Volume-1 Issue-4 October, 2011 Across: 1. The Scientist who showed that ringing bell can lead to salivation in Dog, a conditioning experiment! 3. A pervasive developmental disorder 4. Delusion of Negation Ex: A persons claims that he is dead! 5. Teeth grinding in sleep 8. Disorder of sleep with sudden bout of daytime sleepiness with […]
Month: November 2021
MIND CROSSWORD
Volume 11 Issue 8 August, 2021 Accross 4. First reported in 1825, this syndrome was named by Jean-Martin Charcot after his intern at the time. Characters like “Mr. Pancks” in Charles Disckens’ ‘Little Dorrit’ and “Nikolai Levin” in Leo Tolstoy’s ‘Anna Karenina’ are said to be portrayals of this disorder. Name this syndrome, characterized by […]
MIND CROSSWORD
Volume 11 Issue 7 July, 2021 Can you CROSS the CROSSWORD?? ACROSS3. Patient diagnosed with depression is started on a TCA. If his fast sodium channels were inhibited by the drug, what side effect would you see?4. A patient who is a known case of bipolar disorder presents with nausea, lethargy, irritability, and decreased urine […]
Importance of Breathing in Yoga and its relevance in the COVID situation
Volume 11 Issue 7 July, 2021 Transcultural Psychiatry Yoga is an ancient Indian spiritual discipline based on an immensely subtle science, which focuses on establishing harmony between mind and body. Breathing is considered to be an essential component of yogic practices. Pranayama isthe fourth limb of Ashtanga yoga which mainly deals with breathing. Prana means […]
Implementing a mental health support system for health workers, trainees, and students
Volume 11 Issue 7 July, 2021 Invited Article Health workers, students, and trainees in the health sector work, learn and train for long hours in unpredictable situations, constantly dealing with mortality/morbidity in an emotionally loaded environment. As expected, mental health issues are common among them. Current pandemic situation has brought to surface many latent mental […]
MORSEL OF TIME
Volume 11 Issue 7 July, 2021 Down The Memory Lane Morsel of childhood innocence Lurked in brooding woods and Stony tracks.. Soaked in flowing creeks and muddy ponds.. Battered in bleeding wounds and haunting taunts.. With eyes searching in vain for home. Morsel of adolescent autonomy Bloomed in boarding schools and bunk beds.. United in […]
From the desk of editor
Volume 11 Issue 7 July, 2021 Editorials A Decade Of MINDs Newsletter Journey Psychiatry took its shape as a medical specialty even before 1808 when Johann Christian Reil coined the term “Psychiatry”. Various psychiatry training programs have evolved, and psychiatry established as a medical speciality. The growing number of trainees and seats in psychiatry reflects […]
Compassion Fatigue or Lack of Boundaries?
August 2021 Volume 11, Issue 8 TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY It feels like one of those days when things just don’t seem right. Despite a full night’s sleep, energy levels feel depleted, motivation levels oscillate between low to negligible, and mood swings become recurrent. Have you experienced such symptoms lately, when it feels like a task to […]
COVID-19 pandemic and Internet Use
Volume 11 Issue 8, August 2021 INVITED ARTICLE Ms. A has undergone a vocal cord procedure. She was advised to speak minimally after the surgery. She has a thirteen-year-old son who is not going to school due to the ongoing COVID 19 pandemic. He is attending online classes run by school for six hours and […]
From the desk of Editor
Painting by : Dr. Anita Mariet Thomas (ENT), Baptist Hospital, Bangalore Volume 11 Issues 8 August, 2021 Editorials “Emotion can be the enemy, if you give into your emotion, you lose yourself. You must be at one with your emotions, because the body always follows the mind.”- Bruce Lee Emotions as we know and understand […]