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HomeAuthorsGeeta Lal Sahai

Articles by Geeta Lal Sahai

About Geeta Lal Sahai
Geeta Lal Sahai is an independent writer, filmmaker and mental health advocate.
A young girl sitting alone in a bench outdoors
Health

Loneliness: An urban epidemic that carries the same risk as smoking 15 cigarettes a day!

February 9, 2023 Geeta Lal Sahai

Loneliness puts people at risk of vulnerability and social frailty. And social vulnerability impacts a person’s physical and mental health.

Dr Rajat Mitra, clinical psychologist
Society

Crimes of passion: Experts point at the lack of support systems needed to protect women

December 13, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

Crimes of passion are rising starkly in our cities. Have people become more intolerant and violent? What role does social structure play?

Caregiver Diksha Sachan on a solo trip
Health

When one is a caregiver to a parent with schizophrenia: A personal account

November 1, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

“Acceptance of mental illness by the family is a must. Non-acceptance traumatises children,” says Diksha, whose mother lived with schizophrenia.

An old man sitting alone on an open verandah
Health

Myths and realities of Alzheimer’s Disease in urban India

September 30, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

More than 5 million people live with Alzheimer’s Disease or some form of dementia in India, but awareness and social empathy are both lacking.

Dr Nirmala Srinivasan, mental health expert
Health

Health insurance for the mentally ill: A road less travelled 

August 1, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

About 80% of people with depression or anxiety disorders do not have access to healthcare, A crucial factor is the skyrocketing cost of treatment.

Representational image of a chalkboard with Health Insurance written on it.
Health

Health insurance companies ignore laws, refuse to reimburse mental illness treatment costs

July 27, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

The IRDA issued circulars in 2018 and 2020 to include mental illness under insurance coverage. But insurance companies have failed to comply.

Representational image of a brain to indicate the commonality and pervasive risk of mental illness
Health

Mental illness a ticking time bomb, say experts

June 1, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

Sadly, the state offers no help to families of people with mental illness, no medical help, economic security or concession of any sort.

A representational image depicting Schizophrenia, a severe form of mental illness that may be characterised by the inability to distinguish between reality and imaginative events.
Health

Let them not mourn the sunsets: Ensuring a productive life with Schizophrenia

May 31, 2022 Geeta Lal Sahai

On May 24th, World Schizophrenia Day, experts reiterated that hope, care and trust are key to changing the world of persons living with Schizophrenia.


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