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MENTAL DISORDERS NEWS

'Sometimes, I don’t even have the imagination to have dreams': What living with a treatment-resistant mental disorder is like

April 17, 2025 1:08 pm

For people like N Dhar, the disorder does more than just affect moods—it disrupts every aspect of life.

World Mental Health Day 2024: Towards a holistic understanding of mental health

February 27, 2025 12:56 pm

How does an evolving holistic approach to mental health enhance our understanding by emphasising the interconnectedness of genetic, environmental, and sociocultural influences?

Mental Health Day: 40 per cent calls on mental health helpline linked to sleep disorder

October 12, 2023 8:35 pm

Doctors point to exessive social media use, work stress

Can AI-driven voice analysis help identify mental disorders?

April 06, 2022 11:34 am

Some artificial intelligence researchers now believe that the sound of your voice might be the key to understanding your mental state.

Researchers develop AI model that detects mental disorders using Reddit posts

March 06, 2022 4:51 pm

The new model suppresses topic-specific biases by being based entirely on emotional states while learning nothing about the topic described in posts.

Prof NN Wig Oration 2021: ‘About 50 per cent of all mental disorders start before the age of 14’

September 17, 2021 11:51 pm

Delivering the Prof NN Wig Oration, PGIMER Psychiatry Dept Head Dr Savita Malhotra said intervention in childhood can prevent certain psychiatric disorders.

Using AI to detect mental health disorders may be counterproductive

May 03, 2019 1:33 pm

The idea of a technology that allows people to diagnose themselves by speaking into their smartphones at home may be revolutionary, but until clinical trials offer conclusive results, getting the doctors help in case of mental health issues may be the best way forward.

Compulsive video-game playing now qualifies as a mental health problem

June 18, 2018 5:47 pm

The World Health Organization said Monday that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition. Video game enthusiasts should still be mindful of a potentially harmful problem.

Genetic link found between type 2 diabetes and mental disorders

February 07, 2016 6:50 pm

Researchers hope that this genetic association will uncover mechanisms to improve therapies for both type 2 diabetes and mood disorders.

A World of Her Own: A short film on the daily struggles of a girl with mental disorder

May 14, 2015 5:41 pm

A short film on a girl with a mental disorder and her existential dilemmas will be screened today.

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Common psychological disorders that may often go unnoticed

November 03, 2025 2:47 pm

These are some of the common disorders that are actually ignored.

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