Suicidologists
urge media to stop
glorifying suicides (rep
04/10/2024)
Post-disaster
scenario: Dealing with a mental health
crisis, by Rika Rijal (ae
01/10/2024)
Nepal
Needs a Licensing Body for Counseling
and Therapy in Mental Health, by
Kishor Adhikari (rep 22/09/2024)
More
farmers and students are killing
themselves in Nepal, data shows :
Growing financial pressures including
debt and rising production cost is
fuelling self-harm among farmers, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 10/09/2024)
World
Suicide Prevention Day: An average of 20
people commit suicide daily in Nepal
(rep 10/09/2024)
Maternity
Hospital starts screening pregnant
women, new mums for mental health issues
: Doctors say mental health problems in
pregnant women and new mothers are more
severe than previously believed, with
around 20 percent women affected, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 24/08/2024)
Nepal
witnesses unprecedented rise in suicide
cases : A record 7,223 suicides were
reported in the fiscal year 2023-24,
highlighting a worsening mental health
crisis, by Ajun Poudel (kp
19/08/2024)
Understanding
Mental Health in Rural Mugu: A Personal
Experience, by Grishma Paneru (rep
19/08/2024)
Children
and adolescents to be screened for
mental health conditions : Report shows
the prevalence of current suicidal
thoughts among adolescents was around
four percent in 2020; suicidal attempt
in the same age group was 0.7 percent
(kp 08/08/2024)
Crisis and its
long-term impact on mental health in
Nepal, by Nabin Prasad Joshi (ae
01/08/2024)
Maternity
Hospital pushes for mental health screening
training for all healthcare workers : It is
estimated that around 20 percent of women suffer
from mental health problems during pregnancy
(kp 02/07/2024)
Bleeding
Resilience : The prevalence of mental health
issues, such as anxiety and depression, is on
the rise in Nepal and worldwide, by Fr.
Augustine Thomas, S.J. (rep 02/07/2024)
Embracing
mental health awareness in adolescents (rep
29/06/2024)
KMC
imparts mental health screening training to
doctors, paramedics : Officials say : they will
also provide medicines for mental health
problems to patients from urban health promotion
centres (kp 27/06/2024)
Nepali
society yet to embrace hard mental illnesses :
Individuals with hard mental conditions are
still pitied, and socially isolated, by
Aarati Ray (kp 31/05/2024)
Need
for counselling as students complain of rigid
school rules : Students and mental health
facilitators believe that regular school
counselling can go a long way in creating a
healthy learning environment, by Manushree
Mahat (kp 11/05/2024)
Health
workers deployed at prisons to get mental health
screening training : An estimated 35 percent of
around 27,000 inmates in Nepal have mental
health problems, by Arjun Poudel (kp
02/04/2024)
Mental
health support in schools : Schools should do
more to ensure a stress-free environment for
students to learn and grow, rather than obsess
over studies, by Dipesh Tandukar (kp
02/04/2024)
Judiciary
and Mental Health, by Diwakar Dhakal (kh
02/03/2024)
Focus
on mental health : Nepal has less than one
mental health worker for every 100,000 people,
by Pallavi Koirala (kp 30/01/2024)
Transforming
Mental Health For All, by Jhabindra Bhandari
(rn 20/01/2024)
Mental
illness: Social Media Identified as a
Significant Factor, by Pawan Mudbhari (kh
18/01/2024)
Against
all odds : The mental health challenges of
individuals with disabilities, which are a
result of societal misconceptions and
discrimination they face, are often neglected,
by Aarati Rai (kp 09/01/2024)
Mental
Health and Human Rights, by Swastika Poudel
(rep 06/01/2024)
Haunting
specter of heartbreak takes toll on young lives,
by Sita Neupane (kh 02/01/2024)
National
Planning Commission set to bring suicide
prevention strategy this fiscal year : Nepal
aimed to reduce suicides to 9.7 per 100,000
people by 2022 but the number rose to 24, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 01/01/2024), Getting
serious on suicides : The National Planning
Commission should lobby for more money for
mental health (kp 02/01/2024)
Children
in quake-hit areas in need of physiological
counselling : Many of those orphaned in the
disaster are under mental duress as they
struggle to recover from the trauma, by
Mashesh KC (kp 28/12/2023)
Rising
stress and suicides among Nepal Police personnel,
by Arun Bam (rep 10/12/2023)
Experts
warn of mental health problems in quake-hit
areas : Study showed 34 percent rise in anxiety,
20 percent jump in alcohol use and 11 percent
increase in suicidal thoughts, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 08/11/2023), Mental
Health Support For Quake Victims, by Shyam P
Lohani (rn 12/11/2023)
Increase
in mental illness cases poses a challenge,
interview with Ananta Adhikari (kh 30/10/2023)
World
Mental Health Day being observed today (rep
10/10/2023)
Identifying
mental health patients through female health
volunteers : Officials hope the volunteers will
encourage patients to seek treatment and to
continue medication for anxiety, depression,
alcohol use, psychosis and suicidal tendencies,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/10/2023)
Adolescents'
mental health awareness programme held (ht
11/09/2023)
It’s
time to act for mental health : Responsible
media reporting is an effective public health
intervention in suicide prevention, by
Pallavi Koirala and Kedar Marahatta (kp
10/09/2023), On
a Tight Alley: Mental Health Law in Nepal,
by Mona Sharma (rep 10/09/2023)
National
Suicide Prevention Helpline 1166 accessible from
Ncell network (ht 08/09/2023)
Nepal’s
mental health crisis : A lack of awareness and
infrastructure is hindering efforts to address
this burgeoning problem, by Pushpa Raj Joshi
(kp 24/08/2023)
Journalist
Chhetri of Pokhara self-immolates by spraying
petrol on her body (rep 24/08/2023)
Who
is to blame?, by Samikshya Bhattarai (rep
17/08/2023)
Government
launching nationwide campaign to address growing
mental health problem : Health ministry aims to
impart mental health training to health workers
throughout the country, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/08/2023)
Victims
of neglect : The government must first recognise
the declining mental health of its citizens as a
healthcare crisis (kp 28/07/2023)
Mental
health patients in Nepal suffer due to shortage
of qualified experts : As tailor-made therapy is
expensive, patients are often caught in two
minds, by Manushree Mahat (kp 22/07/2023)
Mental
Health In Youth, by Prabin Manandhar (rep
21/07/2023)
Mental
health: More Nepali women are afflicted than men
: Twenty-two percent women and 11 percent men
aged 15 to 49 years have symptoms of anxiety in
Nepal, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/07/2023)
Mental
health: It's impact on cancer patients, by
Terisa Tamang (ht 05/07/2023)
Talking
mental health : Individuals who open up about
their mental health are called weak and those
who suffer in silence deemed strong, by
Rebecca M Shrestha (kp 27/06/2023)
Mental
health: The stigma associated with it, by
Terisa Tamang (ht 17/05/2023)
Plan
to hire clinical psychologists in limbo : There
are no psychologists serving under health
ministry and no agency to monitor the quality of
services they provide, by Arjun Poudel (kp
12/05/2023)
Growing
Suicide among Nepali Students in Australia,
by Shishir Bhatta (rep 24/04/2023)
No
government counselling programme yet to prevent
maternal deaths from suicides : Counselling
services to start at major maternity hospitals
by this fiscal year, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/04/2023)
WhatsApp
group helps mental health patients :
Health ministry to send psychiatrists to
14 district hospitals every month to
treat them, by Arjun Poudel (kp
25/02/2023)
Man
attempts self-immolation in Pokhara
(kh 29/01/2023), Two
injured as a man tries to self-immolate
in Pokhara, woman's condition critical,
by Santosh Pokharel (rep 29/01/2023)
Distressed
by debt, yet another businessman kills himself :
A note left by the 57-year-old man from
Biratnagar mentions failing in business and an
inability to clear loans as reasons for suicide,
by Binod Bhandari (kp 27/01/2023)
Even
those looking sound might have mental health
issues : Experts advise sufferers to communicate
their problems with others, and call for
awareness drives on mental health, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 26/01/2023)
A
painful case: Prem Prasad Acharya’s suicide
exposes ills of private sector business, corrupt
political system and indifferent state : In his
heart-wrenching Facebook status posted before
self-immolation, Prem Acharya has stated how the
deep rooted cronyism, nexus between businesses
and politicians and corruption in the system led
him to end his life (nlt 25/01/2023)
Preventing
Suicide Contagion, by Shyam P Lohani (rn
04/12/2022)
Preventable
deaths: Estimated 19-20 people commit suicide
everyday in Nepal : Experts say many suicide
attempts can be prevented if people with
suicidal tendencies are identified in time,
by Anshu Khanal (nlt 30/11/2022)
Health
workers being trained to carry out mental health
screening of prisoners : Around 40 percent of
the nearly 27,000 inmates suffer from mental
health problems, according to official estimates,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 26/11/2022)
Mental
health absent from poll manifestos : Leaders of
political parties say they are aware of the
problems and their commitments on health covers
the issue (kp 05/11/2022)
Access
to Mental Health Professionals in Nepal, by
Mohit Rauniyar (rep 03/11/2022)
Transforming
Mental Health in Nepal, by Shristi Joshi
(rep 10/10/2022)
Suicide
incidents at Narayani alarming, by Ramesh
Kumar Paudel (kp 25/09/2022)
A
disturbing rise in suicide among minors in Nepal,
by Anushka Nepal (ae 22/09/2022)
454
people committed suicide in three years (rep
18/09/2022) [related to
Bardiya district only]
Mobile
addiction affecting children’s mental health,
by Bina Neupane (kh 17/09/2022)
How
helplines can be effective in preventing
suicides : Doctors say suicide is avoidable and
stress making suicide prevention hotlines
effective and ensuring easy access to
counselling services, by Arjun Poudel (kp
29/08/2022), Minding
mental health : Increasing the number of
telephone helplines may be one of the ways to
tackle the problem (kp 30/08/2022)
“We
work to prevent people from committing suicide”,
interview with Sharmila Basnet, president of
Samriddhi Nepal (kh 03/05/2022)
Mentally
ill people in eastern districts deprived of
treatment : The families complain that they have
not gotten any support from the government in
the treatment of their loved ones, by Parbat
Portel (kp 13/04/2022)
Euthanasia:
Is Nepal ready for discussion?, by Tulika
Rajouria (ht 07/04/2022)
Hopelessness
Leading To Mass Suicide, by Mahima Devkota
(rn 19/03/2022)
Suicide
rate is high, but conversation about issue is
lacking : Mental health issues have been
emerging as a major health crisis in the
country, experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
14/03/2022)
Five
members of a family attempt group suicide; one
dies in Kathmandu (kh 08/03/2022)
The
need to regulate psychologists in Nepal : The
profession of psychologists has a direct
relation to the mental health of people and thus
must warrant high quality practitioners with
proper accreditations who are governed by proper
legislation, by Arju Dahal (rec 02/01/2022)
Mental
health: Important in people’s lives, by
Sonika Lamichhane (kh 28/12/2021)
Mental
health of new mothers during the pandemicThe
mental well-being of new mothers is often
overlooked and rarely taken into consideration,
by Heema Rai (kp 30/10/2021)
'Children,
youths prone to mental health issues' (ht
08/10/2021)
Something
on their minds : Society should offer support so
that people facing mental health issues feel
accepted, by Mimamsha Dhungel (kp
07/10/2021)
Social
Beliefs On Menstruation Take Tolls On Youths’
Mental Health, by Smita Adhikari (rn
24/09/2021)
Understanding
and preventing suicides : Addressing suicide
requires a multi-sectoral approach that takes
both mental health and societal factors into
account while providing for research and data
for more targeted approaches, by Obindra B
Chand and Sudeep Uprety (rec 23/09/2021)
Suicide
Rate Increases By 14.2% In A Year, Province 1
Has Highest Suicide Cases, by Mahima Devkota
(rn 13/09/2021)
Suicide
rate at all-time high following COVID-19
outbreak (rep 11/09/2021)
Creating
Hope through Action, by Pallavi Koirala (rep
10/09/2021)
Academia
must confront mental health issues : People tend
to look at mental health patients with fear,
disgust and embarrassment, by Ameesha
Rayamajhi (kp 09/08/2021)
Despite
free treatment and medications, mental health
patients are deprived of care, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 27/08/2021)
Three
members of same family including 8-month
daughter commit suicide in Jhapa (kh
23/08/2021) [How can an
eight-month-old girl commit suicide?]
Nepal
sees spike in suicides during pandemic : Death
by suicide has soared in Nepal during the
pandemic, but treatment of mental health
disorders can save lives, by Sonia Awale (nt
13/08/2021)
Nepalis
are killing themselves. What can we do?, by
Cilla Khatry (ae 12/08/2021), Suicide
prevention: Work on the whys (besides covid) :
The UN has recommended that Nepal develop and
implement a national strategy and action plan
for the prevention of suicide, by Cilla
Khatry (ae 12/08/2021)
Amidst
Covid-19 and climate change, a mental health
crisis looms, by Shuvam Rizal (Record
01/06/2021)
How
are we failing our daughters? Parents have the
biggest role to play in taking care of the
mental health of their children, by Rojisha
Shahi Thakuri (kp 23/05/2021)
New
strategy to promote mental health developed
(ht 10/05/2021)
Mental
health issues on the rise amid pandemic and
restrictions : Social support, sufficient sleep,
physical activities and limiting social media
time are some of the ways to cope with the
situation, experts say, by Shuvam Dhungana
(kp 05/05/2021), Silent
epidemic : Psychiatrists warn the second wave
could be more severe for mental health
(kp 06/05/2021)
84%
youth suffering from anxiety due to COVID-19
: Survey, by Shree Ram Subedi (rep 23/04/2021)
Mass
suicide attempted again in Dailekh, by
Govinda KC (rep 27/03/2021)
Bid
to ensure mental well-being of COVID-hit (ht
26/02/2021)
Ministry
fails to operate suicide prevention hotline,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 03/01/2021)
Integrated
action plan in offing to promote mental health
(ht 17/12/2020)
Health
workers, doctors to be trained to deal with
mental health issues : Nepal faces a severe
shortage of mental health professionals,
especially at the grassroots, as it only has 130
psychiatrists, most of whom are based in
Kathmandu and urban centres, by Arjun Poudel
(kp 15/12/2020)
UN
urges Nepal to take urgent action to address
growing mental health issues amid COVID-19
pandemic (rep 10/10/2020)
Talking
mental health : The staggering number of
suicides in the recent past is a wake-up call
for us (kp 09/10/2020)
Stigma
towards mental health remains a barrier to
accessing care : A new nationwide study finds
that a whopping 94 percent of people with mental
health issues never visit a specialist for help,
by Samiksha Baral (kp 02/10/2020)
Officials
are not tracking mental health of
Covid-19-infected people in home isolation :
Many people in home isolation suffer from
anxiety and depression, and can harm themselves
experts say, by Arjun Poudel (kp
30/09/2020))
Suicide
prevention and role of community, by
Rampukar Sah (ht 10/09/2020)
Mental
health patients deprived of drugs and
counselling during pandemic : Doctors say remote
counselling is not accessible to patients living
in small towns and villages as regular therapy
sessions and supply of medications are
obstructed by lockdowns, by Arjun Poudel (kp
10/09/2020)
More
people prone to mental health issues due to
COVID fear, by Ujjwal Satyal (ht 01/09/2020)
‘COVID-19
affects mental health of journalists’ (ht
22/08/2020)
Covid-19
and Mental Health, by Nikesh Rajbhandari (ht
21/08/2020)
The
pandemic is intensifying postpartum depression:
With restrictions on movement, families cannot
travel to extend support, and new mothers fear
infection if they go for check-ups, by
Elisha Shrestha (kp 05/08/2020)
Mental
health patient spends more than three years in
jail without trial (ht 02/08/2020)
Safeguarding
mental health during COVID-19, by Lajja
Dixit (rep 28/07/2020), At
least 20 people committed sucide every day
during lockdown, by Ashim Neupane (rep
28/07/2020)
The
vulnerability of Older Adults in Disasters: An
insight into the psycho-social issue, by
Kalpana Pun (kh 25/07/2020)
175
suicide deaths in Sudurpaschim during lockdown
(ht 07/07/2020), Help
the distressed: We need to build a robust
support system to prevent incidents of suicide
(kp 08/07/2020)
Youth
committing suicide in quarantine facility had
COVID-19 (03/07/2020)
Suicide
by youth in police custody raises concern over
mental health of inmates: Restrictions on visits
by family members could exacerbate problems
faced by those behind bars, psychiatrists say,
by Shuvam Dhungana (kp 02/07/2020)
Unravelling
mental health: It is important to understand the
spectrums and different shades of mental health,
by Diva Shrestha (kp 28/06/2020)
Socially
isolated and in financial despair, LGBTIQ
individuals are taking their own lives: The
lockdown has taken away livelihoods and forced
queer individuals back in with prejudiced
families, leading to social isolation and
failing mental health, by Elisha Shrestha
(kp 27/06/2020)
COVID-19
confirmed in youth who died by suicide in
Dailekh (ht 26/06/2020)
Person
who killed self tests COVID positive (ht
18/06/2020), Yet
another suicide case tests positive for
coronavirus (ht 18/06/2020)
Over
1,200 people killed themselves during 74 days of
lockdown: Doctors say the pandemic and its
social and economic impacts have led to
increased stressors, resulting in more mental
health problems, by Arjun Poudel (kp
15/06/2020)
Online
classes could lead to fatigue, long term
physiological problems, say experts: While
different countries have started debating about
its negative consequences, Nepal’s government is
promoting virtual classes without looking into
ways to deal with its downsides, they say,
by Binod Ghimire (kp 13/06/2020)
Lockdown
has caused anxiety and psychological distress
among children, mental health experts say:
Socialisation and physical activities are
crucial for children’s emotional and mental
development, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
11/06/2020)
Mental
health in Nepal: A ticking pandemic time bomb,
by Arjun Poudel (ae 05/06/2020)
Reducing
‘mental load’, by Sanjeev Dahal and Roshani
Dhamala (ae4 05/06/2020)
COVID-19
pandemic likely to unleash a long-term mental
health issues in Nepal, by Aditi Baral (rep
20/05/2020)
Man
jumps off roof to avoid quarantine (ht
13/05/2020)
Prolonged
lockdown can have a lasting impact on children’s
mental wellbeing, psychologists say: Experts
advise parents to engage their wards in indoor
activities, talk to them and make them
comfortable while looking after their own mental
health, by Arjun Poudel (kp 12/05/2020)
COVID-19
May Magnify Suicide Rates, by Shyam P.
Lohani (rn 10/05/2020)
‘Quarantined
people can suffer mental health problems’,
by Sabitri Dhakal ( 03/05/2020)
Man
commits suicide at a quarantine facility in
Udayapur, by Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep
01/05/2020)
Post-pandemic
mental health epidemic: The prolonged lockdown
and its economic impact could exacerbate Nepal’s
hidden mental health crisis, by Sonia Awale
(nt 24/04/2020)
Suicide
cases remain a challenge for law enforcement
agency even duirng lockdown: At least 12 suicide
deaths are taking place daily across the
country, police say, by Shuvam Dhungana (kp
16/04/2020)
Mental
effects of lockdown on children a matter of
growing concern among parents, by Sabitri
Dhakal (kp 12/04/2020)
Panic,
paranoia and anxiety: Doctors report a worrying
rise in mental health patients: Increased
exposure to distressing news, uncertainty and
increased stressors due to the Covid-19 lockdown
are prompting numerous mental health issues,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 07/04/2020)
The
cost of extreme political traumatisation: The
state and the political parties are in denial
about the sexual violence that occurred during
the conflict, by Susan Risal (kp 10/03/2020)
Mental
health patients deprived of treatment in
Sudurpaschim: Hospitals in most hill districts
do not have mental health treatment facilities
to treat those who need help, by Tripti
Shahi (kp 24/01/2020), Suicide
cases alarmingly up in Sudur Paschim, by Dil
Bahadur Chhantyal (rep 24/01/2020), Suicide
cases up in Sudurpaschim (ht 01/02/2020)
Growing
mass suicides: Let’s be sensitive, by Ajay
Risal (ht 23/01/2020)
For
those having suicidal thoughts, helplines offer
an empathic ear and emotional support: Telephone
helplines can be useful but they need to be
complemented by a team of professionals offering
diagnostic and treatment facilities, say mental
health practitioners, by Elisha Shrestha (kp
21/01/2020
Health
workers of 21 districts to get mental health
screening training this year: Last year over
1,000 staff nurses and paramedics serving in 20
districts received screening training, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 20/01/2020)
Under-debt
couple jumps into river with two children: Raft
used to rescue man, his: wife found dead, kids
missing, by Keshav Adhikari (ht 18/01/2020)
Most
homeless people suffer from mental health
problems, but there’s little help for them: The
stigma against mental illness has meant that
people with psychosocial problems are often
neglected and abandoned, ending up on the
streets, by Elisha Shrestha (kp 13/01/2020),
All
in the mind: Mental health services must be made
a major part of healthcare (kp 14/01/2020)
Suicide
by pesticide in Nepal: Easy availability make
toxic agrochemcials the preferred way for
Nepalis to take their own lives, by Sonia
Awale (nt 10/01/2020
Nepal’s
suicide rate vastly underestimated: The official
statistics for people taking their own lives are
bad enough, but the actual number is much
greater, by Sewa Bhattarai (nt 10/01/2020)
Call
for survivor-friendly approach to investigate
human trafficking cases: Experts urge adopting
Forensic Experiential Trauma Interviews approach
for better dealing with survivors and
investigating such cases, by Chandan Kumar
Mandal (kp 24/12/2019)
Mental
health beyond individual responsibility: The
need for structural transformation and increased
investment cannot be overstated, by Anjam
Singh (kp 16/12/2019), Suicide
cases increase by thirty-three per cent, by
Sabitri Dhakal (ht 16/12/2019)
Suicide
in the highlands: Wealthy Sikkim and poor Bihar
have the highest and lowest suicide rates in
India respectively, proving that affluence has
nothing to do with it, by Mahendra P. Lama
(kp 11/12/2019)
Chakkajam
after factory worker kills self (ht
11/12/2019)
In
Achham, domestic abuse is driving women to
depression: Every week, the Bayalpata Hospital,
which has a dedicated mental health bureau, sees
over a hundred women suffering from depression,
doctors say, by Menuka Dhungana (kp
28/11/2019)
Preventing
suicide: Suicide rate is alarmingly rising
across the world and in Nepal, but this has not
become the subject of debate in our public
spheres, by David Kainee (rep 18/11/2019)
Mental
health, media role discussed (ht 11/11/2019)
Patient’s
attendant commits suicide in Bharatpur Hospital:
As many as 20 people have committed suicide
during Dashain-Tihar in Chitwan, say police,
by Ramesh Kumar Paudel (kp 10/11/209)
National
trauma care system: Need of the day, by
Ashok Bajracharya (ht 17/10/2019), Trauma
patients on the rise (ht 18/10/2019)
Growing
suicides: Can we prevent them?, by Ajay
Risal (ht 10/09/2019), Suicide
cases rising in country: Police (ht
11/09/2019)
As
suicide rate rises, experts stress need to
prioritise mental health issues: There's a need
to run campaigns to reduce social stigma
attached to mental health issues, doctors say,
by Arjun Poudel (kp 09/09/2019)
Government
to train more health workers on mental illness:
The programme aims to break down barriers to
mental health care in rural areas, by Arjun
Poudel (kp 06/09/2019)
Defeating
Depression, by Shyam P. Lohani (rn
01/09/2019)
Suicide
is preventable: Mental health should be
respected as a fundamental right (kp
30/08/2019)
Suicide
is a big problem in Nepal but not many are
talking about mental health: The government
needs to invest in operating 24-hour suicide
prevention helplines across the country, say
mental health practitioners, by Tsering D.
Gurung (kp 23/08/2019)
Patan
Mental Hospital overwhelmed but government help
slow in coming, by Aditi Baral (rep
17/08/2019)
Teenage
suicides up, govt a passive spectator, by
Aditi Baral (rep 15/08/2019)
Mental
illness: Treatable with care, by Ajay Risal
(ht 12/08/2019)
‘Mentally
ill’ civil servants seek transfer to federal
govt offices (rep 12/08/2019)
Suspected
suicides by people under graft probe highlight
need to revamp investigation process:
Anti-corruption activists say the corrupt should
not be spared, but agencies should be careful
while filing charges and making the names public,
by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 04/08/2019)
More
men committed suicide in Gorkha than women in
past three years, by Narahari Sapkota (rep
03/08/2019)
Dementia
is a growing health epidemic, but no one is
paying attention: Although the number of people
who show signs of Alzheimer’s disease is
growing, the majority of the cases remain
undiagnosed, by Tsering D. Gurung (kp
02/08/2019)
Education
is killing: Rising cases of suicide by students
for failing the exams calls for immediate
incorporation of emotional and psychological
counseling in our pedagogy, by Manju Dhodari
(rep 14/07/2019)
216
minors took own lives this fiscal (ht
05/07/2019)
Patients
find it hard to get beds in country’s central
mental hospital: The 50-bed hospital, which is
always crowded, struggles to accommodate those
in need of immediate in-patient care, by
Arjun Poudel (kp 04/07/2019)
Family
confines 14-year-old disabled boy at home: The
family cannot afford to take Madan to Kathmandu
for treatment, by Nabin Paudel (kp
18/06/2019)
Mental
ill health a silent plague, by Anjali Subedi
(rep 13/06/2019)
Suicide
cases up due to lack of mental health
awareness (ht 09/06/2019)
27
people committed suicide in nine months due to
provocation: Police data shows: Against global
trend, suicide cases in Nepal are increasing,
and experts say they will continue to rise
until the government makes mental health issue a
priority, by Nayak Paudel (kp 27/05/2019)
Mental
health is a major public health concern—but it
is still a neglected issue: Along with social
stigma, there is also a lack of specialists and
facilities for people suffering from mental
problems, by Arjun Poudel (kp 24/05/2019)
Schizophrenia
in Nepal: It is crucial that sufferers receive
support from families, friends and communities,
by Areet Narang Bastola (kp 24/05/2019)
BED
approach proposed for better mental health,
by Sonam Lama (rep 21/05/2019)
Mental
health of migrant workers is a pressing issue,
but it has been ignored: Experts say government
needs to step up efforts to ensure well-being of
Nepalis working abroad, by Arjun Poudel (kp
19/05/2019)
Mentally
unsound girl tied with rope for 14 years, by
Yogesh Rawal (rep 10/05/2019)
Silent
suffering: Dealing with mental health issues,
by Rakshya Khadka (rep 03/05/2019)
7,144
committed suicide in 16 months, 57% were youths,
by Pratik Rimal and Bipana Thapa (rep 15/03/2019)
State
to pay up to Rs18,000 to treat mentally ill
persons, by Sanjaya Lama (kp 24/02/2019)
Shortage
of psychiatric specialists at Mental Hospital
(rep 12/02/2019)
Man
chained to cowshed for 18 years (ht
03/02/2019)
Open
your
mind: Government should raise public awareness
and introduce mental health policies in order to
improve psycho-social wellbeing of the citizens,
by Aditya Neupane (rep 26/12/2018)
Country’s
only mental hospital struggling for resources,
by Tanka Chhetri (rep 24/12/2018), Mental
health of neglect (rep 25/12/2018)
On
the rise but under prioritised: The state must
invest in strengthening mental health management
systems, by Obindra B Chand and Sudeep
Uprety (kp 29/11/2018)
Council
plans mental health survey in Nepal, by
Nayak Paudel (kp 22/11/2018)
‘2.2m
Nepalis suffer from mental health disorder’,
by Nayak Paudel (kp 10/10/2018), Out
of the shadow: Investing in mental health is the
need of the hour (kp 12/10/2018)
Rising
air pollution: Effects on mental health, by
Sahara Shivakoti (ht 10/10/2018)
Depression
leading to rise in suicide cases, by Anita
Shrestha (ht 10/09/2018)
Pesticide
suicides: Let’s prevent them, by Leah
Utyasheva (ht 10/09/2018)
Conversion
disorder:
In spite of its recurrent occurrence, cases of
conversion disorder do not get reported unless
the mass gets affected, by Mallika
Chaulagain (rep 12/08/2018)
Call
to increase funding for mental health services
(ht 21/05/2018)
Woman
tied in chains, locked in room for 12 years,
by Jitendra Kumar Jha (rep 12/05/2018)
Suicide:
A public health concern, by Ambika Pandey
(ht 30/04/2018)
It’s
all in the mind: The conflict and earthquake
added to Nepal’s hidden epidemic of mental
disorder, by Sonia Awale (nt 20/04/2018), Time heals,
by Prabin Dhungel (nt 20/04/2018)
Where
do they belong? Mentally ill individuals on the
streets suffer even though their conditions are
manageable with treatment, by Prawash Gautam
(kp 08/04/2018)
Experiences
from
rural Nepal: Mental health should be one of the
top most priorities of government, not only in
words but in action, by Samaj Adhikari (kp
03/04/2018)
'Youths
vulnerable to suicide', by Suresh Yadav (rep
28/03/2018)
Out
of the shadows: It is time the government paid
attention to mental health because it has been
too long ignored, by Prawash Gautam (kp
25/03/2018)
Use
of pesticides to commit suicide on the rise
(ht 24/03/2018)
‘Recognise
warning signs and respond to prevent suicides’,
by Sabitri Dhakal (ht 16/03/2018)
Nine-year-old
tied up at home for mental illness (ht
10/03/2018)
Post
earthquake studies have exposed Nepal’s lack of
focus on mental health issues, by Patrice
Moulton (kp 25/02/2018)
One
in five people facing mental health problems
(ht 17/02/2018)
Mentally-challenged
man forced in shed since four decades, by
Maheshwor Chamling Rai (rep 17/02/2018)
Psycho-social
centre to open at Nakhkhu jail (kp
30/01/2018)
Number
of mental health patients rising (ht
16/12/2017)
Counselling
For Transformation, by Dev Raj Dahal (rn
12/12/2017)
Mental
illness on the rise in far-west (ht
12/10/2017)
Towards
a happy work: placeLaws are needed to safeguard
the rights of employees with mental health
problems, by Prawash Gautam and Madhav
Khatiwada (kp 08/10/2018)
Talking
about mental illness: Only open public discourse
can end stigma associated with mental
health, by Prawash Gautam (kp 24/09/2017)
Lest
we
forget: The number of dementia patients is
expected to double by 2030; it is imperative to
sensitise the Nepali people on Alzheimer’s and
dementia, by Pramila Bajracharya Thapa (kp
22/09/2017)
Suicides
increasing at alarming rate, says report, by
Sabitri Shakal (ht 11/09/2017), ‘Talk
openly about mental health problems (ht
11/09/2017)
Lack
of access to mental health care contributing to
increase in suicide rates, by Anita Shrestha
(ht 09/09/2017)
Suicides
on the rise in Myagdi, by Hari Krishna
Gautam (rep 10/08/2017)
Kavre
grappling with rising cases of suicide: 12
incidents reported in two weeks, by Nagendra
Adhikari (kp 01/08/2017)
Healthy
young minds: Schools should give as much
importance to students’ mental health as
physical health, by Umesh Raj Regmi (kp
01/08/2017)
468
committed suicide in Kathmandu Valley last
fiscal (ht 22/07/2017)
Physically,
mentally
challenged boy living in cage for a decade
(ht 15/07/2017)
Talk
is not cheap: Due to shortage of epidemiological
studies it is hard to guess the extent of mental
health problems in Nepal, by Pramod R. Regmi
(rep 24/06/2017)
Mental
health
policy in the offing, says Minister Thapa
(kp 04/05/2017)
Suicide
prevention:
Hearing is helping; In a place like Nepal with
limited resources for those with suicidal
thoughts, friends and family can be of
tremendous help, by Sandeep Poudyal (rep
03/06/2017)
The
silent epidemic, by Priyanka Gurung (rep
26/05/2017)
Leave
no
one behind: Psychosocial support for the
adolescents and children scarred by the
earthquake, by Rolinda Dhital (kp
22/04/2017)
Mental
health
problems on the rise (ht 11/04/2017)
Govt
drafts
new mental health policy (ht 10/04/2017)
Psychiatric
patients to get free treatment and care soon
(rep 08/04/2017)
Let’s
talk
about depression: A greater proportion of health
budget can be allocated to this vitally
important but often overlooked public health
issue, by Poonam Khetrapal Singh (kp
07/04/2017), Support
important
for persons fighting depression: WHO (ht
07/04/2017)
Suicide
rate
continues to rise: 3,366 people killed
themselves by hanging last fiscal (ht
06/04/2017), Growing
suicide
rates major cause for concern (kp
07/04/2017), An
unquiet
mind:Nepal has a long way to go to adequately
tackle the enormity of mental health issues
(kp 07/04/2017)
Boy,
chained up for 17 years, in want of medical
attention, by Surendra Bhandari (rep
14/03/2017), Teenager
chained
for 17 years returns home after treatment
(ht 28/03/2017)
6-year
old girl roped to wooden bed for two years,
by Shankar Shrestha (kp 13/03/2017)
'People
with depression need proper care to avoid
suicide', by Ekson Rai (rep 11/03/2017)
It
takes
a village: In a society that continues to
stigmatise mental illnesses, a two-pronged
approach that uses both social and medical
models in treating patients is beginning to bear
fruit, by Manish Gautam (kp 25/02/2017)
Mentally
ill
struggle for life in Dipayal streets (ht
25/01/2017)
Stigma
and
silence: Economic hardships, political chaos and
natural disasters have lead to an increase in
the incidence of mental disorders in Nepal,
by Ketan Dulal (nt 20/01/2017)
Civic
Society in Dolpa helps mentally ill youth regain
his sanity, by Ramchandra Neupane (rep
17/01/2017)
Mental
patient
languishing in iron cage (ht 14/01/2017)
Number
of
mental health patients on the rise (ht
15/10/2016)
The
republic
of insomnia: Nepalis face an epidemic of
post-traumatic stress and sleep deprivation as
the country copes with the aftermath of the
earthquake and is tangled in endless turmoil
(nt 07/10/2016)
Mental
health:
Pause and think: The provision of minimal mental
health services in all general health services
in community setting would not just provide
timely treatment for people with mental illness,
but would also have a huge role in reducing
stigma, by Sagun Ballav Pant and Suman Giri
(ht 06/09/2016)
Bound
pregnant
woman rescued in Bajura (ht 11/08/2016)
When
Words
Fail: Using art as a catalyst for healing in a
society that continues to stigmatise mental
health issues, by Sujan G. Amatya (kp
06/08/2016)
Disaster
And Depression, by Narayan Prasad Ghimire
(rn 06/08/2016)
Down
and
Out: Possible correlation between migration,
mental health and an increase in suicide rates,
by Smriti Basnet (nt 15/07/2016), Mental
cost
of migration: Mental health is not among the
diseases for which returning migrant workers can
seek compensation, by Shreejana Shrestha
(15/07/2016), Neglect
of
the neglected: Official neglect has left Nepal’s
healthcare workforce unprepared to care for
mental illness, by Bibhav Acharya And Soniya
Hirachan (nt 15/07/2016)
Mentally-ill
youth
shackled for three years (ht 26/03/2016)
Out
of
the shadowsNatural disasters, like the April
earthquake, can result in mental health
issues for five to ten percent of the affected
individuals, by Jagriti Bhattarai (kp
04/03/2016)
Mentally
ill
man freed after 20 yrs in chains (kp
13/10/2015)
Call
for
protecting dignity of mentally ill (ht
10/10/21015)
Pledge
to
save lives: Media can play a very important role
in suicide prevention by disseminating
information and raising awareness, by Ashley
Hagaman, Kanchan Rawat and Sagun Ballav Pant (kp
30/09/2015)
Desperate
measures:
Government must allocate adequate budget for
mental health (kp 10/09/2015)
4,350
suicide
cases reported last fiscal (ht 10/09/2015), Most
suicide
cases go unreported (ht 11/09/2015), Suicide
rate
surges post quake: Report (kp 15/09/2015)
Quake
victims
waiting to be discharged from Trauma Centre,
by Thomas Bogaty (ht 07/08/2015)
Health
in
emergency: Adults and children affected by
disasters experinece mental health problems,
by Jhabindra Bhandari (rep 13/07/2015)
Suicide
rate
up in Valley after quakes (kp 12/07/2015)
Worries,
trauma
hit mental health (kp 14/06/2015)
Heed
the
children: Children are at elevated risk of
post-traumatic stress disorder, by Rashmi Pant
(rep 30/05/2015), Art
therapy
sessions for kids (kp 31/05/2015)
This
is
not how your story should end: Studies show there
is a rise in suicide in communities affected by
natural disasters, by Anjana Rajbhandary (nt
29/05/2015)
Building
back,
inside out: The tremors will eventually stop, but
their emotional and mental impacts are likely to
linger, by Jagannath Lamichhane (kp
24/05/2015)
A
silent killer: Suicide among Nepali women aged
15-45 increased from 10 percent in 1998 to 16
percent in 2009; It is now leading cause of
death among Nepali women of reproductive age,
by Sabi Gurung (rep 07/02/2015)
End
pain, not lives: A hidden mental health epidemic
is leading to an increase in suicides in Nepal,
by Anjana Rajbhandary (nt 06/02/2015)
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