Baking and mental health – Here’s how this cooking method can cheer your mind

Baking and mental health – Here’s how this cooking method can cheer your mind

Baking and Mental Health: Here’s How This Baking Method Can Lighten Your Mind Photo: iStock KEY POINTS The kitchen is often used as a method to decompress after a long day. It is said to work as a meditation technique to increase well-being. Read on to learn about the health benefits of baking. New Delhi: … Read more

Matters of the Mind: Why Development-driven New India Cannot Ignore Mental Health

Matters of the Mind: Why Development-driven New India Cannot Ignore Mental Health

Mental health is a dreaded topic of discussion in a middle-class Indian household. Considered a stigma, mental health issues are often shrugged off as mood swings. However, the mental health statistics are staggering. According to the National Health Mission, 7% of the population suffers from mental disorders. The WHO also notes that one in four … Read more

Researchers develop AI model that detects mental disorders using Reddit posts

Researchers develop AI model that detects mental disorders using Reddit posts

Dartmouth College researchers have developed an artificial intelligence (AI) model that can be used to predict mental disorders using data from conversations on Reddit, according to a university paper.Researchers Xiaobo Guo, Yaojia Sun, and Soroush Vosoughi presented a paper titled “Emotion-Based Modeling of Mental Disorders in Social Networks” at the 20th International Conference on Web … Read more

Mental health in India: Community-based interventions as the answer to India’s mental health burden

Mental health in India: Community-based interventions as the answer to India’s mental health burden

Addressing the challenges of healthcare in a country as diverse and vast as India is a difficult feat, setting aside the stigma and social and structural barriers that prevent people experiencing mental health problems from seeking care. the National Mental Health Survey (2015-16) estimates that about 150 million Indians require mental health interventions and there … Read more

Atopic dermatitis: How the skin condition can play havoc with your mental health

Atopic dermatitis: How the skin condition can play havoc with your mental health

A day in the life of an atopic person dermatitis it is not easy to imagine. Struggling to fall asleep every night with itchy, irritated skin or starting the day with medications and ointments to manage your skin condition can be a daunting task. The chronic inflammatory skin condition poses several challenges for those affected … Read more

Rise in temperature can increase risk of mental health emergencies: Study

Rise in temperature can increase risk of mental health emergencies: Study

According to a recent study, days with higher-than-normal temperatures during the summer season were associated with higher rates of emergency department (ED) visits for any mental health-related condition. Photo: ANI Boston: The temperature outside decide the temperament of a person inside? in extremely hot summer days, adults are at higher risk of visiting emergency rooms … Read more

Extreme heat linked to rise in mental health emergency care: Study

Extreme heat linked to rise in mental health emergency care: Study

Posted: Post Date – 12:37 pm, Thursday – Feb 24 22 Boston: Does the outside temperature decide the inner temperament of a person? On extremely hot summer days, adults are at higher risk of visiting emergency rooms for mental health crises related to substance use, anxiety, stress, and more. According to a new study led … Read more

As schools reopen, experts say parents must pay attention to children’s mental health

As schools reopen, experts say parents must pay attention to children’s mental health

From social anxiety In addition to the excitement of meeting their peers, the reopening of schools after nearly two years in most places has elicited mixed responses from children. The lockdown saw an increase in feelings of sadness, anxiety and fear among children and adolescents. However, returning to classrooms and interacting with batch mates can … Read more