Tag: Mental Health Problems

The survey report launched last week cited exams, results and peer pressure among major factors for stress and anxiety among school students.

London: There is a need to ban the sale of caffeinated energy drinks to children and young people to tackle obesity and mental health problems, says an expert. Caffeine is probably the most commonly used psychoactive drug across the world as it increases activity and heightens attention and awareness. But caffeine also increases anxiety, reduces […]

Geneva: More than 35 per cent of people in India are insufficiently active, increasing their risk of cardiovascular diseases, cancers, diabetes and mental health problems, finds a study by the World Health Organization (WHO). The findings, published in journal The Lancet Global Health, demonstrated that nearly 50 per cent women and 25 per cent men […]

Toronto: Parents, please take note. Researchers have found that children who spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) have a higher risk of mental health issues later, regardless of their birth weight. The study, published in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood, examined the mental health of NICU graduates in childhood (four […]