Entries Categorized as 'Mental Health'

The stigma of addiction

Date January 10, 2008

A drug addiction is a multifaceted activity, often marked with uncontrollable crave for drugs and a persistency for them even in the face of very negative consequences.
Basically drugs are a kind of pain killers. A persistent use of these substances results in their acceptance by the brain and it becomes difficult when a person tries [...]

Are you taking chance with your healthy food – II

Date December 28, 2007

Going ahead on the last article, while opting for low calorie healthy products like fat free ice cream, make sure to have a look at the ingredients label.
Although the stuff would have been made out of skimmed milk the sugar content may not have been controlled resulting into higher calories which would further convert to [...]

Are we ignoring the health of minds of our kids ?

Date December 19, 2007

With each passing moment as more and more cases instances of stress, aggression and depression come forth to light, the society as a whole needs to have a relook at our children’s behavioral health – mental and psychological.
With growing incidents of childhood and adolescent aggression, depression and even suicide sounding alarmingly familiar we should be [...]