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…
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…
The spread of a novel Coronavirus is creating a state of panic and anxiety on a global scale. Public health authorities around the world are taking action to contain the coronavirus outbreak. However, this time of crisis is generating stress in the general population. It is very usual for all of us to be in…
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…
