South Asian specific issues
Common degree among South Asians that is linked to higher suicide rate.
What is pre-med and med school?
In Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Vidya Balan's character Manjulika suffers from this.
What is Dissociative Identity Disorder? (Where the character takes on a false personality due to trauma)
The long term symptoms that can affect people who went through traumatic events (accident, assault, military, natural disaster) can lead to a diagnosis of…
What is post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?
The lime green ribbon symbolizes this
What is mental health awareness?
This fast-acting treatment, originally used as an anesthetic, is now being used in controlled clinical settings to help patients with treatment-resistant depression.
What is ketamine therapy?
This common Hindi/Urdu phrase, meaning “what will people say,” often contributes to pressure that discourages open conversations about mental health.
What is "log kya kahenge"?
Elsa from Frozen struggled with this -
Who struggled with major depressive disorder?
Experts suggest incorporating activities and practices from 5 dimensions into your self-care routine including physical, mental, spiritual, __ and __
What is social and emotional?
Year that Mental Health Awareness month was created in the US.
When was 1949?
Recently recognized in workplace health discussions, this condition involves chronic stress leading to emotional exhaustion, detachment, and reduced performance.
What is burnout?
This concept refers to the passing down of trauma effects—such as those related to migration, partition, or family hardship—across generations.
What is intergenerational trauma?
The main character in the 2001 film A Beautiful Mind experiences this mental illness.
What is schizophrenia?
Term for experiencing mental health and substance use disorder simultaneously.
What is a dual diagnosis?
Due to stigma, lack of resources, and cultural pressures, suicide and mental health cases are often affected by this issue, meaning the true rates may be higher than recorded.
What is underreporting?
This modern advancement allows people to access mental health care remotely through video calls, increasing accessibility for those in rural areas or with busy schedules.
What is telehealth?
This major risk factor in South Asian student populations is often linked to high expectations in fields like medicine and engineering, contributing to stress, anxiety, and burnout.
What is academic pressure?
This Grammy award winner and advocate shared that she suffers from PTSD and said "I have a mental illness, and I struggle with that mental illness every day."
Who is Lady Gaga?
Age that 50% of mental health issues begin.
What is 14?
Mental health stigma is caused by this
What is lack of knowledge? Ignorance? Discrimination? Stereotypes? Prejudice?
Launched nationwide in 2022, this three-digit number connects people in mental health crises to trained counselors, similar to how 911 handles emergencies.
What is the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline?
Issueprevalent among South Asians duean emphasis on emotional suppression. Psychological suffering is often framed as physical illness ("kamzori" or weakness) to make it more acceptable to discuss. The physical effect of poor mental health.
What is somatization?
A journalist, novelist, short story writer. Won Nobel Prize in Literature in 1954. Has a famous cat Snow White with 6 toes. Bipolar disorder, depression, and paranoia, which were compounded by alcoholism, traumatic brain injuries (CTE), and high blood pressure. These conditions, along with a genetic predisposition to suicide, led to his decline and suicide by shotgun on July 2, 1961, at age 61
Who is Ernest Hemingway?
Percent of individuals with severe mental illness who reported being victims of violent crime within that year.
What is 25%?
Leading cause of disability worldwide.
What is depression?
This policy principle requires insurance coverage for mental health conditions to be comparable to coverage for physical health conditions.
What is mental health parity?