Your mind and your heart affect each other. This is not just a guess. Research has verified this fact. It has been shown that stress, depression, and feeling out of control add up to about 30 percent of the risk of a first heart attack. That is a big number. It is close to the…
Search “how to heal anxiety” online. You will find breathing hacks, promises to “reprogram your subconscious in 7 days,” and trauma journals and retreat packages sold for thousands. None of it is regulated. None of it is backed by research. As a psychiatrist practicing in Kathmandu, I see the damage from this every week. This…
“क्यान्सर” भन्ने शब्द सुन्नासाथ हाम्रो दिमागमा किमोथेरापी, अपरेसन, र बाँच्ने सम्भावनाको कुरा आउँछ। तर यसभन्दा धेरै कम चर्चा हुने कुरा हो: क्यान्सरसँगै आउने मानसिक भार। डर, निद्राको समस्या, र पहिलो स्क्यानदेखि उपचार सकिएको वर्षौंपछिसम्म पनि नछोड्ने चिन्ता। नेपालमा क्यान्सर उपचारको यो पाटो अहिलेसम्म कम चर्चामा परेको छ। तर तथ्याङ्क हेर्ने हो भने यसलाई बेवास्ता गर्न…
Depression is a mood disorder that affects more than 264 million people worldwide as per the estimate of WHO. The clinical depression that we are talking about is very different from the English term “depression”. We use the word “depressed” during usual mood fluctuations and short-lived emotional responses to challenges in everyday life. But being…
Dr. Pramita Sharma, MD In recent history, the world has faced various outbreaks, epidemics, and pandemics. From the Zika virus, various strains of influenza (bird, swine), Ebola, SARS, to most recently, novel coronavirus 2019, or COVID-19. Right now, the world is battling a coronavirus pandemic. It started in December 2019, when a group of people…
