Mental health is as important as our physical health.
Everyone feels worried or anxious or down from time to time. But relatively few people develop a mental illness. What's the difference? A mental illness is a mental health condition that gets in the way of thinking, relating to others, and day-to-day function.
Read moreLooking to boost your mood, handle your emotions better, or build resilience? These six life-changing strategies for improving mental health and well-being can show you how.
Read more“Help is available,” advises Dawn Brown, director of information and engagement services at the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). “Whether you’re feeling unsafe or a situation begins to escalate into a crisis, reaching out for help is important.”
Read morePeople can experience different types of mental illnesses or disorders, and they can often occur at the same time. Mental illnesses can occur over a short period of time or be episodic. This means that the mental illness comes and goes with discrete beginnings and ends. Mental illness can also be ongoing or long-lasting. There are more than 200 types of mental illness. Some of the main types of mental illness and disorders are listed
Read moreDr Ambuj Roy, professor of cardiology of All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, explained in detail the main reasons behind the rise in heart attack and cardiac arrest cases in the younger generation.
Read moreAccording to a new study, less physical activity and prolonged sitting can lead to an increased risk of depression in youngsters.
Read moreExercise addiction is nearly four times more common among people with an eating disorder, researchers have found.
Read more"The conventional wisdom in the field was that any type of negative feeling, whether it's anger, disgust, stress, sadness, fear or shame, would make individuals more likely to use an addictive drug," said lead researcher Charles A. Dorison, a Harvard Kennedy School doctoral candidate.
Read moreIndia has emerged as the least-active country among 18 countries including the US, the UK, Japan and Singapore, according to a report by fitness solutions firm Fitbit.
Read moreA dog at home means longer life and better cardiovascular health, especially for heart attack and stroke survivors who live alone, according to a new study and a separate meta-analysis on the subject.
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