Tele-Mental Health: Doors for an unquiet mind
IBNS: The concept of telemedicine is not new. But a raging Covid-19 pandemic is a game changer. Technology is boosting mental health care in the US and India as practitioners …
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Study reveals exercise is more effective than medicines to manage mental health
CMEDIA: University of South Australia researchers are calling for exercise to be a mainstay approach for managing depression as a new study shows that physical activity is 1.5 times more …
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Small island States need to accelerate action on preventable diseases, mental health
Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are among countries that have the highest prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and mental health risks in the world. Now, UN health agency WHO, is …
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How COVID-19 changed mental health discourse in India and Pakistan
By Rabia Umaima Ahmed in Pakistan and Devina Buckshee in India IBNS: When Amina Zia in Pakistan lost her husband to COVID-19 in the early days of the pandemic, she …
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Investing in mental well-being means investing in healthy, prosperous communities: Guterres
New York: Nearly one billion people live with a mental health condition across the globe, but despite that staggering number, Secretary-General António Guterres highlighted on Monday, that it remains one …
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Time to address mental health issues in the workplace, UN agencies urge
New York: With an estimated 12 billion workdays lost annually due to depression and anxiety, costing the global economy nearly $1 trillion, more action is needed to tackle mental health …
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Gaming time has little effect on short-term mental health: study
The short-term mental-health impact of playing video games “is probably too small” to be noticeable, according to a major study by the University of Oxford published Wednesday. “Our study finds …
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Nearly one billion people have a mental disorder: WHO
New York: Nearly one billion people worldwide suffer from some form of mental disorder, according to latest UN data – a staggering figure that is even more worrying, if you …
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Social media break improves mental health, according to a new study
Asking people to stop using social media for just one week could lead to significant improvements in their well-being, depression, and anxiety, and could in the future be recommended as …
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