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SO FAR SO GOOD Lisa Choegyal
3 - 9 AUGUST 2018 #921
Sewa Bhattarai
DEALING WITH DEMONS
Watch Ashna Lama sketch out a figure in her signature style, and listen to her speak about how her art represents her inner turmoils. Lama is exhibiting her collection of black and white figures which she created three years ago. She is finally exhibiting her art to generate discussion about mental health issues. nepalitimes.com
3 - 9 AUGUST 2018 #921
Thomas Heaton
Duksangh Sherpa
COMMENT
Aruna Uprety
GETAWAY
OUR PICK
AIR QUALITY INDEX
Kunda Dixit
GLOBAL GULMI
Watch Kul Chandra Gautam in conversation with Kunda Dixit in the new edition of Nepali Times Studio on our YouTube channel. nepalitimes.com
Watch trailer online nepalitimes.com
FROM THE NEPALI PRESS
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Prakriti Kandel
PREVALENCE OF MENTAL HEALTH DISORDERS In the general population
37.5
%
Depression
IN RURAL AREAS: Anxiety
Distress
30%
28%
42%
INTERNALLY DISPLACED:
PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
53%
81%
80%
TORTURE SURVIVORS:
PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
60%
86%
81%
FORMER CHILD SOLDIERS:
PTSD
Anxiety
Depression
55%
46%
53%
BHUTANESE REFUGEES:
PTSD
Anxiety
3-4% 34%
Depression
14% SOURCE: THE LANCET
Suprasanna Aryal
Ketan Dulal
The Ass