Associate Professor, Department of Mental Health Education, NIMHANS, Bangalore
COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic by WHO on 11th March 2020, raising its position from that of an epidemic. A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease and with it brings a major public health concern. Apart from leading to an abrupt shift in our lifestyle and […]
HTML Full Text | PDF |The global health crisis due to COVID-19 pandemic and associated unfamiliar public health measures such as quarantine and lockdown demands spreading of health messages to address the emotional distress of people across the globe. Social media platforms are exponentially used in this era of virtual communication for promotion of health and communication of health messages to the public. To describe the effectiveness of social media campaign to enhance positive mental health of public users during the COVID-19 lockdown period.
Abstract | HTML Full Text | PDF |The focus of attention of the entire world for the recent few months has been the massive outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease, commonly called the COVID-19. The rapid spread of the disease, wasn’t limited to any geographical locations and has affected almost every continent in the world.
HTML Full Text | PDF |Just before the announcement of the nationwide lockdown till 14th April 2020, Honourable Prime Minister of India, Shri. Narendra Modi reportedly called upon the nation media and community to support the herculean efforts of front line health workers and others. He also requested that positive stories maybe shared rather than […]
HTML Full Text | PDF |A crisis as never experienced before, the Covid-19 pandemic has resulted in a major shift in how we live our lives. It has resulted in impediments in all aspect of living, and mental health complications is one of the major challenges that it has brought about. The precautionary measures such as the lockdown and social distancing also has been found to have a negative impact on the mental health of an individual.[1] In this regard, Precautionary measures and timely interventions are found to be of can great help in handling the incidence and the consequences of this pandemic.
HTML Full Text | PDF |This paper describes a distinctive one-month certification programme in Mental Health Education. This was designed, conceptualised and executed at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), a multidisciplinary tertiary care hospital and training institute for mental health and neurosciences in India. Learning about a topic’s integral to mental health education, was facilitated by experts in the field of mental health through diverse and novel methodologies. This brief report details the first-hand experiences of the three participants and their perspectives on the content and format of the programme and its potential applications. The implications for developing public health strategies to enhance mental health literacy in the community are discussed.
Abstract | HTML Full Text | PDF |This is the era of technology; the world is getting smaller thanks to the internet. It is impossible to think of life without the internet. Internet has become an indispensable part of all industries and in the last decade has been widely incorporated in the healthcare sector.
Abstract | HTML Full Text | PDF |Mental illness places a huge socioeconomic burden on the community and is hence a major public health issue. One in four adults suffers from some or the other forms of mental illness in any given year. Mental Health along with physical health accrues the strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing.
Abstract | HTML Full Text | PDF |The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”. Thus, in order to attain health, improvement of the mental health of individuals is essential. This is all the more important because mental disorders […]
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