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Express News Service BENGALURU: It’s been three months since Bheemappa N, a lecturer at a private college, lost his father to Covid, but he is still unable to cope with the loss. Every night, he relives those days in his sleep, and mutters, “Switch off the ventilator machine, I am unable to sleep. Doctor said only if oxygen level drops, should he be given oxygen. Please help, doctor… he is falling ill.” Bheemappa is not alone in dealing with such traumatic situations. Doctors at Nimhans and psychiatrists across the city confirm that cases of post-traumatic stress disorder are quite co...

NEW DELHI: A group of mental health professionals have cautioned media against indiscreet use of disturbing images of Covid victims and their grieving family members, saying it has a serious impact on those watching it in the confines of their homes. Recognising the importance of factual reporting in the midst of the pandemic, the group, however, advised restraint in the interest of the mental health of a large section of the population which is already faced with severe disruptions in normal life. “We are saying that hysteria and panic-inducing coverage should be avoided,” the mental he...

Express News Service BENGALURU:  The second wave of Covid- 19 is like a “tsunami” and has “compounded the sense of fear and despair among the people,” according to Dr Pratima Murthy, professor and head of the Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru. “People with Covid-19 also need to be evaluated for neuropsychiatric symptoms and provided follow- up support. Those with substance use disorders need special attention, particularly for withdrawal management and relapse prevention,” she pointed out. Given the surge in infec...

Changes may persist even when alcohol consumption is stopped, finds study It is common knowledge that excessive alcohol consumption is bad for health. But the assumption that all the damage can be set right after a person stops drinking is not true, according to researchers from NIMHANS. Excessive alcohol consumption can cause irreversible changes to the DNA and changes may persist even when alcohol is no longer consumed, revealed a study by researchers at NIMHANS including Pratima Murthy, HoD, Psychiatry, and Sanjeev Jain, Senior Professor of Psychiatry, who heads the Molecular Genetics Labo...

Not just healthcare workers, top doctors in Bengaluru and other cities also took the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine on Saturday to instil confidence a