Mental Health

Substance Addiction And Mental Illness: A Complete Guide To Dual Diagnosis

Posted on by Dr. Amanda
Substance Addiction And Mental Illness: A Complete Guide To Dual Diagnosis

Substance addiction and mental illness are two major issues affecting millions worldwide. Even more alarming is that, in most cases, these two conditions often occur together, leading to a complex dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is a term that describes an individual diagnosed with both a substance addiction and a mental illness. When treating patients with dual diagnosis, each disorder can contribute to or exacerbate the other, causing ongoing distress on both physical and psychological levels….

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8 Health Benefits of Laughter – Laughter Therapy

Posted on by Dr Jyotsana Anand
8 Health Benefits of Laughter – Laughter Therapy

Overview Everyone knows this old saying ‘ Laughter is the best Medicine. Everyone knows how effective and beneficial is laughter therapy. It is itself a magical tool to support physical, mental health and emotional health. Everyone’s daily life is messed up either personally or professionally. A good laugh act as therapy  or medicine in dealing with stress and worries. If you want to have a peaceful life and want to make yourself cheerful, and happy,…

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10 Foods To Boost Your Brain Power – Food For Brain

Posted on by Yashika Arora
10 Foods To Boost Your Brain Power – Food For Brain

The brain, the physical body’s command center, directs our ideas, feelings, and deeds. We are continually inundated with distractions and information in today’s fast-paced society. Therefore, having a healthy brain that can cope with the demands of daily life is more crucial than ever. While many factors influence brain health, diet is one of the most important. The nutrients we consume can significantly impact how well we think, remember, and concentrate. Our food is one…

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Psychiatrist and Psychologist for Mental Health Treatment and Diagnosis

Posted on by Lakshmi Ravikumar Warrier
Psychiatrist and Psychologist for Mental Health Treatment and Diagnosis

Mental health treatments have come a long way since its origin.  In the west, it was only post the second world war that considerable funding was made available for research and treatment of mental health disorders. This was the time when Freud’s psychoanalysis was still prevalent. Earlier treatment approaches were brutal and extremely poor in addressing the concerns of those struggling with mental health conditions. Several mental health activists and awareness movements have helped change…

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Mental Health Coverage in Health Insurance

Posted on by Dr. Amanda
Mental Health Coverage in Health Insurance

For a very long time, mental illnesses were not considered to be a serious medical issue in India by the general public. Most people who suffered from mental health conditions did not take them seriously and were hesitant to seek treatment. In more recent years, however, mental illness has become a mainstream topic of discussion due to the extensive awareness campaigns organised by NGOs, hospitals, and internet influencers. More and more insurance companies have started…

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Encouraging a Loved One to Seek Mental Help

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Encouraging a Loved One to Seek Mental Help

Last Updated on July 30th, 2022 Mental health issues can severely disrupt an individual’s day-to-day life by making it difficult for them to stay engaged and energized. But despite the many advocacies and rising visibility for those that suffer from mental health issues, a lot of people are still apprehensive about getting professional mental help or treatment. In fact, the World Health Organization notes that only 20 percent of the 264 million people who suffer…

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Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Programs

Posted on by shubham
Addiction & Mental Health Treatment Programs

Last Updated on July 30th, 2022 Even if considered individually, both mental health and addiction have massive consequences that are not limited to an individual in question but severely impact everyone associated with them in innumerable ways. The combination of the two is fatal. As per a report by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration, about 27 million Americans struggle with some kind of substance abuse and addiction. A 2017 study by the Pew…

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How to Deal Depression – Best Ways to Overcome Depression

Posted on by Neelanjana Bhattacherya
How to Deal Depression – Best Ways to Overcome Depression

Last Updated on July 30th, 2022 101 Guide to Deal with Depression In the walks of our daily life what we often tend to ignore is the mental health, of ours as well as of those around us. As per the World Health Organization, 264 million people around the world suffer from depression. Out of these only around 20% of the people actually get treated to overcome depression. This is primarily due to the negligence…

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Mental Health of Your Employees

Posted on by Dr. Amanda
5 Simple Ways to Improve Mental Health of Your Employees

Last Updated on October 9th, 2022 Are you one of the business owners who think that the mental health of the employee is none of your business? If yes! Then you are wrong because this is your business. Business means not the business but the mental health of your company’s employee. It is very important to provide better mental health in the business workplace or to improve mental health in some cases. Because it does…

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Remedies to Digital Age Physical and Mental Health Problems

Posted on by Iyshwaryalakshmi Ravi
Remedies to Digital Age Physical and Mental Health Problems

Last Updated on December 27th, 2022 The last two decades have seen a sea of changes in technology, in the way people communicate and obtain information. A cell phone is no more viewed as just an object to facilitate communication, but it has become a super computer of sorts, enabling you to stay connected to the world. You can talk to others, check your work emails, play games, watch movies, click pictures or look up…

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Selfies an Addiction & Mental illness; Digital Narcissism or Mental Disorder

Posted on by Tanvi Jain
Selfies an Addiction & Mental illness; Digital Narcissism or Mental Disorder

Last Updated on July 30th, 2022 Oxford dictionary’s word of the year 2013, Selfie has brought about a revolution of celebrating self in the modern world. Initially popular among the youth, it slowly gained traction among adults and children. Though loving and celebrating self sometimes is a good thing, overdoing it comes with its own negative consequences. Selfie began as a fun casual act of capturing self but it has now become an addiction for…

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Social and Mental Health, an Important Aspect of your Life

Posted on by Anurag Ajmera
Social and Mental Health, an Important Aspect of your Life

Last Updated on July 30th, 2022 We all talk about physical health and fitness, but what we don’t care about to talk is the social and mental health. The social and mental health is really a necessary part of your well being and should not be neglected. Many people think social health as the health related to how social you are in terms of mingling with new people. It surely does not mean how social…

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Ways of Dealing with Depression, For Your Good Mental Health

Posted on by Abhilasha Ajmera
Ways of Dealing with Depression, For Your Good Mental Health

Last Updated on April 1st, 2023 Everyone goes through “ups” and “downs” in life. But when the “downs” outweigh the “ups” for more than few weeks, it becomes problematic and affects our day-to-day activities. It is easier to say that life is like heartbeat, which needs to go up and down for living, but when we really encounter with problems we do not remember these theories. As a result, many of us becomes victim of…

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