Green card is not so green
Fed up with the country’s stagnant political and economic scenario, every educated Nepalese dream of getting settled in developed countries like America. This is more evident by the huge surge of applications for DV every year. But do people realize the mental toll it takes to settle in a new place? This piece details the […]
Cognitive Distortions of Nepali politics
Cognitive distortions of Nepali politics: – Sujan Shrestha In this time of political chaos and polarisation in Nepal, a great fissure is seen not in netas only but among the people also which is more evident if you map the twittesphere of Nepalese twitterati. If somebody doesn’t agree to a person’s statement or opinion then […]
Psychology Behind The Crime!
-Kripa Sigdel Few days back, I heard 2 teen girls attacked by acid-attackers in Kathmandu. I felt disheartened, saddened, hopeless and so many other emotions at a time for not being able to do anything about that crime. Then, I secretly began thinking about ‘What it takes to be criminal?’ ‘’Crime, is an antisocial behavior. […]
Debunking the famous Neuromyths
Neuromyths are are the misconceptions about the brain. They are loosely based on scientific facts but are actually false. They are staggeringly prevalent among the educators and school and appear to be true and convincing in the face value.
Hight potent Cannabis increases the risk of psychosis three fold
Smoking potent cannabis was linked to 24% of new psychosis cases analysed in a study by King’s College London. The research suggests the risk of psychosis is three times higher for users of potent “skunk-like” cannabis users than non-users. The study of 780 people was carried out by KCL’s Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience. […]
Mental illness and suicide in Nepal : their corelations
A very lucid analysis of the relationship between mental illness and suicide in Nepal from Nepali times article. It depicts the scenario of the increasing trendz of suicide with proper data on the age-group, sex and region wise. The underlying reasons found for the suicide has been mental illness that is left untreated for the […]