Category Archives: Mental Health

Therapists are discovering that tele-health counseling is effective. Continue reading →

The COVID-19 pandemic is difficult for everyone but is particularly hard for people that live with a mental illness or have trouble with substances, William Torrey, MD, Professor of Psychiatry at Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine, said during Dartmouth-Hitchcock Healths latest Heads Up: Coping Through COVID-19 web series. During a recent installment, which live-streams on Facebook Wednesdays at noon and is later posted on YouTube, local experts focused on the resources available to people facing mental health illnesses and substance use problems. Continue reading →

Depression affects 264 million people around the world, according to the United Nations. Thanakorn Suppamethasawat/EyeEm/Getty Images Therapy app makers are rushing to meet a flood of new customers, but health experts remain divided on the regulatory path ahead as privacy and efficacy concerns mount Continue reading →

Getty / Westend61 Free Therapy and Mental Health Services You Can Access During the Coronavirus Outbreak We understand that tending to your mental health is important, especially now as the novel coronavirus pandemic continues - and so do mental health professionals. Continue reading →

Most of us are stressed. Really stressed. It doesn't help that much of the advice we've gotten on how to protect ourselves from the virus has been unclear and worse yet, varies by city, state and even by country. Continue reading →

By: Lifestyle Desk | New Delhi | Published: May 26, 2020 7:10:50 pm Practising yoga can improve mental health during COVID -19 crisis, claims study. (Source: Getty Images) In the wake of people grappling with mental health issues amid lockdown, a new study has found that movement-based yoga is likely to imporve mental health during COVID-19 crisis. Continue reading →

The COVID-19 virus is not only attacking our physical health; it is also increasing psychological suffering. Mental health is at the core of our humanity. It enables us to lead rich and fulfilling lives and to participate fully in our communities Continue reading →

When I look back on when I was dealing with depression and anxiety, it feels like I was putting together a puzzle. Slowly at first, because until recently, I didn't understand exactly what I was working on. Growing up in California, my sisters and I loved basketball Continue reading →

By Shiran Yaroslavsky and Silja Litvin3 minute Read The COVID-19 outbreak and its implications are causing an increase in employees stress levels and symptoms of depression and anxiety. The lack of social interactions coupled with financial and professional uncertainty is difficult for most people, resulting in work-related stress. Continue reading →

Taking care of your emotional well-being is as important as physical health, but in Asia, the topic is often stigmatized. Intellect, a Singapore-based startup, wants to make the idea of mental health more approachable with an app that offers self-guided exercises based on cognitive behavioral therapy techniques. The company develops consumer and enterprise versions of the app (for employers to offer as a benefit) and now has users in several countries, including Singapore, Indonesia, India and China Continue reading →