DHNS BANGALORE : The judiciary, especially judges handling cases related to sexual abuse against women, must have basic training in psychiatry and mental illness to handle the sensitivity of the subject, said the Indian Psychiatric Society president Prof Indira Sharma…. Continue Reading →
Mary Ellen Copeland and Magdaline Volaitis FIRST SHOW OF 2013! Join MARY ELLEN COPELAND, MAGDALINE VOLAITIS, and guest host SOPHIE FAUGHT to discuss how we can replace harsh… Continue Reading →
Posted on December 23, 2012by jilsblognujs by Aditya Ayachit Mental disorders are complex physiological infirmities of the nervous system. While they continue be the tough riddles in the field of medical research, they pose even more daunting challenges in the socio-economic and… Continue Reading →
MindFreedom International: Michael Cornwall, Ph.D. LAST SHOW OF 2012! Join guest host SOPHIE FAUGHT and veteran clinician, Mad In America blogger and activist MICHAEL CORNWALL to talk about madness: “If madness isn’t what psychiatry says it is, then what is… Continue Reading →
SHARMISTHA CHOWDHURY, The Hindu Women with psychiatric disorders adopt superstition. Women are particularly affected. Photo: Women’s Feature Service A recent survey in the Sunderbans region of West Bengal reveals an alarming trend of rising mental health problem among women Everyday,… Continue Reading →
In Vidarbha, a village of the damned Sukhada Tatke TNN, Nov 4, 2012 Unmindful of the scorching heat and the iron chains around his legs and hands, Raju alias Rajendra Dhere crouches on the ground, tracing his name in the… Continue Reading →
October 20, 2012 Harsh Mander, The Hindu Until recently, the law treated persons with mental illness not as persons who deserve treatment and care, but as people who are vaguely dangerous. File Photo: S. James The Hindu Members of Disabled Rights… Continue Reading →
PLEASE CLICK HERE AND SIGN ONLINE PETITION TO BE SUBMITTED TO HEALTH MINISTER ON 10TH OCT Petition health minister over inclusion of archaic psychosurgery and electro-shock treatment, which is banned in many countries #MENTALHEALTH Jyoti Shelar, MUMBAI MIRROR… Continue Reading →
Disability Rights Group (DRG) & National Alliance for Access to Justice for People Living with Mental Illness (NAAJMI) Protest The Draconian Mental Health Care Bill Time: Wednesday, 10th October, World Mental Health Day Time: 11 A.M…. Continue Reading →
Sep 19, 2012, 12.00AM IST , TNN Distress doesn’t need discipline – it needs empathy and understanding. The Union health ministry’s move to have attempted suicide decriminalised is welcome. Following a similar observation by the Supreme Court, the new Mental… Continue Reading →
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