Mysuru: Depression is an emerging global epidemic with over 350 million people affected and by the year 2030, depression will be the leading cause of the global burden of diseases ahead of all health conditions. Close to eight lakh people die due to suicide every year. As depression affects all age groups, it is important…
Two-day National Meet on ‘Combat Depression’ from Oct.22
October 12, 2018Mysuru: A two-day National Conference on ‘Combat Depression’ will be held on Oct. 22 and 23 at Sri Rajendra Auditorium, JSS Medical College in city from 9 am. The conference has been organised by Department of Pharmacology and Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College, JSS Academy of Higher Education and Research (JSS AHER) in association…
Rise in deaths of teens, youths attributed to depression
April 18, 2017Depression today has become an epidemic of mass proportions affecting a large segment of the population. It is considered a major public health problem and is the second most common cause of death among individuals aged 15-29 years. People with depression often go undiagnosed and avoid sharing what they are undergoing in view of the…
Why be depressed? Cheer up!
April 12, 2017Sir, This refers to the write-up titled ‘World Health Day: Depression – Let’s talk Lifestyle’ by Dr. B. R. Pai (Star of Mysore dated Apr. 3). Cambridge English Dictionary defines Depression as ‘the state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future; a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and…
World Health Day on Apr. 7
April 3, 2017Depression – Let’s Talk Lifestyle By Dr. B.R. Pai Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his latest Mann Ki Baat, highlighting the scourge of depression has given a clarion call for ending its suppression. The call hasn’t come a day sooner. World Health Organisation (WHO) characterising depression as one of the most disabling of disorders, has…
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