Scientists create ghosts!!
In a first, Swiss researchers have succeeded in recreating a ghost illusion in the laboratory. Researcher Olaf Blanke’s team at Ecole Polytechnique Federale de Lausanne (EPFL) in Switzerland was able to recreate the illusion of an unseen “presence” — akin to those reported by patients suffering from neurological or psychiatric conditions — in the laboratory […]
Mind Matters
MENTAL HEALTH MATTERS! The Kathmandu Post has an editorial (September 10) which we must ponder about it: Last week, Hari Sada, a native of Udayapur district fell off a six-storey building in Qatar and died. In a cruel twist of fate, on Monday, the very day his dead body arrived in Nepal, his 24-year-old wife, […]
Start Accepting Mental Problem!!
-Kripa Sigdel Its so depressing when the profession you aspire to have is helpless to save the life of people. Its so depressing to see so many deaths just because of some problems that require psychological help. I wonder why Psychological Help or Mental illness so stigmatized in our country. It is normal when we […]
Shift work ages your brain
In a groundbreaking research it has been proved that shift work dulls our mind. Working antisocial hours can prematurely age the brain and dull intellectual ability, scientists warn. Their study,in the journal Occupational and EnvironmentalMedicine, suggested a decade of shifts aged the brain by more than six years. This finding is instrumental in the study […]
Let’s talk about Mental Wellbeing
Let’s talk about Mental Wellbeing … – Sujan Shrestha It’s a good thing that people are getting gradually aware about mental health. Many articles and news reports regarding mental health have surged up in recent days. But our approach has been more a conventional one which focuses on the treatment rather than the prevention of […]
Use of alcohol, smoking and drugs found to be major causes of psychological problems
In todays Nagarik news article, it is reported that use of alcohol , smoking and drugs are the major causes for psychological problems like depression, anxiety and psychosis. Mostly the male population from cities and the outbound workers returned from overseas have been reported for such problems. For the full news click the link below […]