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Public Health: Increased Prescriptions Sign Of Awareness?

Depression, though widespread in India, is rarely accorded priority in the public health system, which is burdened with cases of TB and dengue as well as non-communicable d...

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Report On Mental Health In Vidarbha: ‘Six-Fold Rise In Proportion Of People Seeking Depression Care’

There has been a six-fold rise in the proportion of people who sought treatment for depression across 30 villages in Amravati district of Vidarbha, which has been at the ep...

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Evidence From Vidarbha: Psychological First Aid Prevents Suicide Among Farmers

A suicide prevention programme in Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region involving community health workers has reduced the prevalence of depression and suicidal tendencies in...

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Meet Anirudh And Riya, The Two Volunteers On A Mission To Improve The Life Of A Partially Blind Girl

In the Kunchikorve community located in Santa Cruz, one can find a thin little girl dressed up in a red frock. Around 6-7 years old, she stands in a lane and looks at other...

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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

"Disability rights must be strengthened legally"

"The legal framework of India itself discriminates against people with disabilities," said Rajiv Rajan, Human Rights Law Network, here on Wednesday. He was addressing an or...

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Cyclone Nada weakens, TN coastal areas see rain

Tamil Nadu's coastal areas, including Cuddalore and parts of Chennai, on Thursday received rainfall under the influence of cyclone Nada, which now lies 270 km south-east of...

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An Illustrator's Brutally Honest And Witty Take On Living With Mental Illness

Ruby Elliot was 14-years-old when she was diagnosed with anorexia. Then came the depression, bulimia and bi-polar.
She loved drawing as a young child – emulatin...

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Gender

TBI Blogs: How A Friend’s Suicide Prompts This Young Fighter To Help Other Women Suffering Domestic Abuse

Neha’s suicide was the jolt I needed. She had been my junior at Azim Premji University where we both did our Masters. In my final year, her colourful dupattas and che...

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Health

Could An Algorithm Replace The Pill?

Cern scientist Elina Berglund developed an app to monitor her own fertility, with impressive results. Now thousands of women are using Natural Cycles to prevent – and...

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