• Tips for caregivers caring for a loved one battling a mental health illness

    Caregivers are often under immense stress and pressure. They have the responsibility to care for a loved one, and to also take care of themselves. Dr Kedar Tilwe, consultant Psychiatrist, Fortis Hospital Mulund and Fortis Hiranandani Hospital, Vashi shares a few tips that can help. Caregivers have a dual role to play Often caregivers prioritise...

  • Breaking up with a partner with mental health issues

    Deciding to break-up with a loved one is never an easy decision. It should ideally only happen when one or both partners sees no future together. Breaking up can take a toll on both partners physically and emotionally depending on how invested they were in the relationship. It gets harder if you have taken the...

  • Caring for someone with bipolar disorder

    Bipolar disorder is a mental illness where an individual experiences extreme mood swings – from high  to low, and low to high. These phases of mania and depression eventually can also take a toll on a caregiver.  What a caregiver should know about dealing with bipolar disorder Given the unpredictable nature  of someone suffering from...