Mental Health Awareness

How to Cope With Your Brand New BPD Diagnosis: Part I

June 28, 2018July 15, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

Read More: http://www.healthcollective.in/helplines/ Read More: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/borderline-personality-disorder/index.shtml Read More: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/science-the-border/200904/borderline-personality-disorder-is-real-part-i-diagnostic-validity Read More: https://www.theguardian.com/healthcare-network/2017/oct/27/borderline-personality-disorder-stigmatised-misunderstood-misdiagnosed Read More: http://www.mentalhealthsupport.co.uk/BorderlinePersonalityDisorder.html Art by Solo for The Health Collective Solo is a writer and cartoonist from Bangalore. She likes reading, playing video games and binge-watching Netflix. Her life would have been rather unremarkable had it not been for her […]

Autism Awareness Day: Busting Myths

April 2, 2018April 20, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

By Sukanya Sharma ‘People with autism are anti-social People with autism are stupid’ These are some common myths about autism, Radha Iyer, a parent of a 9 year old with Autism Spectrum Disorder tells The Health Collective. While some people feel that children on the spectrum are incapable of living an independent life, she knows of […]

Solo’s Sadventures: Episode 5

February 27, 2018April 30, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

Art by Solo for The Health Collective Also Read: More Sadventures by Solo Solo is a writer and cartoonist from Bangalore. She likes reading, playing video games and binge-watching Netflix. Her life would have been rather unremarkable had it not been for her BPD fueled imagination. She also has 4 cats.

Understanding Tourette’s Syndrome

February 22, 2018May 1, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

By now, you would have seen the trailer of the upcoming movie Hichki, starring Rani Mukerji, in the role of a character who has Tourette’s Syndrome, who finally gets a job as a teacher. While we’ll leave the reviews for the bonafide critics, Shruti Venkatesh takes a closer looks at Tourette’s Syndrome. What is Tourette’s Syndrome? […]

Carers: What You Need to Know

February 18, 2018April 30, 2018 Health Collective2 Comments

Ask the Experts with Dr Achal Bhagat When we talk about caring for somebody with a mental health problem, the most important thing is not to be judgmental. People can have all kinds of problems. What might be easy for you to solve might be very, very difficult for someone to solve. See if from […]

We Walk Among You

February 11, 2018April 30, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

1 in 4 people will have a mental health problem this — and every — year Art by Kishore Mohan/ Health Collective

6 Things to Know Before Entering Therapy

February 9, 2018April 30, 2018 Health Collective4 Comments

By Kamna Chhibber People frequently equate therapy with ‘simply talking’, just like you would with a friend or a family member. To us therapists, it is far more than that. A therapeutic setting creates the environment for you to explore experiences, thoughts, feelings and ways of responding within the context of your life, your work […]

Mental Health and You: The Work From Home Dilemma

January 22, 2018April 30, 2018 Health CollectiveLeave a Comment

By Vandita Morarka I work from home on several days through certain months of the year, owing to the nature of my work and multiple commitments. It’s generally not been for longer than a week at a time, though, which is perhaps why I’ve always found it convenient. Of late, though, I’ve had to work from […]

Ask the Experts: What’s Stressing Out Indian Kids?

January 20, 2018April 30, 2018 Health Collective1 Comment

Ask the Experts with Dr Amit Sen Amrita Tripathi, Founder-Editor, The Health Collective We’re in conversation today with senior psychiatrist Dr Amit Sen to take us through some of the most common stressors when it comes to child and adolescent mental health. Dr Amit Sen, Founder, Children First I think in India, one stressor that runs across all of childhood and adolescence […]

Understanding ADHD/ ADD

January 17, 2018June 9, 2018 Health Collective1 Comment

By Devina Buckshee What comes to mind when you think of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? “Unfortunately a child who has ADHD is always imagined/perceived as a child who has excess energy, fidgety and most probably bored and in my mind an under-utilised child,” says Janki Mehta, Co-founder Mind Mandala. When […]