Mental Health

From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone
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From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone

We don’t have an original I-Column this month. Instead we feature the voices of two women, Deepika Padukone and Reshma…
By Curated Content
April 15, 2015
From Reshma Valliappan to Deepika Padukone
The Invisible Feminism in Freud?
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The Invisible Feminism in Freud?

Should it have been a full stop or a question mark that finished the above title? It deeply confused me….
By Tanisha Chadha
April 15, 2015
The Invisible Feminism in Freud?
Finding Hope At The Other End Of The Line: Stories from AASRA’s Helpline For Suicide Prevention
A man in a checkered shirt sits at a dek where a placard shows the rough outline of the human brain with messages about the importance seeking help for bad mental health written on it
Finding Hope At The Other End Of The Line: Stories from AASRA’s Helpline For Suicide Prevention

I run an NGO called AASRA, a 24×7 crisis intervention center for the depressed and suicidal. Day in and day…
By Johnson Thomas
April 1, 2015
Finding Hope At The Other End Of The Line: Stories from AASRA’s Helpline For Suicide Prevention
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
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Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality

[slideshow_deploy id=’5774′] The most common jab taken at someone who is not heteronormative is that they are insane, and need…
By Curated Content
April 1, 2015
Brushstrokes: Sigmund Freud on Homosexuality
Equality of Sex In a Relationship
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Equality of Sex In a Relationship

“At the same time, eroticism in the home requires active engagement and willful intent. It is an ongoing resistance to…
By Sonal Sood
April 1, 2015
Equality of Sex In a Relationship
Bridging the Gap: Ideas for a More Inclusive Sexuality Education Programme
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Bridging the Gap: Ideas for a More Inclusive Sexuality Education Programme

A 22-year-old autistic young man with low intellectual functioning I work with, recently got into trouble with the police because…
By Ankita Khanna
April 1, 2015
Bridging the Gap: Ideas for a More Inclusive Sexuality Education Programme
Forced into illness!
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Forced into illness!

For long, a major section of our population considered people belonging to sexual ‘minorities’ as being mentally ill. They believed…
By Almas Shamim
April 1, 2015
Forced into illness!
Issue In Focus: Rabbits, Monsters And Terrified Therapists
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Issue In Focus: Rabbits, Monsters And Terrified Therapists

The rabbit and the monster is a story about a baby rabbit all alone in a jungle trying to escape…
By Shikha Aleya
April 1, 2015
Issue In Focus: Rabbits, Monsters And Terrified Therapists
Interview: Sadhana Vohra On Building Joyful Lives From A Sense of Connection With Other Humans
Headshot of psychologist Sadhna Vohra, she has white hair and dark glasses and is wearing an orange dupatta around her neck
Interview: Sadhana Vohra On Building Joyful Lives From A Sense of Connection With Other Humans

Sadhana Vohra is a psychotherapist in private practice in New Delhi, India. She divides her time between long hours at…
By Radhika Chandiramani
April 1, 2015
Interview: Sadhana Vohra On Building Joyful Lives From A Sense of Connection With Other Humans
Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia
An infographic talking about how to be a good trans ally
Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia

Last week, I was at The Third International Conference on Human Rights and Peace and Conflict in Southeast Asia organised…
By Vizla Kumaresan
November 1, 2014
Intersections between Mental Health and Human Rights: The case of transwomen and transmen in Malaysia
Interview: Anjali Gopalan
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Interview: Anjali Gopalan

A photo of Anjali Gopalan, who has short black and gray hair and dark eyes. Anjali is smiling, wearing a light pink dupatta.

By Anisha Dutt
December 1, 2013
Interview: Anjali Gopalan
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