Are AI chatbots the future of mental health or a dangerous distraction?

Are AI chatbots the future of mental health or a dangerous distraction?

Patna: In the fragile world of mental health, a quiet revolution is taking shape – not in clinics or counsellors’ rooms, but in the palm of our hands. For many today, the first confidant in moments of despair is not a friend, family member, or doctor, but an anonymous AI chatbot. Medical professionals attribute this … Read more

Lancet Commission issues call to urgently address stigma in mental health

Lancet Commission issues call to urgently address stigma in mental health

It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination It finds that social contact between people with and without lived experience of mental illness is the most effective way to reduce stigma and discrimination On Monday, observed as World … Read more

TikTok Creators Are Destigmatizing Men’s Mental Health

TikTok Creators Are Destigmatizing Men’s Mental Health

Aug. 24, 2021 — One TikTok user is helping to destigmatize men’s mental health by being open about his own. In a recent video, TikTok sensation Rod Thill told his followers, which number over 1 million, about “things other men have said to me when I open up about my mental health.” Reactions, ranging … Read more