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How to Counsel Adolescents in Today’s Day and Age 10 Oct 2016

How to Counsel Adolescents in Today’s Day and Age

Written by Rupalim PatgiriAdolescents constitute more than one-fifth of the global population . They are the future of our society, and hence, their physical and mental health is of paramount importance. As adolescence is a period when individuals undergo rapid physical and psychological changes, st...

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Mental Health in Chronic Illness 10 Oct 2016

Mental Health in Chronic Illness

Written by Dinika AnandA chronic health condition has an effect on the sufferer for months or years. Living with one is a daily challenge. Every aspect of life is affected, from food habits, sleep schedules, planning the day around medication to professional and personal goals. Apart from that, a ch...

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Challenges of Chronic Illness 10 Oct 2016

Challenges of Chronic Illness

Written by Dinika AnandDiagnosis of any illness is often a source of stress and anxiety. When the verdict is of a chronic condition disease in which the symptoms are long lasting and their effect is felt over the course of months and years—it becomes a cause for endless worry. It’s not just the ...

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Workplace Bullying 10 Oct 2016

Workplace Bullying

When you hear the word ‘bully’, what do you think of? A gang of children, towering over a lone girl or boy, threatening, sneering at and making fun of him or her? If yes, the reason is that most of us have either witnessed or experienced such instances of bullying first-hand when we were young o...

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Autism Awareness - Introduction 27 Mar 2017

Autism Awareness - Introduction

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that affects a person’s ability to socialize and communicate with others. ASD can also result in restricted, repetitive patterns of behaviour, interests or activities. The term “spectrum” refers to the wide range of symptoms, skills an...

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The Connection between College and Depression 10 Oct 2016

The Connection between College and Depression

Written by Sanhita VatsaCollege can be thought of as a fresh start after schooling. Many of us tend to remember it as the most exciting period of our lives. As we leave school and join a new institution, we are exposed to more knowledge, different kinds of people, a myriad of opinions, different tea...

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