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Try These Self-Care Practices For Overall Well-Being
Best Self-Care Practices For Overall Well-Being: Studies published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine indicate that self-care practices reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and enhance productivity.
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Men With ADHD Might Live 7 Less Years Than Average, Women 9: UK Study
Adults living with ADHD could face a shortened life expectancy -- men with the condition could live about 7 years fewer and women about 9 years fewer than those in the general population, a study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry shows.
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New Research Aims To Decode Genetic Roots Of Mental Illness
Neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases (NPD), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and depression, have a negative impact on individuals, families, and society. Unfortunately, effective therapies are often lacking.
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"Traumatised By This": DNA Tests Reveal Shocking Levels Of Incest In US
Babies born as a result of incest are at an increased risk of having birth defects and genetic disorders.
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Depression And Higher Body Temperature Are Linked, Confirms Study
The study, conducted over seven months starting in early 2020 with data from 106 countries, revealed a correlation between higher depression symptom severity and elevated body temperatures.
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AIIMS Delhi To Soon Setup Health Care Centre For Transgender Individuals
The centre will have a setup where surgeries can be conducted according to the needs and endocrinology and psychiatry of the transgender under one roof.
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Rats Chew Patients' Feet In Rajasthan Government Hospital, Probe Launched
Following repeated complaints of rats gnawing feet of patients in the psychiatry department of the MDM Hospital in Jodhpur, the administration on Monday set up an inquiry committee to look into the matter.
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Transgenders Entitled To Special Quota For Third Gender: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held without "hesitation" that transgenders are entitled to a special reservation for third gender viz., transgender category for admission to post basic (nursing) and post basic diploma in psychiatry nursing courses.
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Experts Debate "Depressed" Nirav Modi's Suicide Risk In UK High Court
The High Court in London on Tuesday heard evidence from two leading psychiatry experts to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi and if it would be oppressive to extradite him to India in his depressive state.
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Covid Survivors At Risk Of "Brain Fog", Epilepsy Even Years Later: Study
Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study published in Lancet Psychiatry journal.
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Does Playing Violent Video Games Impact Behaviour? Here's What the Latest Study Has to Say
A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry claims that violent video games do not impact behaviour.
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Medical Education, Textbooks Can’t Be Insulting To LGBTQA+ Community: NMC
The commission said some medical textbooks, especially those for Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, and Psychiatry subjects, contain “unscientific information” about virginity and “derogatory remarks against the LGBTQA+ community and homosexuals”.
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Junior Doctor Jumps Off 10th Floor Of AIIMS Hostel, Critically Injured
A junior resident doctor of Delhi's premier AIIMS hospital allegedly jumped off the 10th floor of a hostel building around 5 pm today. He is in a critical condition, according to the police. The 25-year-old works in the Department of Psychiatry at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in south Delhi and lived in the hostel.
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In Rajasthan, A State-Level Committee To Regulate Coaching Institutes
The committee will comprise district collectors, SPs of Kota and Sikar, the superintendent of psychiatry centre in Jaipur, Bikaner-based educationist Amichand, among others.
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Yale Professor Lured Students To Island, Sexually Assaulted Them: Report
Eugene Redmond, a longtime Yale University psychiatry professor, lured students to his research site on a Caribbean island, offering financial and professional support before sexually assaulting them - behavior that persisted for almost 25 years after Yale was made aware of the alleged actions, according to a university investigation released this ...
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Try These Self-Care Practices For Overall Well-Being
Best Self-Care Practices For Overall Well-Being: Studies published in the American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine indicate that self-care practices reduce stress, improve sleep quality, and enhance productivity.
-
Men With ADHD Might Live 7 Less Years Than Average, Women 9: UK Study
Adults living with ADHD could face a shortened life expectancy -- men with the condition could live about 7 years fewer and women about 9 years fewer than those in the general population, a study published in The British Journal of Psychiatry shows.
-
New Research Aims To Decode Genetic Roots Of Mental Illness
Neurodevelopmental and psychiatric diseases (NPD), such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, autism, and depression, have a negative impact on individuals, families, and society. Unfortunately, effective therapies are often lacking.
-
"Traumatised By This": DNA Tests Reveal Shocking Levels Of Incest In US
Babies born as a result of incest are at an increased risk of having birth defects and genetic disorders.
-
Depression And Higher Body Temperature Are Linked, Confirms Study
The study, conducted over seven months starting in early 2020 with data from 106 countries, revealed a correlation between higher depression symptom severity and elevated body temperatures.
-
AIIMS Delhi To Soon Setup Health Care Centre For Transgender Individuals
The centre will have a setup where surgeries can be conducted according to the needs and endocrinology and psychiatry of the transgender under one roof.
-
Rats Chew Patients' Feet In Rajasthan Government Hospital, Probe Launched
Following repeated complaints of rats gnawing feet of patients in the psychiatry department of the MDM Hospital in Jodhpur, the administration on Monday set up an inquiry committee to look into the matter.
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Transgenders Entitled To Special Quota For Third Gender: Madras High Court
The Madras High Court has held without "hesitation" that transgenders are entitled to a special reservation for third gender viz., transgender category for admission to post basic (nursing) and post basic diploma in psychiatry nursing courses.
-
Experts Debate "Depressed" Nirav Modi's Suicide Risk In UK High Court
The High Court in London on Tuesday heard evidence from two leading psychiatry experts to determine the level of suicide risk faced by Nirav Modi and if it would be oppressive to extradite him to India in his depressive state.
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Covid Survivors At Risk Of "Brain Fog", Epilepsy Even Years Later: Study
Increased risk of neurological and psychiatric conditions such as dementia and seizures is still higher two years after COVID-19 compared to other respiratory infections, suggests an observational study published in Lancet Psychiatry journal.
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Does Playing Violent Video Games Impact Behaviour? Here's What the Latest Study Has to Say
A new study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry claims that violent video games do not impact behaviour.
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Medical Education, Textbooks Can’t Be Insulting To LGBTQA+ Community: NMC
The commission said some medical textbooks, especially those for Forensic Medicine and Toxicology, and Psychiatry subjects, contain “unscientific information” about virginity and “derogatory remarks against the LGBTQA+ community and homosexuals”.
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Junior Doctor Jumps Off 10th Floor Of AIIMS Hostel, Critically Injured
A junior resident doctor of Delhi's premier AIIMS hospital allegedly jumped off the 10th floor of a hostel building around 5 pm today. He is in a critical condition, according to the police. The 25-year-old works in the Department of Psychiatry at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences in south Delhi and lived in the hostel.
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In Rajasthan, A State-Level Committee To Regulate Coaching Institutes
The committee will comprise district collectors, SPs of Kota and Sikar, the superintendent of psychiatry centre in Jaipur, Bikaner-based educationist Amichand, among others.
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Yale Professor Lured Students To Island, Sexually Assaulted Them: Report
Eugene Redmond, a longtime Yale University psychiatry professor, lured students to his research site on a Caribbean island, offering financial and professional support before sexually assaulting them - behavior that persisted for almost 25 years after Yale was made aware of the alleged actions, according to a university investigation released this ...
