A Digital Newsletter of Psychiatry for Medical Doctors
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 Guest Editorial: Mental Health: from Illness to Wellness October 10 is World Mental Health Day. World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) has chosen ‘Mental health in an Unequal World’ as the theme and W.H.O. ‘Mental Health for All- Let us Make it a Reality. There are challenges to reaching […]
Art by Dr Ajay Kumar
Volume 11 Issue 9 September, 2021 Second strings I was born in an era in which television and social media did not exist. We made our entertainment. We took up hobbies and learned how to excel in these. The youth of today do not have the advantages that I enjoyed. Their time is eaten away […]
Volume 11 Issue 9 September, 2021 Bob Marley sang thus: “One good thing about music, when it hits you feel no pain”. No matter where we come from, we all love music. I was all of four years old when my exasperated parents first thrust a microphone into my hands, asking me to hum a […]
Volume 11 Issue 9 September, 2021 As a child and beyond, I was fortunate to have had the opportunity to travel to various parts of the country and abroad. I was conscious that I wanted somehow to capture these experiences in a way that could be re-lived later. I was also drawn to books and […]
Volume 11 Issue 9 September, 2021 When art meets medicine Taking adequate care of mental health is equally important as having good physical health; wise men say that a healthy mind lives in a healthy body. Unpredictability, hectic schedule takes a toll on physician’s mental health; burnout and depression are found in high prevalence among […]
Volume 1 Issue 9 September, 2021 Music and Mind According to Gandharv Veda chikitsa (गंधर्व वेद चिकित्सा) in Ayurveda, divine music used to treat disorders; the physician used to sing Dhrupad, a raag in Indian classical music, to treat various psychological problems. Rāgas are the melodic framework and are believed to have a natural existence […]
Volume 11 Issue 9 September, 2021 I admired an elderly lady who is otherwise a shy and mundane homemaker but mentally lives in a world of newspaper crossword puzzles in secret. Another gracious rich woman had too many maternal responsibilities to pursue her school life passion for painting. When life thrust her into the role of a […]
