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Image Source: Google      In most of the urban regions, we are living in concrete jungle; our days are spent under artificial lights, our homes are decorated with artificial plants and flowers. Our children are spending time with gadgets, all we are gradually disconnecting from Mother Nature.      Why I’m telling all these because, Nature Deficit Disorder or NDD has gaining attention both in the field of psychology and ecology. In recent years, a famous Indian ecologist Dr. Harini Nagendra on global platforms relates Nature Deficit Disorder to need for nature conservation.      Nature Deficit Disorder is a non-clinical term, not recognized in any of the medical manuals for mental disorders such as the ICD-10 or the DSM-5. Although it’s not a recognized medical condition, concerns about its effects on wellbeing are attracting widespread attention.      Richard Louv, an American non-fiction author and journalist coined ...

       Image Credit: Google.com         “What Mental Health needs is more sunlight, more candor and more unshamed conversation”. -Glenn Close.      Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel, and act. It also helps determine how we handle stress, relate to others, and make choices.      Mental health is important because it's a vital part of our life and impacts our thoughts, behaviors and emotions. Being healthy emotionally can promote productivity and effectiveness in activities like work, school or care giving.  Mental health is one of the most neglected areas of public health. Close to 1 billion people are living with a mental disorder, 3 million people die every year from the harmful use of alcohol and one person dies every 40 seconds by suicide. And now, billions of people around the world have been affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, whi...