Mental Health

Nutrition For Mood Disorders
Nutrition For Mood Disorders

Nutrition For Mood Disorders

The Session began with a relevant Question asked by one of our Members~ ‘We know of how Diet can help in managing weight, although it has not helped me lose weight. Can it really help in managing moods?’ Mrs Mittal’s…

The Spotlight Is Not On World Bipolar Day This Time Around
The Spotlight Is Not On World Bipolar Day This Time Around

The Spotlight Is Not On World Bipolar Day This Time Around

Today we would have been at Bombay Hospital. No, not admitted to it as patients but at its magnificent S P Jain Auditorium, gathered from distant corners of the country for our 5th National Conference to mark World Bipolar Day…

Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder
Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder

Coping With The Moods Of Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder is a brain disorder entailing mood swings from Depression to Hypomania/Mania with normal moods in between. Whereas most of us experience some sort of mood shifts, the mood swings in Bipolar Disorder are extreme and can affect a…

World Bipolar Day 2019 Conference
World Bipolar Day 2019 Conference

World Bipolar Day 2019 Conference

An Event to mark the Big Day It is World Bipolar Day on March 30th and we at BipolarIndia are organising our 4th annual Conference to mark the day. Every year, the world celebrates the day by holding seminars and…

The Mental Health Care Act 2017: A Rights Based Approach
The Mental Health Care Act 2017: A Rights Based Approach

The Mental Health Care Act 2017: A Rights Based Approach

The Mental Health Care Act, 2017, which came into force in May 2018, provides for mental healthcare and treatment of persons with mental illness through a rights based approach. In order to learn the finer aspects of this comprehensive Act,…

Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?
Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?

Can I be a Caregiver for a Depressed Girl?

There she sat in my class of software testing with a blank expression. It was not that she was unable to understand what I was teaching, rather she was unable to understand why she was there at all when all…

Fitness, Good Health and Me
Fitness, Good Health and Me

Fitness, Good Health and Me

“Physical fitness is not only one of the most important keys to a healthy body, it is the basis of dynamic and creative intellectual activity.” ~ John F Kennedy Mine is a love and hate relationship with fitness and health.…

World Bipolar Day, Mumbai ~ A Community’s Triumph
World Bipolar Day, Mumbai ~ A Community’s Triumph

World Bipolar Day, Mumbai ~ A Community’s Triumph

“It is incredible how much can be achieved with collective effort when no one seeks credit.” Isn’t it this principle that makes communities vibrant and effective? So, we created history by organising an Event on World Bipolar Day 2016 in Mumbai…

Born to Run
Born to Run

Born to Run

‘Health is Wealth’ it is said and rightly so. For, if you are enjoying  good health (physical as well as mental), you have the capability to chase your dreams with all the energy that you require. Good body health is…

Our 1st Peer Support Meet
Our 1st Peer Support Meet

Our 1st Peer Support Meet

This Online Community, launched on May 23, 2013, is unique in the sense that it is the very first such website for Bipolars and Depression afflicted in India. The response, feedback and interaction has been gratifying~ over One Million visits…