Militarization doesn’t just affect individuals seeking care; in fact, both experts and non-experts are “disturbed”. Everyday clinical work is overwhelmed by such events as security f...
Students suffering from anxiety has doubled in the last five years, say psychiatrists, who feel parents and teachers often ignore a child’s pleas of help till it is too late.“Fifty per cent of kid...
As Hong Kong tries to contain the coronavirus outbreak, medical experts say many in the Asian financial hub are reeling from increased anxiety and an unprecedented level of mental health issues. The S...
The Indian Medical Association on Monday rubbished a Lancet editorial in which the journal had expressed concerns about the mental health of Kashmiris, saying the journal had no locus standi in the ma...
Sir — Yesterday marked the end of this year’s Mental Illness Awareness Week. It was also the 69th day of the communication blockade in Kashmir. Even before the lockdown, a survey found that 41 per...
The UK guidelines are even more definitive: “Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) develops following a stressful event or situation of an exceptionally threatening or catastrophic nature, which is ...