Address for correspondence: Santosh K Chaturvedi, Former Dean & Senior Professor ofPsychiatry, NationalInstitute of MentalHealth & Neurosciences, Bangalore -560029, India How to cite this article?Chaturvedi S. What do I do? The predicament of Mental Health Education during Pandemics and looking forward. Journal of Mental HealthEducation.2021;3(1):1-3 The role of … [Read more...] about What do I do? The predicament of Mental Health Education during Pandemics and looking forward
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Taking care of your mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: Being Mental Health Warriors
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new corona virus disease, COVID-19, to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern during January 2020. WHO formally declared the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020.The corona virus pandemic has led to a huge health and economic burden throughout the world. The nationwide lockdown was aimed at … [Read more...] about Taking care of your mental health during COVID-19 Pandemic: Being Mental Health Warriors
Mainstreaming mental health education in times of COVID-19 Pandemic: The need for reaching out early
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 focusing on negative to dispel the fear and … [Read more...] about Mainstreaming mental health education in times of COVID-19 Pandemic: The need for reaching out early
COVID-19 and Heard Immunity
‘Heard’ immunity is not a misspelling for the more popular ‘herd’ immunity scientists are looking for in this pandemic. It actually refers to myths, misconceptions, misinterpretations and rumours afloat related to the corona virus, lockdown and related activities. These false information were circulated and spread via the social media, news channels, and just by gossip or word … [Read more...] about COVID-19 and Heard Immunity
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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 are responsible for a high degree of burden due to illness. … [Read more...] about Editorial