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DEPRESSING FACTS: Health Secretary P K Hota says there are no mental health care institutions in India.

DEPRESSING FACTS: Health Secretary P K Hota says there are no mental health care institutions in India.

Depression leading suicide cause

Statistics by a World Health Report in 2001 say depression will be the leading cause of premature deaths by 2020.

OLD AGE BLUES: Hectic lifestyles and breakdown of joint family system has taken toll on the elderly.

Elderly walk into the sunset, alone

Depression amongst the elderly is often confused with old age illness. But it could be due to hectic urban lifestyles.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/elderly-walk-into-the-sunset-alone/17703-3.html

BOGGED DOWN:  She attempted killing herself in the past, but is now looking forward to life.

'I have attempted suicide twice'

Increasing number of people are giving into the pressures of the urban living and are depressed.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/i-have-attempted-suicide-twice/17695-17.html

PROFESSIONAL BLUES: An IT professional, Rajiv Juneja, found himself helplessly placed in the grind of his job.

Most urbanites earn money at a cost

Along with a job comes stress, graveyard shift, dipping adrenaline and an unending cycle of office-sleep-office.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/most-urbanites-earn-money-at-a-cost/17568-3.html

STRESS BUSTER: Take IBNLive

Depressed? Take an online test to find out

The stress and pressure of the fast-track urban lifestyle is taking its toll over everybody.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/depressed-take-an-online-test-to-find-out/17461-17.html

BIG CITY BLUES: Depression can get on to everyone, from children to adults.

Full Coverage: Big City Blues

The stress and pressure of urban lifestyle is taking its toll over everybody — children, adults, elderly and professionals.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/full-coverage-big-city-blues/17459-17.html

PRICE OF STARDOM: TV actors are struggling to juggle gruelling schedules and demanding lifestyles.

Depressing truths about TV stars

There is a not-so-glamourous face of the TV stars, many of whom are on the brink of a collapse.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/depressing-truths-about-tv-stars/17456-17.html

DIFFERENT ROLES: The fast-paced role-call of a superwoman takes a toll on their emotional well-being.

The burden of being superwoman

Today's woman wants to do all and and manage all of it to perfection. Unfortunately, some bear the emotional brunt.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/the-burden-of-being-superwoman/17364-17.html

SINGLE IN THE CITY: Separation and divorce are among the most prominent factors that push women to depression.

Lonely and alone in the big city

Life in the big city isn't easy and it's harder when you have to deal with it, all alone.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/lonely-and-alone-in-the-big-city/17362-17.html

PARANOID PARENTS: These days parents want counsellors to become their child

Counsellors are kid's best friends

It's now trendy for parents to send their children to school counsellors for the slightest problem that surfaces.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/counsellors-are-kids-best-friends/17206-17.html

UNDER PRESSURE: Adolescents have to cope with the pressure to perform, excel and prove oneself.

Teens scream: Pressure’s got us

They are young, they seem confident but are adolescents able to deal with the pressures of the urban lifestyle?

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/teens-scream-pressures-got-us/17203-17.html

REASON TO WORRY: Increased anxiety disorders in children are the result of lifestyle changes.

What's got all the kids worried?

It's alarming that these days six or seven-year-olds suffer from anxiety disorders like panic attacks.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/whats-got-all-the-kids-worried/17133-17.html

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