Shattering the stigma around mental illness, depression

Hyderabad | Thursday | 22nd February, 2018

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Deepika, who set up Live, Love, Laugh Foundation to spread awareness on mental illness and depression, said she chose the name as it stood for hope. more-inTechnology can play a role in creating awareness on mental illness or depression, but physical support of the loved ones and friends and medical intervention is important in helping a person deal with depression, said actor Deepika Padukone. Putting herself across: Actor Deepika Padukone speaking at a session on mental illness at the valedictory function of World Congress on IT in the city on Wednesday. One in every three or five persons experience depression around the world and it would be the next big epidemic to hit the world. School curriculum should include mental health as a topic to create awareness on the signs of depression to seek help, she said..