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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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Mindfulness in Everyday Life 10 Oct 2016

Mindfulness in Everyday Life

Written By Sonali Patnaik‘We can make our minds so like still water that beings gather about us, that they may see, it may be, their own images, and so live for a moment with a clearer, perhaps even with a fiercer life because of our quiet’ – William Butler Yeats         &n...

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Life in the times of Dear Zindagi 06 Dec 2016

Life in the times of Dear Zindagi

Written by Dinika AnandThe first time my friend told me that Dear Zindagi dealt with mental health in a sensitive way, I turned around and rolled my eyes at her but then I don’t think I have ever been happier about being proved wrong. Dear Zindagi is a beautiful portrayal of a much needed conv...

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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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