INVITED ARTICLES

Volume 2 Issue 12 December, 2012 Mr.X is a 22yr graduate belonging to middle socioeconomic family was admitted in medical ICU with fatal suicidal attempt. He was evaluated by the psychiatry team. Mr.X had Obsessional thoughts that he can get infected by any source and can transfer it to many, so had compulsions for cleaning […]

Volume 2 Issue 11 November, 2012 In his best‐selling 1995 book “Emotional Intelligence” Daniel Goleman reported that, research shows that conventional measures of intelligence – IQ – only account for 20% of a person’s success in life. For example, research on IQ and education shows that high IQ predicts 10 to 25% of grades in […]

Volume 2 Issues 10 October, 2021 Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) is a combination of emotional, behavioral and physical symptoms that occur in the premenstrual or luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. The term “premenstrual tension” appeared in the medical literature 80yrs ago, but widely accepted diagnostic criteria for PMS do not exist. Approximately 80% of women […]

Volume 2 Issues 9, September, 2021 Sex has remained a matter of both stigma and mystery among many even today. Consequently it is also one of the less investigated topics. Even among medical graduates, emphasis on imparting & evaluation of their knowledge in sexual problems is inadequate. When such is the case, public is preoccupied […]

Volume 2 Issues 8 August, 2021 Delusion is a false firm unshakable belief not keeping with the socio cultural background. They are among the most interesting of psychiatric symptoms because of the great variety. It has to be distinguished from superstition and overvalued ideas. In superstition the false belief is keeping with the sociocultural background […]

Volume 2 Issues 7 July, 2021 Introduction: A specific (isolated) phobia is a condition characterized by marked irrational fear, leading to avoidance of that specific object or situation with associated marked anxiety & emotional distress. Specific phobias are commonly classified as animal type (e.g. insects, dogs), natural-forces type (e.g. storms, water), blood, injection and injury […]

Volume 2 Issue 6, June, 2012 Depression in Childhood and adolescents is under diagnosed and undertreated. This is mainly because the presentations significantly differ from that of adults and complications in diagnosis due to high rates of comorbidity. Research has shown that depression is occurring earlier than in past decades in this population. The prevalence […]

Volume 2 Issue 5 May, 2012 Alcohol Withdrawal features are commonly encountered in clinical practice across specialties and most of the time the patient may not have revealed to the clinician that he consumes alcohol regularly or has problem drinking. Criteria to say person is in withdrawal state are, there should be reduction or cessation […]

Volume 2 Issue 4 April, 2012 Stress is a consequence of or a general response to an action or situation that places special physical or psychological demands or both on a person. Small amounts of stress (‘eustress’) can have positive effects by energizing people towards goal, however excessive stress can seriously and negatively impact a […]