COVID-19 is the new face of pandemic. Since the discovery of COVID-19 in December 2019 in Wuhan, China, it has spread all over the world and the numbers are increasing day by day. Anyone can be susceptible to this infection but children, older adults, pregnant women, and people with comorbidity are more vulnerable. The spread of coronavirus resulted in closures of schools, businesses, and public spaces worldwide and forced many communities to enact stay at home orders, causing stress to all irrespective of their age, gender, or socioeconomic status. The sudden and unexpected changes caused by the outbreak of coronavirus are overwhelming for both adults and children, causing stress and evoking negative emotions like fear, anxiety, and depression, among different populations. The aim of the paper is to ascertain how stress during this pandemic inculcates various psychological health issues like depression anxiety, OCD, panic behavior, and so on. Further, the paper is an attempt to identify different general as well as population specific coping strategies to reduce the stress level among individuals and prevent various stress-induced psychological disorders with reference to different theories and research articles.

Background: Cancer is, no doubt, a life-threatening illness, and it has a long-term effect on the physical and mental health of the patients, particularly on their quality of life (QOL). The present article is an attempt to examine the role of socioeconomic factors, illness duration and spirituality on the QOL of cancer patients. Methods: The sample consisted of 200 cancer patients (100 men and 100 women patients) belonging to the state of Tripura, a Northeastern state of India. Out of 200 cancer patients, most of them (100, 50%) were suffering from oral cancer, followed by lung and breast cancer. General Information Schedule, Quality of Life Patient/Cancer Survivor Version (developed by Ferrell, Hassey-Dow and Grant), and The Spiritual Experience Index- Revised (developed by Genia) were used for data collection. For analysis of data, independent t-test, analysis of variance, and multiple linear regression were computed. The statistical analysis was carried out using IBM SPSS Version 25.0. Results: The findings showed no significant difference in QOL scores among the subgroups of cancer patients in socioeconomic and illness factor, except for family income. Further analysis revealed that only spirituality and educational qualification of cancer patients significantly predicted their QOL. Conclusion: The current article can act as a springboard for further studies in this area and provide aid for socioeconomic development while improvising cancer patients’ QOL.

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This paper attempts to identify the demographic variables that are related to suicidal ideation among adolescents in Tripura, India. Although the current literature points a grim picture of the suicide rate worldwide and in India as well, there is insufficient research in this area in India, especially in Tripura. Adding to the small body of research on suicidal ideation, the current study was conducted on a sample of 500 adolescents aged between 16 and 18 years (266 boys and 234 girls). The study found a high suicidal ideation rate of 9.6% among adolescents in Tripura, India. The gender, area of residence, substance use, and family environment of adolescents were found to have an effect on suicidal ideation. The highest rate of suicidal ideation was observed among boys (i.e. male gender), adolescents residing in urban areas, substance users, and adolescents living in a non-peaceful family environment. Community, the number of children in the family, family type, and family income were not significantly associated with suicidal ideation. Despite this, high suicidal ideation was reported by non-tribal persons, people who were an only child, nuclear families, and adolescents with a family income of 11 000 – 20 000 INR (Indian Rupees) per month.

Postpartum Depression (PPD) is a major health concern as it is affecting around 15 per cent of the mothers after delivery. The present paper attempts to explore the different theoretical perspectives of PPD and its risk factors and impacts. For the purpose of the study, a detailed literature search was done and a total of 1467 articles were identified from the year 1950-2021 from various databases namely, PubMed, WebMD, SAGE, Springer, NCBI, Google Scholar, ResearchGate, WHO, APA, Frontiers, Healthline, Scirp, PsycINFO and BMC pregnancy and childbirth, maintaining the inclusion and exclusion criteria. At last, only 91 articles were selected, and a detailed discussion and conclusion have been made accordingly. Findings suggest that it is essential nowadays to protect the health of both the mother and child, and it is a matter of great medical and social importance. Hence, keen attention must be paid to the maternity quality care.