More From Harish Shetty

The bad touch: How child abuse scars you and stops you from admitting to it even as adultsSubscriber Only

March 13,2023 16:22:49 PM

When a child becomes excessively quiet or irritable, refuses to play or blend in with his/her peer group, cries for no apparent reason, begins wetting pants, sleeps less, has nightmares, drops grades and avoids particular people, one should suspect child sexual abuse, says Dr Harish Shetty, Consultant Psychiatrist, Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai

Mon, Mar 13, 2023

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What Kapil Dev should have said to students on dealing with stress and depressionSubscriber Only

October 14,2022 17:48:17 PM

If he had known that 1,64,033 people died by suicide in 2021 in India, perhaps he might not have said what he did

Fri, Oct 14, 2022

Has COVID-19 harmed our children’s mental health?

September 25,2022 14:18:33 PM

Well, kids haven’t suddenly turned boisterous after the pandemic. It so happened that 12-year-olds suddenly became teenagers at 14 without processing this change in an interactive milieu with peers and adults. We have to be a bit more tolerant and listen to them, says Dr Harish Shetty, a psychiatrist with Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai

Thu, Sep 29, 2022

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Why do some kids experience separation anxiety while returning to school after Covid-19?

August 26,2022 19:49:45 PM

Take the child through a slow and graded exposure to the school environment. This is a delicate phase of taking baby steps where neither the school, nor the family can make any error. Even if it means patiently starting from ground zero. Every victory march needs to be supported by teachers, family and the counsellor, says Dr Harish Shetty, a psychiatrist with Hiranandani Hospital, Mumbai

Sat, Aug 27, 2022

Covid has exacted heavy mental health toll. System must be prepared to provide careSubscriber Only

August 16,2021 04:02:14 AM

Harish Shetty writes: Every disaster has an impact phase, a post-impact phase, and a late post-impact phase. The pandemic is unique as the impact phase has been on for 14 months, affecting billions across the world

Wed, Aug 18, 2021