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USA: Al-Qaeda terrorist who wanted to participate in 9/11 attacks released for psychiatric treatment, Biden administration dropped legal challenge

OpIndia Staff - 8 March, 2022

The prisoner named al-Qahtani was trained by Islamist terror outfit Al-Qaeda and had tried to enter the United States unsuccessfully on August 4, 2001, to participate in the deadly 9/11 attacks.

Economy and Finance

Union Budget 2022-23: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announces National Mental Health Programme

OpIndia Staff - 1 February, 2022

The Covid-19 pandemic has accentuated mental health problems in people of all ages, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today while presenting the Union Budget 2022-23.

World

When Pakistan’s First Lady Bushra Bibi made a surprise visit to a mental health facility and asked where drug addicts are kept

OpIndia Staff - 13 October, 2021

It is notable here that supernatural claims and rumours about Bushra Bibi are quite common in Pakistan. Bushra Bibi is known as ‘Pinky Peerni’, a living saint-woman with special powers.

News Reports

12.5% of Keralites have mental health issues, only 15% seek treatment, says Kerala Health Minister

OpIndia Staff - 11 October, 2021

Veena George said that most people in the State do not have an accurate understanding of mental health problems and thus are unable to diagnose them or seek treatment for the same.

News Reports

Jamshedpur: Girl rescued from Hussaini Karbala Imambada was tied up in chains to ‘exorcise demons’, says Maulvi drugged and assaulted her

Anurag - 29 September, 2021

Police stated that she gave accurate information about herself and family. The girl's family has claimed that she was possessed by ghosts and hence was being 'treated' at the Imambada.

World

Experts question Joe Biden’s mental health after he confuses facts about his son during interview, raise concerns about dementia: Details

OpIndia Staff - 21 August, 2021

Health experts have once again questioned the cognitive abilities of Joe Biden after he bungled his way through an interview.

News Reports

Psychedelic drugs such as LSD and ‘Magic Mushrooms’ to treat depression and PTSD? Research investigates effects on mental health

K Bhattacharjee - 5 July, 2021

Since the 1960s, psychedelics have been heavily stigmatised in the public arena. However, with the passage of time, things are changing.

News Reports

TV actor Sushant Singh abuses mental health experts who wanted Covid patients not to be exposed to negative news

OpIndia Staff - 29 April, 2021

Television actor Sushant Singh on Wednesday abused the mental health experts who suggested that the media should have some restrain and focus on reporting facts instead of sensational and hysterical reportage.

News Reports

Top mental health experts ask media not to create panic around Covid-19, criticise negative reporting from crematoriums

OpIndia Staff - 28 April, 2021

NIMHANS Director, other mental health professionals release open letter asking media to avoid “panic-inducing coverage” on Covid-19

News Reports

To tackle increasing suicide rates during the pandemic, Japan appoints a ‘Minister of Loneliness’

OpIndia Staff - 24 February, 2021

According to the Japan Times, the preliminary figure released by the National Policy Agency showed that 20,919 people died of suicide in 2020, which was 750 more than the previous year.

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