Antidepressant or Therapy??
If a patient is diagnosed with depression which one of the either antidepressant or therapy would be suitable for the patient? Many would go for antidepressant undoubtedly and rarely go for therapy. There’s no evidence to prove that one of them is better than the other. But the new study has suggested that the efficacy […]
Vitamin D required for good mental health
Maintaining sufficient levels of vitamin D in the body is not just good for physical health, it can also help protect against depression and promote good mental health, a new study finds. Researchers looked at over 100 leading articles for a connection between depression, seasonally affected disorder and vitamin D levels (Stewart et al., 2014). […]
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 […]
Depression and suicide
In today’ s Kantipur op-ed pieceh, Dr. Dhanratna Shakya has stressed on the depression as the main cause of increasing suicidal tendency. The full text can be read here http://www.ekantipur.com/np/2071/5/28/full-story/395636.html