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Treating Depression and Anxiety in India

By John M. Grohol, PsyD
Founder & Editor-in-Chief

What do you do when 80% to 90% of your population that has severe depression or anxiety never received adequate treatment? If you’re India with a strapped health budget, you do what you can with what you have.

In this case, a program financed by the …

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Treating Depression and Anxiety in India

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  1. Even for depression yoga or exercises are the best remidies. One can come out off depression by the meditation done in yoga. According to me those who have depression, its good that they join the yoga classes.

  2. For depression too its good to do yoga. One can even meditate which is prefered in yoga. Well its good to join such classes.

  3. The recent upswing in the economic boom which India is experiencing has led to this situation. People are moving ahead at sucha fast pace that they do not have the time to recollect their thoughts and be balanced. Higher salaries, huge perks, greater spending power has led to a dissipation of old age values where to move at a slower pace to fully enjoy the fruits of your labour are discredited and looked down upon.
    Sad that a nation which prides itself on “spiritualism” and yoga practices lacks the mental fortitude to cope!!!

  4. I want to see therapist in calcutta india,I think i am suffering from GAD anxity for a long time.i need contack number or address of good doctor or therapist for my anxiety disorder.

  5. Dear viewer
    i am psychologist.Most people suffer depression in 21 century.Every one had problem then doesn’t like to listen the problem.I said simple method to out burst Ur emotion technique.Expressive therapy Ur amazing this technique.u are simply write Ur feeling ,worries and negative emotion.that will every dislike event ur not disclose to anybody ur write ur won words .after write the message to tared the paper.u are do it and after say how to feel

    Thank for opportunity

    Website Psychcentral.com

  6. it is true India does not have counseling places for people to go and talk about their depression/problems and psychotherapist will spend 5 minutes with and prescribe whole alot medications. (i have tried 3 different doctors and no doctor is willing to sit down with me on one to one and talk.
    Now i have family member whos in diar need.
    India needs good psychotherapist who can help people like in united states.

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