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World Mental Health Day 2012: Symptoms and diagnosis of Dementia
October 10 is World Mental Health Day Alzheimer’s disease is the most common cause of dementia and accounts for 50%-75% of all cases. It destroys brain cells and nerves disrupting the transmitters...
View ArticleDon’t shy from seeking help for mental problems: Experts
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. For 35-year-old Ritika (name changed), everything seemed a burden. She suddenly started losing interest in both work and people around her. Even ordinary tasks...
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Psychiatry must be included in MBBS syllabus: Experts
On the eve of World Mental Health Day at a discussion on ‘Depression: A Global Crisis’, experts said that psychiatry must be included in the MBBS syllabus. The event was organized at the Bangalore...
View ArticleNew bill biased against mentally ill: Activists
Disabled rights activists criticised the new mental health bill proposed by the health ministry. Calling it ‘apartheid’ against mentally ill people, they said it would make it easier to forcibly...
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Understanding your child’s temper tantrums
October 10 is World Mental Health Day. You come back from work to find your child throwing a temper tantrum or becoming extremely clingy, not allowing you to complete housework or office work or your...
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Stop stigmatization of depression: WHO
On World Mental Health Day (10 October), WHO is calling for an end to the stigmatization of depression and other mental disorders and for better access to treatment for all people who need it. Fighting...
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Mental illness portrayed onscreen
People who suffer from mental disorders or mental illness are an integral part of our society. They are called by many names mentally challenged, ‘special’, differently abled and a variety of other...
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What are the early symptoms of dementia?
Every person is unique and dementia affects people differently – no two people will have symptoms that develop in exactly the same way. An individual’s personality, general health and social situation...
View ArticleThe black dog called depression
At its worst, depression can be a frightening, debilitating condition. Millions of people around the world live with depression. Many of these individuals and their families are afraid to talk about...
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Depression – understanding it is half the battle won
As an illness, depression is as debilitating as a heart disease or HIV/AIDS. Those who suffer from the condition often describe the feeling as having a black cloud over their heads, which prevents...
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