Stacked DeckMore Women Than Men Are Diagnosed With Depression, Anxiety Because of Everyday Inequality: Study Medicine's long history of viewing women's mental health as a problem to fix also contributes to higher diagnoses among women. By Devrupa Rakshit
Living VicariouslyWatching Nature Programming Can Boost Well‑Being, Says Study Amid lockdowns and urbanization, humans increasingly can't access real nature -- but watching it on TV can satisfy our need for rejuvenation. By Rajvi Desai
New Mothers Deserve MorePostpartum Depression Can Hit Any Time Within 3 Years of Childbirth: Study New mothers require familial and institutional support for much longer than previously thought. By Aditi Murti
Win-Win SituationWhat Does It Mean to Be Psychologically Safe in the Workplace? Psychological safety doesn't mean eliminating criticism -- it means giving and receiving feedback in a sensitive, solution-oriented way. By Rajvi Desai
Protect Frontline WorkersNearly 25% of Health Care Workers Experience PTSD During an Epidemic: Study One year after a past outbreak ended, 12% of health care workers still had symptoms of post-traumatic stress. By Aditi Murti
Woe Is Me!Woe Is Me! “I’m Depressed and My Girlfriend Taunts Me About My Behavior” A series in which The Swaddle team indulges your pity party with advice you'll probably ignore. By The Swaddle Team
Stemming A CrisisDelhi Announces Plan to Regulate Private Coaching Centers The quality of services within this "parallel education system" varies widely, leaving students physically and mentally vulnerable. By Aditi Murti
Cop OutWe Need to Stop Confusing Punishment With Justice Social order has been built on the premise that punishment deters wrongdoing and provides catharsis to victims -- but it doesn't. By Rajvi Desai
Not-So-Free To Be Online1 in 3 Women Suffer Mental Stress Due to Harassment on Facebook, Instagram: Global Survey Online harassment is leading women to quit social media altogether -- widening the existing gender gap on the internet in India. By Devrupa Rakshit
To Hoard Or Not To HoardWhy Do Some People Hoard Things? People hold onto things out of a need for safety, security, and stability, or because making decisions about what to throw away becomes too stressful. By Devrupa Rakshit
A World Within YouWhat Exactly Is an Internal Monologue, and Do We All Have One? An internal monologue is the way in which we identify and make sense of our thoughts, and not everyone does this verbally. By Rajvi Desai
Looking In The Mirror‘The Social Dilemma’ Told Us What We Already Knew. Then Why Was it So Shocking? The film got industry insiders to tell us we’re lab rats in a huge technological experiment, with no clear purpose or end in sight. By Rajvi Desai
The Kids Don't Need ThisOpen Letter From Children’s Rights Advocates Urges Tech Firms to Stop Targeting Advertisements to Kids Academics, activists, doctors and politicians stressed the negative effects of advertising to children, including privacy violations. By Aditi Murti
Feeling Blue?Has Work‑From‑Home Eliminated ‘Monday Blues’ Or Made Them Worse? The dilution of the work-and-home boundary has made Monday anxiety worse for some. By Devrupa Rakshit
Affirmative PleasureMental Health Counselors Are Not Trained To View Sexuality Through A Sex‑Positive Lens In India. Here’s Why That Needs To Change. Sexuality is either seen through the lens of traumas or disorders, or left unaddressed. By Shivangi Gupta
Justice For RheaRhea Chakraborty Is Not A National Villain. She’s A Feminist Icon. She has shown enormous dignity and strength in asserting her right to mourn and live in peace. By The Swaddle Team
Ask For HelpGOI Launches Mental Health Helpline in 13 Languages The helpline, named KIRAN, will offer early screening, first aid, psychological support, and distress management. By Aditi Murti
Pants On FireHow We’ve Misunderstood, Misused the Term ‘Pathological Liar’ Whether pathological liars know they are lying is a subject hotly debated among mental health experts. By Rajvi Desai
