Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 Dr. VijethaRadiation oncologist, Cytecare, Hebbal
Month: March 2022
Can you cross the crosswords!!!
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 DOWN: Irrational fear Disability of learning andcommunication Overwhelmed by thoughts Derailment of thoughts Burning the midnight oil Feeling someone’s face transforminto a monster Word salad Insanity Feeling that a particular eventhad already happened before Loss of memoryACROSS:5.Tendencytotellinappropriatejoke6.Hairpullingdisorder10.Nocturnalteethgrinding11.Decliningmentalabilities12.Socialunacceptability13.Laughingsickness17.Doubletrouble18.Youcannotdecide19.Confusionofimaginationwithmemory20.Makeapigofyourself ANSWERS (1) Phobia(2) Autism(3) Gedankenlautwerden(4) Entgleisen(5) Witzelsucht(6) Trichotillomania(7) Insomnia(8) Paraprosopia(9) Schizophasia(10) Bruxism(11) […]
DROP THE PHONE
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 Psychiatry as a field has been evolving since its very beginning and hence the spectrums of diagnosis have also expanded with the same. The spectrum to join the ever growing visual field of psychiatrists is the newest entrant‘ internet addiction’. Multiple studies have paved the way for the inclusion […]
THE GROWING WORLD OF INFANT MENTAL HEALTH
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 A common phrase heard throughout a doctor straining journey is “Prevention is better than cure”. This became very apparent for psychiatrists while treating acute mental illness in adults. We realized that for many of our patients standard treatments were insufficient in reducing morbidity due to delayed on set of […]
Down the Memory Lane
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 As I began to write this article, it dawned on me how‘ going down memory lane’, is an important and universal diagnostic and therapeutic tool vital for the survival of every health care professional. As a medical student in the 1970’s, I was taught the universal skill of‘ history […]
From the desk of Editor
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER Recently a 16 year old burst on to our TV screens. She voiced her concerns on the climate change crisis looming large over the world and chose a succinct phrase of “how dare you” to show case her angst. The audiences, however, were divided. The […]
Can you cross the Crosswords!!
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 DOWN: 1. Fear of losing phones (10) 3. Stage of motivation (6) 6. Delusion (11) 8. MMSE (6) 11. Shared delusional D/O (5-1-4) 13. Perceptual misinterpretation (8) 15. Alcohol deaddiction (10) 17. Type of memory (6) ACROSS: 2. Maslow’s hierarchy (6) 4. Tourette’s syndrome (4) 5. Imitate actions (10) […]
HUMAN INTELLECT -A BOON/CURSE
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 Dr. JAVAGAL AMITH THEJAS N2ndYear, MD General Medicine, KIMS, Bangalore
THE GITA AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: A PERSPECTIVE
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 The practice of psychiatry in India is widely influenced by the collective cultural psyche of its citizens. In numerable stories with robust moralistic conclusions have been handed down across generations, serving as guides for improvement of self and society. Eastern philosophy has recently gained wide recognition by the scientific […]
INSOMNIA
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep”. -Matthew Walker Sleep is fundamentally a physiological drive, just as hunger and thirst are, which is necessary to maintain homeostasis in every human being. Sleep is essential for various physiological functions including energy conservation, hormone secretion, neuronal […]