Mental Health
5 charts that reveal how India sees mental health
The number of Indians who have some understanding of mental illness is high; but so, too, is the the stigma associated with it. A holistic programme to tackle the problem is needed.
Murali Doraiswamy
Murali Doraiswamy is Professor at Duke University Health System and a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Future Council on Neuroscience.
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Mental Health
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Future of Health and Healthcare
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Mental Health
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Global Health
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Neuroscience
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Emerging Technologies
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Your questions on Alzheimer's answered by an expert
Dr Murali Doraiswamy, a physician at Duke University Health System and coauthor of The Alzheimer's Action Plan, responds to questions sent in from our Facebook audience.