Many patients complain to physicians about insufficient sleep and chronic problems in sleep patterns. A patient who sleeps 6 to 7 hours may be concerned that she or he is not sleeping long enough, not realizing that 6 to 7 hours may be enough to them. Many people believe that 8 hours of sleep is…
“सुशिला एक अठ्ठाइस वर्षीय विवाहित महिला हुन् । उनले एम्.ए. सम्म अध्ययन गरेकी छन् र उनी अहिले नेपालको एक प्रतिष्ठित बैङ्कमा काम गर्दै आएकी छन् । उनलाई टाउको दुखाईको समस्याले साह्रै सताएको छ । हप्ताको १–२ पटक उनको टाउकोको एक पाटो दुख्छ र एक पटक सुरु भए पश्चात् ५–६ घण्टासम्म दुखिरहन्छ । यसले गर्दा उनी…
आत्महत्या सम्बन्धि जनमानसमा धेरै भ्रमहरु छन् । यस मध्ये सबैभन्दा ठूलो भ्रम भनेको आत्महत्याबारे कुराकानी गर्दा वा यसबारे सोध्दा जोखिममा भएका व्यक्तिलाई आत्महत्या गर्न उक्साउँछ भन्ने हो तर वास्तवमा आत्महत्याको बारेमा कुराकानी गर्दा यसले जोखिममा भएको व्यक्तिमा रहेको तनावलाई घटाउन मद्दत गर्दछ । त्यसैगरि आत्महत्याबारे कुराकानी गर्दा त्यो व्यक्तिको भावना बुझिदिए जस्तो महसुश हुन्छ र…
We come across different situations in life that make us feel anxious. A student might feel anxious when he/she faces exam, a young musician might have anxiety when he gives a performance in front of a large crowd, a child may be anxious when facing a stranger. Anxiety is all around us. We may be strong…
From the time when the psychiatric illness was regarded as a reason for social outcasts, the field has taken a giant leap in the last century. Mental health has come through a long and tiring journey riding the back of psychoanalysis and serendipitous discovery of psychotropic medications in the mid of 21st century followed by…
