MIDWAY: What’s your motivation? Matt Keating What made you get up this morning and trundle into the office with the sweating masses to knuckle down until five or six in the evening? In theory, we work to clothe, feed and shelter ourselves. But we also toil for money, power,... 20 Jun, 2007
Dealing with attention disorder Kathmandu:Raj is a nine-year-old studying in class four. His parents are very worried about the way he behaves. Almost everyday they hear complaints from school on his abysmal performance. Raj’s teachers are also equally worried. Raj lacks attention,... Travel Abroad 11 Jun, 2007
Pact to rid Tarai water of arsenic Kathmandu, June 3:The government, along with three international partners, will spend over one million dollars over the coming 18 months to mitigate the adverse effect of arsenic, a type of carcinogenic mineral found in most of groundwater in Tarai.A... Travel 04 Jun, 2007
JUST IN JEST The psychology instructor had just finished a lecture on mental health and was giving an oral test.Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, “How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs... Travel Abroad 09 May, 2007
MIDWAY: Caught in the middle There was a time when having three or four generations alive and kicking at the same time was supposed to be a blessing, but today, it is more and more being perceived as a curse. Great grand-parents in their eighties, grand-parents in their sixties,... 27 Mar, 2007
TOPICS: Threat of China’s brand of mercantilism Watch your flanks! That’s a sound piece of advice US politicians have ignored as they remain mesmerised by the train wreck called Iraq. Meanwhile, a ruthlessly mercantilist China is running a flanking manoeuvre so effective that it now threatens... 27 Feb, 2007
CREDOS: Mind and body — II Hypothalamus, which controls our life cycle, continues functioning both at the conscious and unconscious levels. At the same time, the pituitary gland secretes natural hormones as per our physical needs.When we are frustrated, the natural hormones of... 01 Feb, 2007
‘Conflict-hit kids in dire straits’ Kathmandu, December 11:Conflict-hit children are traumatised and are in need of psychosocial counselling and psychotherapy, the Centre for Mental Health and Counselling (CMC-Nepal) said today, citing the report of a study that covered 1,378... Travel 12 Dec, 2006
Cellphone tunes could reflect one’s personality New Delhi, December 10:Hello tunes — the myriad melodies you hear when you call someone on the mobile phone — could reflect the user’s personality and also affect the mood of the listener, say psychologists.“Bright and light tones may reflect a... 10 Dec, 2006
Int’l meet of psychiatrists kicks off Kathmandu, November 18:A three-day Second International Conference of SAARC Level Psychiatric Federation on the theme ‘Social Conflicts and Mental Health: Challenges to Psychiatrists’ began here today. The conference is organised by the SAARC... Horoscopes 19 Nov, 2006
IN BRIEF Psychiatrists’ meetKATHMANDU: The second international conference of the SAARC Psychiatrists’ Federation is to be held in Kathmandu from November 17 to 20, said a statement issued by the federation on Monday. Social conflict and mental health will... Horoscopes 14 Nov, 2006
LETTERS Lack of coordination:The report “Bhattarai hits out at govt for publicising pact” (THT, Nov. 14), has again brought to light the lack of coordination between the government and the Maoists regarding the draft of the “wider national peace... 14 Nov, 2006
