A Time to Reflect
According to the CDC, suicide is 10th leading cause of death in the U.S: there were 47,511 suicide deaths and 1.38 million suicide attempts in the U.S. These numbers become [...]
We Are All in This Together
In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Falguni Shah, MD, a [...]
Anti-Medicine is Not Pro Mental Health
In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Mrinal Gokhale, mental health [...]
Grieving Through Shame – Disenfranchised Grief in South Asian Culture
In keeping with SAMHIN’s mission of greater dialogue on mental health in South Asians and to highlight the important work of others in this area, we invited Shikha Patel, a [...]
Let Us Shatter the Stigma
Growing up, my mother used to walk me to school. On our way I remember seeing a young woman frequently sitting in her front yard who frightened me because she [...]
Is Mental Illness Hereditary?
Recently, a grieving couple asked me if their son will develop bipolar disorder and expressed worries about his suicide risk. They had suffered a tragic loss of one son with [...]