Post-Covid mental health cases increased, says expert

Post-Covid mental health cases increased, says expert

By express news service NEW DELHI: India has over 10 percent psychiatric disorders, but post-Covid ‘hidden cases’ have emerged, needing urgent advice and help, without being stigmatized. These ‘hidden cases’ need to be diagnosed and treated, said Dr. Nimesh Desai, senior consultant in psychiatry and former director of the Institute of Human Behavior and Allied … Read more

Journalists’ mental health in focus at Facebook and Fortis’ training session

Journalists’ mental health in focus at Facebook and Fortis’ training session

Journalists and experts spoke about the pressures and associated mental health issues that come with high-pressure work. Facebook, in partnership with Fortis Healthcare, hosted a mental health training session for journalists on Saturday that focused on ways to manage mental health and help colleagues and friends who may be experiencing mental stress. The session opened … Read more

How Video Games Can Be Brilliant For Your Mental Health

How Video Games Can Be Brilliant For Your Mental Health

May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and as part of our mental health coverage, I spoke to two psychologists from Take This — a non-profit dedicated to reducing the stigma of mental health in the gaming community, as well as raising awareness of the areas in which games and mental health intersect — about all … Read more

View: A state-run mental health authority is the need of the hour

View: A state-run mental health authority is the need of the hour

The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that India will suffer economic losses amounting to a staggering $1.03 trillion from mental health problems between 2012 and 2030. The raging COVID-19 pandemic has put people on lockdown inside their homes for the last two years, nurturing inside is a long-standing, silent pandemic of mental health. COVID -19 … Read more

Funding for behavioral health tech companies plummeted in Q1 22

Funding for behavioral health tech companies plummeted in Q1 22

Although Increasing demand for behavioral health services, funding for the mental health tech sector plunged 60% from the last quarter of 2021 to the first quarter of this year, a recent figure report of CB Insights reveals. Why it matters: Since the pandemic began, the number of people seeking behavioral health services has it shot … Read more

Lakeland woman’s problem opens discussion on police response to mental health

Lakeland woman’s problem opens discussion on police response to mental health

LAKELAND, Fla. — A Lakeland woman’s defense team is speaking out about the charges against her after an incident at a McDonald’s. Tianis Jones is still visibly shaken by the attention she’s receiving after an outburst she had at a Lakeland McDonald’s last week went viral. “They should have gone into more detail about the … Read more

92-year-old SJ Tai Chi master strengthens community’s mental health through meditation

92-year-old SJ Tai Chi master strengthens community’s mental health through meditation

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KGO) — May is recognized as Mental health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month and senior mental health is a growing issue that needs proper attention. In San José, a man is working to strengthen the mind of his community through the art of meditation. At a time when so much negativity … Read more

Court questions Clermont Co. woman’s mental health after school shooting comments

Court questions Clermont Co. woman’s mental health after school shooting comments

Court questions Clermont County woman’s mental health after school shooting comments  WKRC TV Cincinnati .