mental health

News Desk Islamabad: Surveys of people suffering from anxiety, depression or both have found that they have experienced serious adverse effects from the use of anti-depressants prescribed by a physician. Antidepressant medications…

News Desk Islamabad: Eating 26 grams of strawberries per day, or eating 8 to 10 seeds, provides the vitamins and minerals a person needs to stay healthy which improves the health of a person’s heart and mind, according to new research.…

News Desk Islamabad: For the first time since the establishment of the National Commission for Human Rights (NCHR) in 2012, the Commission presented its annual performance report in Parliament. According to the report, the Commission…

News Desk Peshawar: The recent happenings like the COVID-19 infection and its stress on the mental health of people, prevailing financial stress and climate change are affecting the health of women who, in a bid to take care of their…

News Desk Islamabad: Globally, 10 per cent of children and adolescents experience a mental disorder but the majority of them do not seek help or receive care. Moreover, suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in 15–19-year-old,…

Neelam Lashari Islamabad: Depression is a silent killer of your happiness, peace, and well-being. It's not easy to cope with it, as it will tear you apart internally, slowly and very secretly. Depression is a mood disorder that can…

News Desk Islamabad: Since 2005, at least 104,100 children have been killed or maimed. More than 14,200 children have been subjected to rape and other sexual violence, and more than 14,900 incidents of denial of humanitarian access have…

News Desk Islamabad/Lahore: Schizophrenia affects approximately 24 million people or one in every 300 people (0.32 per cent) worldwide and this rate is 1 in 222 people (0.45 per cent) among adults, according to the World Health…

News Desk Islamabad: A recent research study offers encouraging evidence that virtual therapy can play a role in filling the gaps in mental health care. The study, which was the first to test an artificial intelligence (AI)…

Jumaity Bloch PASNI: It is a tragic reality that the suicide rate in Balochistan, particularly among educated individuals, has been on the rise. Suicide is a complex problem and tackling it requires a multi-faceted approach. There are…