A Digital Newsletter of Psychiatry for Medical Doctors
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 6 Issue 12 December, 2016 Pregnancy is generally considered to be a positive phase of life with happiness and well-being. However, expected changes in the life style, social behavior and apprehension regarding motherhood would pose as a psychological stressor. Adaptations of maternal mind and body to the new role through hormonal fluctuations and increasing […]
Volume 6 Issue 11 November, 2016 ADHD is a behavioral and neurocognitive condition characterized by developmentally inappropriate and impairing levels of gross motor over activity, inattention, and impulsivity. ADHD is usually noticed at the pre-school age. Due to hyperactivity and impulsivity, child is often termed as difficult to handle, nuisance because of disruptive and intrusive […]
Volume 6 Issue 10 October, 2016 Different kinds of distressing events happen in the world, such as war, natural disasters, accidents, fires and interpersonal violence (for example, sexual violence). Individuals, families or entire communities may be affected. People may lose their homes or loved ones, be separated from family and community, or may witness violence, […]
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Background: The adolescent substance use has become a major public health concern worldwide including India. World Health Organization estimates say that 25-90% of children have ever used a drug. National household survey from India reports that adolescents constitute around 20% of all current drug users. Majority of the adult […]
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders associated with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS) is a unique constellation of signs and symptoms that exist in a subset of children with rapid onset or exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders. This is due to an initial autoimmune reaction to a Group ‘A’ Beta […]
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Over the last century, neuro-stimulation techniques have emerged as important treatment modalities in the management of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Neuro-stimulation techniques bring therapeutic benefits by modulating the neuronal tissue. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the oldest neuro-stimulation technique, which was followed by Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Vagus Nerve […]
Volume 6 Issue 6 June 2016 According to the WHO, more than 450 million people worldwide suffer from mental illnesses and these conditions account for 14% of the global burden of disease. In other words, the prevalence of mental illnesses is very high. This translates to a lot of suffering. For instance, more than 8,00,000 […]
Volume 6 Issue 5 May 2016 More than 200 years have passed since psychiatry came into being. Conceptualized as one of the three main branches of medicine, psychiatry was to be practiced by the very best of physicians as mental illnesses deserved no less! The use of straightjackets, locked doors and custodial asylums marks the […]