Ask the Experts with Dr Achal Bhagat When we talk about caring for somebody with a mental health problem, the most important thing is not to be judgmental. People can have all kinds of problems. What might be easy for…
Year: 2018
We Walk Among You
1 in 4 people will have a mental health problem this — and every — year Art by Kishore Mohan/ Health Collective
6 Things to Know Before Entering Therapy
By Kamna Chhibber People frequently equate therapy with ‘simply talking’, just like you would with a friend or a family member. To us therapists, it is far more than that. A therapeutic setting creates the environment for you to explore…
Mental Health and You: The Work From Home Dilemma
By Vandita Morarka I work from home on several days through certain months of the year, owing to the nature of my work and multiple commitments. It’s generally not been for longer than a week at a time, though, which…
Ask the Experts: What’s Stressing Out Indian Kids?
Ask the Experts with Dr Amit Sen Amrita Tripathi, Founder-Editor, The Health Collective We’re in conversation today with senior psychiatrist Dr Amit Sen to take us through some of the most common stressors when it comes to child and adolescent mental health. Dr Amit Sen, Founder, Children…
Understanding ADHD/ ADD
By Devina Buckshee What comes to mind when you think of Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) or Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)? “Unfortunately a child who has ADHD is always imagined/perceived as a child who has excess energy, fidgety and most probably…
What is Love?
Relationships 101 with Dr Achal Bhagat One of the commonest questions I’m asked is: What is this thing called love? I say to people and it’s not about falling in love it’s about working on a relationship; it’s about…
We Need to Talk: Suicide and Suicide Prevention
By Amrita Tripathi A recent article in the Times of India highlighted that in India, a student takes his/her own life every hour. Every hour. Every year, we talk about exam stress, often ignoring relationship stress, the magnitude of pressure on the young, and…
Hidden Illness: The Dr Vikram Patel Interview
As part of our series, Ask the Experts, The Health Collective is delighted to share PART TWO of this interview with renowned psychiatrist Dr Vikram Patel, the Co-Founder, Sangath. Also Watch: Part One of the Interview Amrita: Dr Patel,…
Love, Understanding, and a Boyfriend with Bipolar Disorder
By NN* I fell in love when I was 19. A seemingly innocuous statement that could have underlined the life of any person in the last year of their teens. But when I write love, I mean it was really love. The…