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Strains of lockdown have seen demand for counselling services rise, exposing a lack of mental health support that long pre-dates the pandemicSee all our coronavirus coverageSince the Covid lockdown in Shanghai began, Hu Bojun has received numerous inqu…
Read MoreAs female students are denied schooling and career prospects, medical staff warn of a rise in mental health problemsThere was an English exam under way when news began to circulate that the Taliban had reached Kabul. Panic spread and Yamna was among th…
Read MoreDebate over treatment of people with mental illness revived as authorities launch investigationA video of a woman apparently locked against her will in a filthy shack has gone viral in China, prompting an investigation as well as a conversation about t…
Read MorePsychologist Ratnaboli Ray’s recovery from a mental health crisis inspired her to fight for women suffering in ‘abysmal’ conditions in West Bengal’s state institutionsPhotography by Ranita Roy for the GuardianRatnaboli Ray regards one of the lowest poi…
Read MoreWith up to one in five new mothers suffering depression or psychosis, experts say the need for help is ‘overwhelming’ IndiaA month after giving birth, Divya tried to suffocate her new daughter with a pillow. “There were moments when I loved my baby; at…
Read MoreFamily say the body of Dr Nader Alemi, who was taken by armed men in September, showed signs of tortureOne of Afghanistan’s most prominent psychiatrists, who was abducted by armed men in September, has been found dead, his family has confirmed. Dr Nade…
Read MoreCriminalisation means survivors are vulnerable to blackmail to avoid imprisonment and stigma, but there is hope the colonial-era legislation could soon be repealedIt was when the police knocked on Aatifa Farooqui’s* door and threatened to send her to p…
Read MoreThe comedian and her dad recreate a childhood photo and talk about early days in India, agoraphobia and swapping banking for comedy Born in New Delhi in 1969, Sindhu Vee spent her childhood in India and the Philippines, before throwing herself into aca…
Read MoreDr Nader Alemi, who opened the country’s first private psychiatric hospital, had received death threats before being taken on his way home from work last week One of Afghanistan’s most prominent psychiatrists has been abducted on his way home from work…
Read MoreFemale taekwondo and karate trainers are forced to practise in secret since the Taliban takeover and fear they may never compete againOn the morning of 15 August, when the Taliban were at the gates of Kabul, Soraya, a martial arts trainer in the Afghan…
Read MoreJames Heappey, armed forces minister, says it is important to let veterans know their service was not in vainBritish veterans of the conflict in Afghanistan will be feeling vulnerable and questioning whether their service was worth it as they witness t…
Read MoreOfficers say soldiers encouraged to ‘share feelings and open up’ after trauma of Afghan evacuationBritish soldiers were “a matter of metres” from last week’s deadly bomb blast at Kabul airport – and are taking part in decompression therapy to help deal…
Read MoreIt’s been dubbed ‘tangping’ – shunning tough careers to chill out instead. But how is the Communist party taking the birth of this new counterculture?Name: Low-desire life.Age: People – young ones especially – have been rebelling, dropping out, rejecti…
Read MoreIn One Thousand Dreams, award-winning photographer Robin Hammond hands the camera to refugees. Often reduced by the media’s toxic or well-meaning narratives, the portraits and interviews capture a different and more complex tale‘Never stop dreaming’: r…
Read MoreOperation launches to target fanclub culture that ‘adversely affects mental health of minors’, says watchdogChina’s internet watchdog has launched a crackdown on the country’s “chaotic” online celebrity fanclubs, accusing them of contributing to a cult…
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