The Supreme Court of India disposed of a petition on adult learning disability assessments, noting that NIMHANS is developing adult testing tools expected within three years, while observing the petitioner had completed a PhD despite claimed disability
Experts at a post-budget webinar highlighted the growing burden of mental and neurological disorders and the urgent need to expand institutional capacity. They stressed that non-communicable diseases account for over 60 per cent of deaths, with mental health conditions being a major contributor to disability-adjusted life years.
A 33-year-old Bengaluru techie, Rohan Chandra Bhat, was referred to NIMHANS for psychiatric evaluation after allegedly stabbing his parents to death over a financial dispute. Police suspect the US-educated suspect suffers from schizophrenia following erratic behavior during interrogation
Infosys, in collaboration with NIMHANS, has launched ‘Wellness Matters: Mental Health First Aider Training Manual’ to promote workplace well-being. The initiative aims to build a supportive environment, training HR professionals to identify and assist employees facing mental health challenges
The mental health services that are available include preliminary neuropsychological assessment to evaluate cognitive impairment and later depending in the results, a detailed cognitive evaluation
Hyderabad: Three successive waves of Covid pandemic in the last two years, led to unique public health challenges for general public, private and government hospitals in Telangana. This was for the first time that State governments across the country had to face such unique healthcare difficulties during a pandemic that impacted a large cross section […]
New Delhi: A new study has found that the common syndromesof severe mental illness, such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder,dementia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and addiction, may have anunusual evolutionary basis. The constant prevalence of mental illness across the history of the humanspecies suggests a Darwinian paradox. Despite causing significant disease,there seems little impact on selection for fitness. […]
Yadadri-Bhongir: The Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar, in association with the Indian Psychiatric Society, on Thursday conducted a symposium on “Covid-19, Pregnancy and Mental Health.” Speaking on the topic, psychiatrist from NIMHANS, Bangalore, Professor Dr Prabha Chandra said the pandemic had brought the world to a standstill and people […]
To maintain the quality of services in Bharosa centres in the State, the refresher training has been arranged with the help of NIMHANS, Bangalore, she said.
