Swastika Mukherjee, Arjun Bijlani, Aahana Kumra and other celebs address stigmas attached to mental health,stress on why one should not fear being judged
4 years, 5 months ago

Swastika Mukherjee, Arjun Bijlani, Aahana Kumra and other celebs address stigmas attached to mental health,stress on why one should not fear being judged

Hindustan Times  

Amid all the debates actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s sudden demise triggered, concern over mental health is something that also came to light. Actor Swastika Mukherjee says anyone going through a difficult time needs love, compassion and should feel that people around care for them. Swastika Mukherjee Mental health isn’t just a phase that you talk about, see a therapist, take medicines and consider it cured. There are many in the film industry who face mental health issue, but don’t have that one friend to confide in.

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Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness

China Daily  

For 21-year-old Aisha, mental health is a raw, lived experience, etched deeply into her family's story, with her father battling severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, mania and bipolar disorder for more than 40 years. She said that while many online posts about mental health may be "portrayed in a very aesthetic way, those actions may also be a cry for help for …

Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness
4 weeks, 1 day ago

Experts target social trend romanticizing mental illness

China Daily  

For 21-year-old Aisha, mental health is a raw, lived experience, etched deeply into her family's story, with her father battling severe obsessive-compulsive disorder, mania and bipolar disorder for more than 40 years. She said that while many online posts about mental health may be "portrayed in a very aesthetic way, those actions may also be a cry for help for …

SRK to Deepika: Bollywood celebrities who battled mental illness and importance of mental health awareness
1 month, 2 weeks ago

SRK to Deepika: Bollywood celebrities who battled mental illness and importance of mental health awareness

India TV News  

Over the past few years, mental illness has become a mainstream topic, where people, including celebrities, are speaking up and trying to help normalize mental illness. Deepika not only went through therapy but also became involved in the fight against mental health issues by founding the Live Love Laugh Foundation to be of assistance to those afflicted with such illnesses. …

Deepika Padukone to Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood celebrities who battled depression
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Deepika Padukone to Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood celebrities who battled depression

Deccan Chronicle  

Mental health is so essential in both our physical and general welfare, but it remains a taboo subject in most cultures including ours. She urges others who feel unwell to ask for help and work towards removing mental health stigma within society today. The story of Honey Singh highlights the importance of early detection and management of mental health problems.Karan …

Health Matters Newsletter: An Olympian feat to address mental health issues
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Health Matters Newsletter: An Olympian feat to address mental health issues

The Hindu  

It’s Olympic season, and India already has cause to rejoice, with Manu Bhaker’s bronze in the 10-metre air pistol event. In India, the National Mental Health Survey 2015-16, found that 10.6% of adults suffered from mental disorders, but the treatment gap ranged between a staggering 70% and 92% for different disorders. This year’s Economic Survey 2023-24, released ahead of the …

10 K-dramas Shine A Spotlight On Mental Health Issues
5 months ago

10 K-dramas Shine A Spotlight On Mental Health Issues

ABP News  

Not just cute meet-cutes and emotional dramas, K-dramas have, more importantly, also tackled mental health and social concerns. K-dramas have raised awareness and also somewhat fostered a sense of empathy in their viewers’ minds by portraying characters who face various mental health complications, and the story is about them discovering, struggling, surviving, and finding themselves in the show. Where to …

At Paris 2024, India to prioritise mental health
5 months, 1 week ago

At Paris 2024, India to prioritise mental health

Hindustan Times  

Bengaluru: Divya Jain spent a good part of the pandemic staring into tiny panels of anxious athletes on her Zoom screen. “The conventional idea of athletes needing mental support was largely to do with getting into a zone and reaching an optimal performance state,” said Parikh, Chairperson, Fortis National Mental Health Program. I wouldn’t have imagined that there would come …

Meghan Markle gushes over Prince Harry during Nigeria visit
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Meghan Markle gushes over Prince Harry during Nigeria visit

The Independent  

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Break mental health stigma: Tips to address social anxiety in teens
8 months ago

Break mental health stigma: Tips to address social anxiety in teens

Hindustan Times  

Countless individuals around the world struggle with mental health challenges, which often hinder access to appropriate care and support due to prevalent stigma and inadequate awareness. Break mental health stigma: Tips to address social anxiety in teens In India, mental health is a significant public health challenge, with diverse mental disorders affecting a large section of the population. Society can …

Academia Needs to Play Stronger Role in Raising Mental Health Awareness in India - News18
1 year, 2 months ago

Academia Needs to Play Stronger Role in Raising Mental Health Awareness in India - News18

News 18  

In the contemporary world, mental health is a subject that is often discussed and verily being talked about regardless of age and gender. Educational institutions can also inform and engage the staff, parents, and students about the value of mental health by organising workshops, seminars, and awareness campaigns. This also raises the urgent demand for establishing clear rules and policies …

World Mental Health Day 2023: Deepika Padukone & Shah Rukh Khan; mental health issues in Bollywood
1 year, 2 months ago

World Mental Health Day 2023: Deepika Padukone & Shah Rukh Khan; mental health issues in Bollywood

Firstpost  

Deepika Padukone was the first person to open up about her struggles with depression. This helped many to open up about their mental health issues. I was having trouble focusing, had short breaths, and frequently lost it.” Deepika even established her own organisation, Live Love Laugh, to aid those who are struggling with mental illness. I want to make this …

Nawazuddin Siddiqui says no one gets depressed in villages, Gulshan Devaiah retorts, 'I'd not take him seriously'
1 year, 7 months ago

Nawazuddin Siddiqui says no one gets depressed in villages, Gulshan Devaiah retorts, 'I'd not take him seriously'

Firstpost  

Mental health is an important and sensitive topic and a lot of celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Anushka Sharma, and Tiger Shroff have spoken about it. In an interview with Mashable India, when Nawazuddin Siddiqui was asked about the same, he said, “I come from a place where, if I would tell my father that I am feeling depressed, he would …

A care ecosystem to end stigma around bipolarity
1 year, 8 months ago

A care ecosystem to end stigma around bipolarity

Hindustan Times  

Today is a day of personal celebration and inner reflection for me, and for millions like me around the world. Because today, March 30, is World Bipolar Day — a day to spread awareness and reduce the stigma of this serious mental condition, which causes extreme swings in mood and energy levels. Together, the van Gogh exhibition and Das’s assassination …

Destigmatizing Mental Health for India Inc; Creating A Holistic Workplace For All
2 years, 1 month ago

Destigmatizing Mental Health for India Inc; Creating A Holistic Workplace For All

News 18  

Mental health continues to be the elephant in the room in the majority of corporate companies in India. “Managers need to acknowledge that stigma around mental health can lead to poor employee wellbeing outcomes such as low productivity and a higher churn. Companies need to create an environment that normalizes open conversations around mental health issues. Poddar shares some simple …

Make Mental Health a Global Priority; What Action India Can Take at Policy & Social Levels
2 years, 2 months ago

Make Mental Health a Global Priority; What Action India Can Take at Policy & Social Levels

News 18  

Across continents, every year, October 10 is observed as World Mental Health Day, with the goal to raise awareness about mental health and illness. This year’s theme for mental health, announced by the World Federation for Mental Health, is ‘Make mental health for all a global priority’. The first element is perhaps that of ‘priority.’ There is an urgent need …

Do celebrities help begin mental health conversations?
2 years, 8 months ago

Do celebrities help begin mental health conversations?

Live Mint  

A few weeks ago, rapper Badshah got candid about dealing with clinical depression and severe anxiety. Accepting one’s own struggles and talking about them is an important part of dealing with it, which might be one of the reasons more celebrities are opening up about their mental health issues,” he says. “In the early 1980s, she was diagnosed with paranoid …

Lack of Professionals, Social Stigma: India Has Miles to Go in Establishing Mental Health Infrastructure
3 years, 2 months ago

Lack of Professionals, Social Stigma: India Has Miles to Go in Establishing Mental Health Infrastructure

News 18  

For decades mental illnesses have been hidden behind walls of societal norms, patriarchy and stigma. In a survey published by the World Health Organisation, it says the pandemic has halted critical mental health services in 93 per cent of the countries. However, prior to the Covid-19 outbreak, countries were spending less than 2 per cent of their national health budgets …

'Education, Communication, Conversation': This 26-Yr-Old is Changing Mental Health Space in Urban India
3 years, 2 months ago

'Education, Communication, Conversation': This 26-Yr-Old is Changing Mental Health Space in Urban India

News 18  

Millennials as a generation have always been known for welcoming cultural and societal changes, in layman’s language the “woke” generation. While today’s sedulous youth is busy carving their ways out in bustling cities and occupied lives, caring for their mental health was pushed on the back burner until the alarming Covid-19 pandemic hit in 2020. There comes a moment in …

Has the mental health landscape changed in India?
3 years, 5 months ago

Has the mental health landscape changed in India?

Live Mint  

In 2003, when I was doing my master’s in psychology, we had to prepare a case file with the case histories of 10 clients, along with a possible diagnosis. When I was telling a close friend, who was doing his master’s in physics, about this, he asked, “Tell me, is the identity of these clients just their diagnosis?” In that …

Sushant Singh Rajput Death Anniversary: People are now talking openly about mental health and trying to create awareness, feels Rashami Desai
3 years, 6 months ago

Sushant Singh Rajput Death Anniversary: People are now talking openly about mental health and trying to create awareness, feels Rashami Desai

Hindustan Times  

It has been a year since Sushant Singh Rajput’s untimely and unfortunate demise shocked the film industry and the whole country. Actor Rashami Desai says since Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, a lot of people have come forward and admitted that they need help. Rajput’s good friend, actor Rashami Desai agrees that ever since that unfortunate incident, many people have come …

Mental health awareness through education is crucial for rural spaces
3 years, 8 months ago

Mental health awareness through education is crucial for rural spaces

India Today  

According to a study published by The Lancet Psychiatry in 2019, 197.3 million people in India had mental disorders in 2017, of which 45.7 million people had depressive disorders and 44.9 million people had anxiety disorders. The concerning part is that while 20 per cent of the country’s population suffers from some sort of mental health problem, only 12 per …

Random Forays: Mental health should be a focus area
4 years, 2 months ago

Random Forays: Mental health should be a focus area

Hindustan Times  

As long as our lives progress without too many hiccups along the winding pathways that, because we’re living on this earth, naturally present themselves before us, we ignore certain things. Mental illness is a real and potent foe which is not only rearing its head in present times, but has been presenting dangerous or at least uncomfortable life situations to …

Deepika Padukone to Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood Celebs Who've Campaigned For Mental Health
4 years, 2 months ago

Deepika Padukone to Hrithik Roshan: Bollywood Celebs Who've Campaigned For Mental Health

News 18  

World Mental Health Day is observed to beat the stigma in society and individuals around mental health issues. On this World Mental Health Day, let’s look at celebrities who opened up about their mental disorders and inspired others to speak on similar issues. Deepika Padukone The leading lady in Bollywood has been significantly vocal in discussing mental health related issues. …

The Politics of Mental Health and What We Often Ignore
4 years, 2 months ago

The Politics of Mental Health and What We Often Ignore

News 18  

When I think of well-being, I don’t think of it as something that is purely psychological or for that matter, individual. Mental Health is Tied to Structural Systems and Policies The Indian social fabric is built on the caste system. Barriers to accessing well-being resources Apart from structural issues, there are other major factors that make seeking mental healthcare and …

Parambrata Chattopadhyay on mental health: ‘We think someone has to be vilified, some extraneous factors have to be there’
4 years, 3 months ago

Parambrata Chattopadhyay on mental health: ‘We think someone has to be vilified, some extraneous factors have to be there’

Hindustan Times  

Even as theatres across the country remain shuttered due to the coronavirus pandemic, Parambrata Chattopadhyay has seen a good mix of theatrical and OTT releases. Parambrata, who has acted alongside a lot of ‘star kids’ in the Bengali film industry, said that he has never been a victim of nepotism or favouritism. On being asked if it is more difficult …

India didn’t prioritize mental health before Covid-19. Now it’s paying the price
4 years, 3 months ago

India didn’t prioritize mental health before Covid-19. Now it’s paying the price

CNN  

New Delhi CNN — “My heartbeats are heavy. None of India’s 22 languages have words that mean “mental health” or “depression.” “People think that talking about your feelings makes you weak – there are a lot of misconceptions.”Baldev Singh, volunteer counselor While there are terms for sadness, grief or devastation in Urdu and other Indian languages, the specific terminology to …

As CBI Takes Over Sushant Case, a Silent Epidemic of Depression & Suicide Sweeps Show Biz
4 years, 4 months ago

As CBI Takes Over Sushant Case, a Silent Epidemic of Depression & Suicide Sweeps Show Biz

News 18  

In the months following Sushant Singh Rajput's tragic death in June, three more suicide cases were reported from the entertainment industry. However, amid the cacophony of television debates, social media buzz, and conspiracy theories surrounding Rajput's death, any nuanced discussion on depression, anxiety and other chronic mental illness, or a proper public discourse on mental health seems like an impossibility. …

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