psychology, especially educational psychology and personality psychology are now being well integrated to ensure that the children’s’/learners’ best potential comes out to the fore.

SNEHA, a Mumbai-based NGO, tackles mental health among adolescents in Mumbai slums

It is necessary for them to understand that they must reach out for assistance as self-treatment is not always the answer.