The problem with Positive Thinking
Positive thinking is not so positive always. Read Gabriel Oettinge’s piece in New York Times about the negative aspects of positive thinking. As the writer puts it , “Positive thinking fools our minds into perceiving that we’ve already attained our goal, slackening our readiness to pursue it.” Read the full text in the link below […]
Mind it!!
Shristi Kafle in Republica raises a fair point about the sorry state of mental health condition in Nepal. She has nudged the government to be more serious about mental health with the sad depiction of budget slackened private institutions. Please do read her article in the link down below to get the general idea of […]
Mental Health Day celebrated
Kripa Sigdel Kathmandu, October 10 Nepal Mental Health Foundation (NMHF) organized a national level program on this year’s Mental health day with the support of UNFPA in Kathmandu. With the theme ‘Living with Schizophrenia’, the event focused various surveys done on mental health issues. The Minister from Health and Education presided over the program.The main […]
The Barnum Effect
The Barnum Effect Consider the following evaluation of your personality (the research shows the intelligent readers are drawn to the sentences in italic as the statements down below): You are the type of person who has a tendency to be critical of yourself. You have a great need for other people to like and admire […]
Mental Health Division to be set up
Today we celebrate the World Mental Health Day with a gud news. This THT news says that mental health division is going to be set up by this year which will specifically focus on the mental health issues related to treatment and rehabilitation of the mental health patients. Detailed news in the following link http://m.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Mental+Health+Division+to+be+set+up++&NewsID=429981
Living With Schizophrenia – An interview with Nir Prakash Giri
Today, the October 10 is observed as Word Mental Health Day all over the world. This year’s (2014) theme is ” Living With Schizophrenia”. On this occassion, we want people to know what schizophrenia is and its related aspects. It is imperative for people to know that people having schizophrenia can be treated amd they […]