Singer-actress Selena Gomez says she fights hard to balance life and work as she faces symptoms of anxiety and depression daily. The Hear Wants What It Wants hitmaker checked herself into rehab last year to address her mental health issues, which have become a huge problem since she was diagnosed with auto-immune disease lupus in 2015, …
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April 1, 2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take …
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February 22, 2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take …
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February 22, 2017The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre to frame guidelines for rehabilitation of persons who have been cured of their mental illness, observing that the issue was "very sensitive". A bench headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar observed that after mentally ill persons are cured, not even their family members are willing to take …
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February 22, 2017For individuals suffering from various mental illness, pets can provide them with unconditional support as well as help manage stigma, a research suggests. The study found that the consistent presence and close physical proximity of their pets can provide an immediate source of calm and therapeutic benefit for people with mental health conditions. “The people …
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December 11, 2016Homelessness makes people vulnerable to mental and health problems, according to a study by British researchers that sheds light on the plight of society’s most marginalised people. Research into the experiences of 64 people who are homeless or facing housing problems in Newham, London, found some living in slum-like temporary housing and others living in …
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December 3, 2016An "automatic assumption" to link terrorist acts with mental illness stigmatises people with mental health problems and impedes prevention efforts, says a study conducted by an Indian-origin researcher. In the study published in the journal BMJ, researchers explained that terrorist groups and networks seem to avoid recruiting people with mental health problems, probably because they …
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September 18, 2016