Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 [game-crossword id=”3977″ ]
Month: February 2022
From the desk of Editor
The motion picture: a gift or forfeit to psychiatry Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 The invention of the motion picture is one of the most significant breakthroughs of the early 19th century, which greatly influence people’s lives in general. Thomas Edison and William Dickson have developed an illusion of motion pictures resulting in the […]
Down the Memory Lane
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 Growing up, I always heard family and friends calling me “Chota (Punjabi Word for Junior) Doctor”, even before I knew the meaning of these words. They called me because my father was a registered medical practitioner in a small town in North India and they just assumed I would […]
COVID-19 and its impact on psychiatry training
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 Clinical exposure is quintessential for any resident/trainee to learn, precautionary measures such as lockdown and travel restrictions have significantly reduced the number of people accessing mental health care in the hospitals. During the peak of the pandemic many outpatient departments were closed, and many hospitals restricted the admissions. This […]
The “minimalistic” mindset
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 Rudiments of the title: When you use the word ‘minimalistic‘, you imply keeping things as simple as possible. I’ve read somewhere that minimalism is not about having less; it’s about making room for what matters more. “Minimalistic mindset” is not just a phrase. It’s one of the most difficult […]
Can you cross the Crosswords!!
Volume 10 Issue 7 July, 2019 ACROSS: 5. Learned helplessness is typically seen in(10)8. First neuroleptic to be introduced(14) DOWN: 1. Delusions concerning infidelity of one’s spouse is….syndrome(7)2. Tactile hallucinations of insect scrawling under the skin(11)3. A false belief, unexplained by reality, shared by a number of people(12)4. Concept of superego was given by..(12)6. In […]
Silent
Volume 10 Issue 7 July, 2019 I encroach upon you, like an unwelcomed visitor,Seemingly harmless, as silent as a predator.Small whisperings of uncertainty,A Lilliputian masquerading its enormity.It grows, slowly, so as not to alarm you,Like a debt piling, it accrues.Till all you hear is the noise of despair,If only you could wake up from this […]
HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY/ TRANSCULTURAL PSYCHIATRY (THE SEARCH FOR MEANING)
Volume 10 Issue 7 July, 2019 In the times of gloom of World War II and its out comes, in a world torn a part and looking for meaning, Herman Hesse published his novel–‘Siddhartha’. The author teases pertinent questions about meaning of life ,inspired by his own depression and personal loss. How can human discontent […]
GAMBLING DISORDER: WHAT EVERY PSYCHIATRIST NEEDS TO KNOW
Volume 10 Issue 7 July, 2019 DEFINITION: Gambling refers to betting something of value (usually money) on an event whose out come is unpredictable and determined by chance. Problem gambling refers to gambling that disrupts or damages personal, family or recreational pursuits. Akin to substance use, gambling too exists on a spectrum of escalating severity […]
Down The Memory Lane
Volume 10 Issue 7 July, 2019 In my 15 years in Psychiatry, I have trained in the United Kingdom and in Singapore, before returning to practice in my native city in India. I have been fortunate to witness Psychiatry in varied socio cultural contexts. Working in the last remnants of the mental asylum system made […]