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Inside the Battle Between Faith and Psychiatry

Discover the Secrets of India's Balaji Temple

They Spent Thousands on Tests; a Temple Fixed It for Rs. 5

Notes from reporting on faith healing sites in India

For Migrant Workers in India, Healing and Well-Being are About Relationships

Researchers Sangeeta Yadav and Kumar Ravi Priya of Jindal Global University and Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, conducted...

Being time-less: Rescuing the modern self from “wasted” time

Whether it be for appointments, exercise or meeting friends or family, we frequently find ourselves living through our...

Psychiatry in South Asia: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Last year I attended a prestigious international psychiatric conference at PGI Chandigarh, India, a medical school of considerable reputation in South Asia. The theme of the conference was public...

Assessing community mental health programs in India: Insights from task-shifting in Kerala

A recent study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the realities of community mental health initiatives like task-shifting in India. Using ethnographic insights from 2 mental health NGOs in Kerala,...

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An Open Letter to My Favorite Wellness Writer

Let me start off by saying I don't think this will ever reach you, but I must say...

What is “Care” in a Psychiatric Medical Camp for the Homeless People

On the footpath, in a group of homeless people, sits a middle-aged saree-clad woman in absolute silence, looking...

MY MS MY STORY

In this story, the author explores the complications of living with a neurological disability in India. Through his...

The Dopamine Paradox

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Psychiatry in South Asia: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

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Mental Illness or Spiritual Emergencies? When Crisis is the Door to Transformation.

For some time now, mental health has been seen as a medical deficit that needs to be fixed...

What is “Care” in a Psychiatric Medical Camp for the Homeless People

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Psychiatry in South Asia: The Good, the Bad, and the Complicated

Last year I attended a prestigious international psychiatric conference...

Assessing community mental health programs in India: Insights from task-shifting in Kerala

A recent study published in Medical Anthropology investigates the...

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Children’s Portrayal of Adult Mental Wellness

An exhibition titled "Voices in Color: An Intergenerational Dialogue"...

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