Therapy

Psychiatrists, psychologists working with survivors of caste and gender-based trauma need to be trained for it, say human rights activists

Therapy modules taught in universities are informed by feminism and are queer-affirmative but they do not actively recognise caste-based pride and shame.

World Mental Health Day 2020: Common misconceptions most people have about therapy and the truth about them

Good mental health is not just about being free from a mental illness. It involves the ability to better handle everything life throws at you and fulfill one’s full potential

Psychotherapist Julia Samuel's new book explores the certainty of change, and how to better embrace it

A book like This Too Shall Pass becomes a much-needed entryway into understanding multiple emotional trials and traumas that a person undergoes, and the importance of acknowledging each one of these phases occurring in life.

Art therapy: What is it and who can benefit from it?

If you’re working towards improving your mental health or dealing with social anxiety, stress, emotional problems, art therapy may be worth a shot.

From Marriage Story to Made in Heaven, how mediators influenced rocky relationships on screen this year

Marriage mediators, ranging from divorce lawyers (Marriage Story) to wedding planners (Made in Heaven), had a field day on the small screen this year.

Understanding mental illness: The balance between community support and personal growth

Are we obliged to get help to relieve our family and friends of some of their emotional burden? My answer is yes, for those of us who have access. However, community is everything for those of us who can and cannot afford therapy, for without it, therapy can only take us so far

Should therapy be political? Influence of social factors on mental health may make a case for such an approach

Expressing politics through therapy ultimately means having a political opinion in the first place, before eventually recognising that the issues of the client who comes for therapy also have socio-political roots.

Bibliotherapy, a Mumbai-based mental health initiative, blends book club with support group

Bibliotherapy, a new initiative in the city, is a book club which focuses on reading self-help books to support self-care and mental health.

Jawless parasitic fish might be cure for brain tumor and stroke, a new study finds

The molecules from sea lamprey combined with other therapies can reach brain tumours when other medicines can't.

Black Panther star Michael B Jordan says he had to undergo therapy after playing Erik Killmonger

Michael B Jordan's Erik Killmonger was shown as a relatable person, a man who wants the throne of a technologically-advanced country to support the black community all over the world.