stigma

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.

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

Stigma often goes hand-in-hand with discrimination or the social exclusion of individuals living with TB.

Adoption is as fortunate a connection between parents and children as birth or any other path to parenthood.

Despite several awareness programmes, the stigma and taboo around breast milk have obstructed the progress of spreading awareness about it.

It should no longer be a luxury but a necessity to pay attention to the mental health of an individual for several reasons.

The selected sex workers will be trained from Tuesday right up to the Puja week. This will enable them to run the stalls - right from cutting the fish and cooking it to serving the customers.

The Prime Minister made the remarks ahead of the World Health Day on April 7, whose theme this year is depression.

Living with depression can be particularly different in Indian society, where misconceptions about the disorder are common and widely prevalent. An author talks about the difficulties she faced in explaining her condition to neighbours and society, which eventually pushed her to relocate to Thailand.

The Mumbai police force has deployed women personnel to break the ice with survivors of sexual assault, by developing a rapport with them and helping them report, and cope with, abuse.