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ShamsahBSonawalla,TNN|Apr12,2014,11.50PMIST
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MUMBAI:Amiddleagedmanwalkedintomyclinicinhisdesigneroutfit."Ihave
doctor.Godhasgivenmeawonderful,lovingfamily,greatfriendsandaflourishin
Iamnothappy,"hesaid.

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Nation'sWorldHappinessReport(2013)foundtheworld'shappiestcountriestob
Norway,Switzerland,NetherlandsandSweden.Indiaunfortunatelyrankedat111t
ofitsneighbouringcountries.Thestudyalsofoundmentalhealthtobethesinglem
determinantofindividualhappinessglobally.Itemphasizedthatdepressiveandan
arethesinglebiggestcauseofdisability,absenteeism,miseryandeconomicwastew
(UnitedNations,2013).

Transscripts From Above Article (Mental well-being: A gateway to happiness)

MUMBAI: A middle-aged man walked into my clinic in his designer outfit. "I have everything doctor. God has given me a wonderful, loving f
flourishing business. But I am not happy," he said.

Happiness: a subjective state of contentment and well-being; an aspiration of every The United Nation's World Happiness Report (2013) fo
countries to be Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Netherlands and Sweden. India unfortunately ranked at 111th, behind most of its neighbou
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found mental health to be the single most important determinant of individual happiness globally. It emphasized that depressive and anxie
biggest cause of disability, absenteeism, misery and economic waste worldwide (United Nations, 2013).

So what factors determine happiness? Studies suggest that over 33% is accounted for by genetics (De Neve et al., 2013). Brain circuits such

(the brain's pleasure centre) are involved, which when stimulated, make people smile, laugh, feel pleasure and happiness. Several neuroche
instance, dopamine, associated with positive emotion, activates the reward system. Serotonin helps maintain a positive mood. Endorphins

increase a sense of calm and well-being. Happy people enjoy greater immunity, better health, better relationships and increased longevity.
unhappy people. Reason enough to make pursuing Of course, everyone is unhappy from time to time; this is normal. Unhappiness becomes

turning into recurrent depressed moods, with symptoms such as sleep and appetite disturbances, low self-esteem, decreased interest and e
concentration, etc.

After a detailed assessment, it emerged that our patient (reporting persistent unhappiness) in fact had recurrent clinical major depression.

treatment was initiated with a combination of medication, counseling, and later, with rTMS (Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation)

can one enhance one's Happiness Quotient (HQ)? People are good at synthesizing happiness, says Daniel Gilbert, a Harvard Psychology pr
Diener found the frequency of positive experiences is a much better predictor of happiness than the intensity of positive experiences. The
people in happy nations (Denmark and Netherlands) ride bicycles by choice. What an eco-friendly, and fun way to enhance happiness.

Do figure out your personal happiness mantra. As for me, I am getting myself a bicycle (and a helmet!). Hopefully, the bicycling will stimulat
happy neurochemicals, steering me along the road to happiness. What about you?
(Dr Shamsah B Sonawalla is a consultant psychiatrist at Jaslok Hospital and a former faculty of Harvard Medical School, US)

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"Before starting rTMS treatment at TransMag Clinic, I had been feeling worthless, lethargic, shattered and I
had no desire to continue with life, I had no faith and no hope in the future. The staff at the clinic immediately
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"I had been suffering from severe clinical depression since the last 8 years. I tried all medications but they
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during evening time. I started rTMS treatment at Dr. Sonawallas clinic in Mumbai and the treatment has
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