Psychiatric Residential Treatment: Comprehensive Adult Care
According to Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Director of NIMHANS, most patients admitted to mental health facilities recover fully for discharge in a period of four to six weeks. As per a…
According to Dr. B.N. Gangadhar, Director of NIMHANS, most patients admitted to mental health facilities recover fully for discharge in a period of four to six weeks. As per a…
In 2019, Indian anti-drugs agencies had seized over 3,000 kg of heroin and 4,400 kg of opium. However, this humongous confiscation is just a fraction. This is around 5-8% of…
A World Health Organisation (WHO) report published in 2019 said that 7.5% Indians suffer from some kind of mental disorder or the other. Mental illnesses amount to one-sixth of all…
Substance abuse in India is as pervasive as the western nations, no matter how underreported the cases may go. Millions of Indians are mired by excessive use of substances ranging…
There have been rising cases of anger related issues in India. Behavioral health practitioners have noticed that people, particularly belonging to the age bracket 17-35 years, are particularly frustrated and…
A recent study of 2017 stated that one out of every seven Indians suffered from mental health issues like anxiety, depression, etc. Young adults have anxiety issues in their everyday…
The devastating effects and mass loss of life due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has created the belief that everything is uncertain. It has led to the development of a…
Addiction to illicit substances not only destroys a person’s life but their relationship with loved ones as well. It snatches the ability to make life decisions by affecting almost every…
Depression affects more people than we care to admit and with the cases increasing exponentially, it becomes necessary to explore more options to treat this mental disorder. Keeping this in…
Mental illness and substance abuse individually have devastating effects on patients and their loved ones. And, when these two problems merge, the devastating outcome is termed as dual diagnosis. According…