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Month: August 2016

Artwork for Your Stories: Feat. A Book of Light

Amrita Tripathi Articles Reporter's Diary Your Stories

Your Stories: Feat. A Book of Light

August 30, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective A Book of Light, getting help, Interviews, Jerry Pinto, Mental Health Books, Understanding mental health

By Amrita Tripathi Writer and columnist Jerry Pinto needs little introduction, and as many of you will have seen and read…he has followed

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Artwork for Your Stories: Living With Mental Illness

Articles Guest Contributors Mental Health Your Stories

Your Stories: Living With Mental Illness

August 22, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective Depression, ECT, getting help, Understanding mental health, YOUR STORIES

By Anonymous Dear Contributor, thank you for your courage in sharing your story I have (had) mental health issues since

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Talking About Mental Illness

August 18, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective getting help, Not Alone, Talking Mental Health, Understanding mental health

By Amrita Tripathi Over the past decade, it seems to have become marginally easier to discuss issues like depression or

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Artwork for Ask The Experts: Understanding Anxiety Disorders

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Ask The Experts: Understanding Anxiety Disorders

August 16, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective anxiety, ask the experts, getting help, Understanding Therapy

By Varkha Chulani All anxiety is unhealthy. When you are concerned about how you are going to do in an

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Artwork for Your Story: Living With Bipolar Disorder

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Your Story: Living With Bipolar Disorder

August 15, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective Bipolar Disorder, Understanding bipolar disorder, Understanding mental health, Understanding Therapy, YOUR STORIES

Note for the reader: Our story comes from a single parent in his 50s, whose identity we are protecting. Dear

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Artwork for Ask the Experts: Understanding Depression

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Ask the Experts: Understanding Depression

August 15, 2016April 12, 2026 Health Collective Depression, getting help, mental health, Mental Health 101, Understanding Therapy

By Meera Haran Alva Depression in India According to a World Health Organization World Mental Health (WHO WMH) supported study, approximately

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For India: suicide helplines
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Mental Health Resources

The World Health Organization’s Fact Sheet on Depression
The WHO guidelines on Preventing Suicide: Media Resource
The Samaritans Media Guidelines on Reporting About Suicide
National Crime Records Bureau report on Suicides in India
Mental HealthCare Act 2017
The National Mental Health Survey

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