SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT, The Hindu Jan 14, 2013 India faces an acute shortage of mental health care professionals, including psychiatrists, considering the high prevalence of mental health disorders. Studies suggest that approximately 13 per cent of the entire population may actually… Continue Reading →
, by Anjali Monteiro, K P Jayasankar Love in the time of moral policing The moral police are everywhere. Crawling out of the woodwork into our public spaces. In our legislative assemblies, in our board rooms, in court rooms, on the streets,… Continue Reading →
NEW DELHI, January 23, 2013 PTI Justice J. S. Verma (centre) with panel members Justice Leila Seth (left), former Himachal Pradesh Chief Justice, and Gopal Subramaniam, former Solicitor General, addressing the media after submitting the committee’s report to Home Ministry, in… Continue Reading →
Analysis of Surveys from 37 Low- and Middle-Income Countries Razak F, Corsi DJ, SV Subramanian (2013) PLoS Med 10(1): e1001367. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1001367 Available online at: http://bit.ly/U1Dogn “…..There are well-documented global increases in mean body mass index (BMI) and prevalence of overweight (BMI≥25.0… Continue Reading →
by Sangeeta Das on Thursday, 17 January 2013 , Facebook I was 18 when I first went to a party where there were many people of my age group smoking and drinking. Till then our parties were about food and music only…. Continue Reading →
DIVYA SREEDHARAN Awareness of pre- and post-partum depression is crucial to ensure the safety and health of both new moms and their babies. M lives in Hyderabad. After her delivery, she underwent… Continue Reading →
The BBC;s Geeta Pandey in Delhi remembers some of the prominent rape cases which made the headlines when they happened, but have now faded from the public memory. There have been widespread protests in India since the 16 December… Continue Reading →
First Post, News Analysis, Sandip Roy, Posted: Dec 24, 2012, http://newamericamedia.org One newspaper calls her Nirbhaya. A television channel calls her Amanat. Or Damini. The 23-year-old rape victim is undergoing a rebirth of sorts in the media. The reasons are perfectly high minded. The… 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 →
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