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‘I saw Parveen Babi going mad in front of my eyes’: Shabana Azmi recalls co-star’s declining mental health; know what early signs look like

May 09, 2025 5:04 pm

“We were on set, and she suddenly looked up at the chandelier and screamed, ‘This chandelier is going to fall on me!’” said Shabana Azmi

Digital therapists get stressed too, study finds

March 18, 2025 9:19 am

The researchers tested ChatGPT with a questionnaire, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory that is often used in mental health care.

Why mental health education should be prioritised in schools, colleges

December 29, 2024 6:19 pm

In an education system that encourages students to outperform their peers, it becomes crucial to develop pressure management aptitudes.

Maharashtra mental health helpline gets 97,372 calls since launch; sadness most reported issue

October 11, 2024 9:13 am

Counsellors frequently receive calls from school students experiencing exam-related stress, uncertainty about career choices, and anxiety over admission failures.

How our lifestyle is creating an epidemic of mental ill health

September 07, 2024 9:50 am

Early use of smartphones, ultra-processed food and low levels of exercise are emerging as prime suspects in declining mental well-being among youth. They need to be tackled

'Don't be driven by family, friends': Vice President Dhankhar to Kota students

September 08, 2023 4:43 pm

The Vice President has also advised the coaching students in Rajasthan's Kota not to allow anyone to dictate their course of action and behave like a river that serves the society at large.

Nick Kyrgios reveals he contemplated suicide, spent time in London psychiatric ward after 2019 Wimbledon defeat

June 15, 2023 9:02 am

Kyrgios revealed he went to a hospital in London to “figure out his problems” after the loss to Rafael Nadal four years ago at Wimbledon, where he wore a compression sleeve over his right arm during his singles matches to conceal his scars.

1.5 lakh queries in 8 months, most callers to Govt mental health helpline aged between 18 and 45

June 11, 2023 10:44 am

The helpline — Tele-MANAS — was launched by the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare on October 10 (World Mental Health Day) last year. The Ministry said it was part of the Government’s efforts to address a “mental health crisis” in wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Age at which kids get their first smartphone affects their mental health as adults: What a new study says

May 18, 2023 12:02 pm

The study revealed that young adults aged 18-24, who acquired smartphones at an early age, were found to have poorer mental health, with women more severely affected than men.

Express View: The happiest countries also rank among the highest in antidepressant consumption

March 22, 2023 10:52 pm

Studies of happiness often don’t account for such things as loneliness in highly-developed societies and the fact that material well-being does not preclude conditions like clinical depression

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