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Women Working In Mental Health Research

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Women Working on Preventions and Interventions Dr Susanne Ahmari, (USA) identified brain activity related to Obsessive behaviours, the first step towards developing new treatments for OCD in 2013. Dr Teresa Tavassoli (UK) in 2017 shed light on the relationship between sensory differences and mental health symptoms in autistic children.

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Is Social Media Good or Bad For Mental Health?

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With so many of us being active online and new social media platforms popping up frequently, is social media good or bad for mental health? Last month in New York City, social media was designated a public health hazard for its effect on youth mental health.

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Bipolar Disorder and Student Mental Health (with Dr Anne Duffy) – MQ Open Minds Podcast

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It’s the start of a new season with spring sprung and a new series of Open Minds, MQ’s podcast where we speak to researchers, celebrities and people with lived experience of mental illness about the latest progress in mental health research. And student mental health and well-being was an area ripe for research.

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World Mental Health Day- 10th October 2022

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World Mental Health Day- 10th October 2022. Both these non-communicable Mental Health issues can be addressed with timely intervention of the Psychiatrists at the Nair Hospital and other hospitals. Video addressing Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Video addressing depression.

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Maternal Mental Health Matters: A Neglected but Vital Issue

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On January 23, we recognize Maternal Health Awareness Day , an initiative by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) to increase awareness and action related to maternal mortality and morbidity in the U.S. It affects not only the mother, but also their children, their families, and their communities.

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Can Eating Disorders Change?

MQ Mental Health

This is just one reason why language around mental health is so important, for example calling someone ‘an anorexic’ is unhelpful as it not only does it sees the condition before the person, but it defines the person by one condition. Many people might think one eating disorder fits one person for their whole life.

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Can Eating Disorders Change?

MQ Mental Health

This is just one reason why language around mental health is so important, for example calling someone ‘an anorexic’ is unhelpful as it not only does it sees the condition before the person, but it defines the person by one condition. Many people might think one eating disorder fits one person for their whole life.