The issue cropped up before Metropolitan Magistrate Abhilash Malhotra while hearing a plea moved by an NGO for mental health assessment of a homeless woman, who identified herself as an MBBS graduate and has been residing in their shelter home and had refused her medical examination without a court order or in absence of a lawyer.
The plea is listed for hearing on Monday before a bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar.
Using social media like Facebook and the Internet regularly could improve mental health among adults and help fend off serious psychological distress, such as depression and anxiety.
Disturbed sleep affects the mental health of disaster survivors.
Taking their ire a step further, the Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS) on Thursday wrote to the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), raising "serious objections" to the film's title.
Not only morning walk, but a mere 20-minute visit to a park can amp up your mental health.
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In addition, patients with four or more mental health LTCs were twice as likely to miss appointments.
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Recently widowed people are more likely to suffer from sleep disturbances, such as insomnia, that may lead to increased levels of inflammation in the body.
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Latest healthy lifestyle update: Commuting, that is, cycling or walking in nature may improve your mental health.
Fighting with your spouse may deteriorate your health, a new study has found.
Cycling is the healthiest mode of transport and is associated with better self-perceived general health, better mental health, greater vitality, lower self-perceived stress and fewer feelings of loneliness.
Exercise reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease, stroke, diabetes, and mortality from all causes, but its association with mental health remains unclear.
WHO has also claimed that video gaming is clinical condition and requires clinical diagnosis.
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