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De-stigmatizing mental health care in India: a way forward
Anushka Banerjee
The stigma surrounding the term ‘mental health’ is especially severe in Indian culture, where any deviation from the so-called ‘normal’ is viewed with a negative pair of lenses. Why do people hesitate to seek help? Are there enough mental health professionals in our country? Is information about mental illnesses easily accessible to the public for them to make informed decisions? What is the way forward? These are some of the issues that Anushka Banerjee, a Junior Research Fellow at the Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru addresses in this article.
Posted on Oct 29, 2021 in Mental Health
Impostor syndrome - not just a feeling
Divya Vishwanath
Many successful academics continue to be plagued by feelings of “not belonging” or “not being good enough”. Some even hold an implicit belief that they have defrauded everyone around them into believing in their capability. In this next article in our mental health series, Divya delves into the “impostor syndrome” and some possible solutions for this pervasive mental health challenge.
Posted on Apr 29, 2021 in Advice & Mental Health

Mind Matters in Academia
MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 4 of 4
Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege. In part 4 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators discuss barriers to getting help.

Mind Matters in Academia
MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 3 of 4
Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege. In part 3 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators talk about challenges around ‘research funding’ and ‘organisational culture’.

Mind Matters in Academia
MH-02 | Mind Matters in Academia - for Faculty | Part 2 of 4
Hansika Kapoor, Imroze Khan, Maitrayee DasGupta & Sandhya S Visweswariah in conversation with Karishma Kaushik & Mayuri Rege
This discussion addressed issues around mental health, particular those that are relevant to early and mid-career faculty. Featuring Sandhya Visweswariah, Maitrayee DasGupta, Imroze Khan and Hansika Kapoor, this discussion was moderated by Karishma Kaushik and Mayuri Rege. In part 2 of this conversation, the panellists and moderators talk about ‘new group challenges’.