Volume 4 Issue 3 March, 2014 Nocturnal enuresis is a very common condition and has occurred since man’s earliest days and the first references may be found in the Ebers papyri of 1550 BC. “Enuresis” is a term which literally means “to urinate within”. The International Children’s Continence Society states that nocturnal enuresis is the […]
INVITED ARTICLES
Defense mechanisms
Volume 4 Issue 2 February, 2014 We all know that each country in this world has its own defense forces to protect its people from invaders. Recently ourcountry celebrated its 65th republic day showcasing our military might with a grand parade. The human body too has its own defense mechanisms—at the physical level WBC prevent […]
Borderline Personality Disorder
Volume 4 Issue 1 January, 2014 Personality Disorders are identified as being “pervasive, persistent, inflexible, maladaptive patterns of behavior that deviate from expected cultural norms”. Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a serious mental illness marked by unstable moods, behavior, and relationships. In 1980, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders, Third Edition (DSM-III) listed […]
Somatization Disorder: SOMATIC EXPRESSION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DISTRESS
Volume 3 Issue 12 December, 2013 Somatization Disorder also known as Briquet’s Syndrome is a distinct, poorly understood, clinical and public health problem, was first introduced by Stekel (1911), who defined it as “a bodily disorder that arises as the expression of deep-seated neurosis”. This syndrome has been classified under somatoform disorder in ICD-10 (F45.0) […]
Gender Dysphoria (Gender Identity Disorder)
Volume 3 Issue 11 November, 2013 “There’s a gender in your brain and a gender in your body. For 99 percent of people, those things are in alignment. For transgender people, they’re mismatched. That’s all it is. It’s not complicated, it’s not a neurosis. It’s a mix-up.” ~ Chaz Bono, aptly described the condition of […]
SUICIDE IN ELDERLY
Volume 3 Issue 10 October, 2013 There is a global trend towards increased suicide in late life. Developed countries show a second peak of increasedsuicide rate in the elderly (above 60 years). In 2011, around 8% of suicide victims in India were of age 60 years or more.The suicide rates in elderly in India are […]
MIXED ANXIETY AND DEPRESSIVE DISORDER (MADD)
Volume 3 Issue 9 September, 2013 This is one of the most common disorders in general practice. Consultants from other specialties prescribe Amitryptiline (Tryptomer) alone or in combination with chlordiazepoxide to most of the patients with so called ‘vague symptoms’. If one looks closely, ‘mixed anxiety depressive disorder’ would be the most common diagnosis that […]
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Volume 3 Issue 8 August, 2013 Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a condition that affects 4-5% of children while some studies show 10-12% and often it persists into adulthood in one third of them. Male to female ratio is about 2:1. ADHD includes a combination of problems, such as difficulty sustaining attention, hyperactivity and impulsive behavior. […]
Forensic Psychiatry
Volume 3 Issue 7 July, 2013 The application of legal knowledge to the psychiatry and of psychiatric knowledge to legal issues is one of the subspecialties of psychiatry known as forensic psychiatry. In India, forensic psychiatry is still an emerging area. The legal issues pertaining to the mental health care in India appeared only after […]
What to do & what not to do for publication?
–An Editor’s advice to practitioners & Medical students.
Volume 3 Issue 6 June, 2013 In a lighter vein, often I am asked to write on sex and its problems. Things are changing to some extent and recently requests are on issues related to publishing! However, I see both have something in common!! It is like ‘use or lose’ concerning both brain and sex. […]