As work-from-home becomes the new normal, there is a rise in sales of indoor plants. Her room looks open. Bright, cheerful curtains are draped across large windows. Potted plants live in the corners of the room. This is a place one can work in, says Kavitha Awasthi, a finance analyst. The shift to work-from-home model […]
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Demand for music therapy increased during the pandemic, say therapists. Many people turned to music therapy as a way of dealing with their problems as the pandemic caused stress, anxiety and emotional loss. Sapna, aged 36, was pregnant when she got Covid. She lost the baby. To cope with the trauma, she turned to music […]
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College students are unable to benefit from mental health services in colleges. Worsening situations could further lead to probable psychological disorders. Many colleges do not have functional mental health services despite the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) recommendations to provide these services in colleges through counselling. Others have not been able to help efficiently due to […]
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Fifteen percent increase in number of registrations as more people seek counseling. Post-pandemic, the number of people who have availed speech therapy has gradually increased, according to speech therapists. Sister Linta John, Audiologist at Unit of Hope in St. John’s Medical Hospital, said that during the pandemic, cases of speech disorder were less in their […]
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