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DEATH WISH: Most people who are suicidal are often depressed and may suffer from a psychiatric condition.

DEATH WISH: Most people who are suicidal are often depressed and may suffer from a psychiatric condition.

Preventing suicides: Facing the facts, breaking myths

Is there someone you know who has threatened to kill themselves? How seriously should you take the issue? Is someone around you depressed, talking about hurting themselves? Do you feel helpless in such situations? There is a lot you can do, to provide support.

RELAX THY MIND: We did not and often could not give a break to our problems, in our mind.

Take a mental holiday, stay relaxed

We did not and often could not give a break to our problems, in our mind.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/take-a-mental-holiday-stay-relaxed/82146-19.html

MAD ABOUT MUNNA: Psychiatrists love the film for its sensitive portrayal of mental health.

Carry on Munnabhai, say psychiatrists

Lage Raho Munnabhai wins over doctors who watched the film at an international festival on mental health.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/carry-on-munnabhai-say-psychiatrists/24035-8.html

TERROR & TRAUMA: The prolonged insurgency in the state has created a climate of fear and anxiety.

J&K violence killing mental health

The prolonged insurgency in J&K has had a severe impact on the mental health of women and children in particular.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/jk-violence-killing-mental-health/18273-17.html

DEPRESSING FACTS: Health Secretary P K Hota says there are no mental health care institutions in India.

Depression leading suicide cause

Statistics by a World Health Report in 2001 say depression will be the leading cause of premature deaths by 2020.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/depression-leading-suicide-cause/17737-17.html

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