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ICD -11: Simplifying the Codes

Half a century ago, a disease like schizophrenia, would probably never be diagnosed similarly in countries acro...

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Health

The Loopholes in Mental Healthcare Act 2017

Mental Health has never been considered a "real disease" in India. When it comes to depression, people often joke about it by saying, "it's ...

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Human Rights

WHO Guidelines for responding to Sexually Abused Children

Sexual violence can have psychological, emotional, and physical effects on children. These effects aren’t always easy to deal with, but with the right help and suppor...

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People Reveal Why It Is So Difficult To Seek Professional Help For Mental Health In India

There's a fair chance that you already know someone who needs help for mental health. According to one recent study, only one of five of the 150 million Indians with mental...

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Neighbors Treating Neighbors For Depression And Alcoholism

It's a problem around the world: People who need mental health care don't get it. A new kind of treatment strategy in India — delivered by nonprofessionals — of...

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Human Rights

UN Resolution Calls For A Human Rights Approach To Mental Health Services

We are thrilled about a new Resolution on Mental Health and Human Rights, adopted by the UN Human Rights Council on 01 July 2016, which calls on Member States to view menta...

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Human Rights

The Rights Of The Terminally Ill

The draft Bill fails to protect the constitutional rights of patients who wish to have their decisions about medical treatment respected. Euthanasia has always been fraught...

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Health

First-Of-Its-Kind Blog Series Spreads Message Of Hope For Women With Postpartum Depression

More common than diabetes during pregnancy, depression affects one in seven women who are pregnant or have recently had a baby. The often unrecognized and unmet mental heal...

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A Depression-Fighting Strategy That Could Go Viral

When Ebola ends, the people who have suffered, who have lost loved ones, will need many things. They will need ways to rebuild their livelihoods. They will need a functioni...

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Bollywood

Deepika to start foundation to promote mental health care

Actress Deepika Padukone will start a foundation to promote mental health care on March 21Deepika who herself suffered from depression for a brief period last year, came ou...

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