नेपालमा हरेक दिन झन्डै २० जनाले आत्महत्या गरेर ज्यान गुमाउँछन्। यो त प्रहरीले दर्ता गरेको संख्या मात्र हो। वास्तविक संख्या यसभन्दा धेरै हुनसक्छ, किनभने धेरै परिवारले यस्ता घटना लुकाउँछन्, लाज लाग्ने डरले, कानुनी झमेलामा पर्ने त्रासले, र एउटा गलत धारणाले जुन अझै मान्छेको दिमागबाट हट्दै हटेको छैन आत्महत्या गैरकानुनी हो भन्ने। तर यो सत्य होइन।…
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…
Suicide has been a global and national public health concern. Close to 800,000 people lose their life to suicide every year. It is estimated that for each completed suicide there are more than 20 other attempts. In fact, suicide attempts are an important risk factor for subsequent suicide. Suicide cuts across all sociodemographic levels and…
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…
नोबेल कोरोना भाइरसले विश्वभरी त्रास र चिन्ताको वातावरण सिर्जना गरेको छ । संसारभरिका स्वास्थकर्मीले यसको नियन्त्रणका लागि विभिन्न प्रयास गरेतापनि यी प्रयासहरु पर्याप्त भइरहेका छैनन् र यसले आम-मानसमा तनाव र त्रासको स्थिती सिर्जना गरेको छ । सामाजिक तथा विद्युतिय सञ्जालमा सम्प्रेषण भइरहेका समाचार तथा सूचनाहरुले हामी सबैलाई चिन्तित बनाउनु सामान्य नै हो । विपद्को समयमा…
