Volume 11 Issues 6 June, 2021 “You don’t fall in love with the gender, you fall in love with the person “ June is celebrating as a pride month, in which one accepts and celebrated in favour of LGBTQ community. Gender is of the mind while sex is of the body. Gender is between ears […]
INVITED ARTICLES
Illness anxiety disorder (IAD)
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 There are many diagnosable psychiatric disorders. The persons struggling with those disorders don’t consult a psychiatrist. Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is one of them. Who are the persons with IAD? They worry excessively about a medical condition or a physiological sensation like dizziness. The usual reassurance does not help […]
Mental Health in an Unequal World
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 For a long, our society has only recognised and emphasised health in physical terms only, but later the social aspects were added to the meaning of proper health. The perspective regarding health kept on evolving; still, the human civilization has not been able to comprehend mental health, the most […]
My relationship with Music
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 […]
My journey in photography
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 […]
Psychosis and pregnancy
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 […]
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorders in Adults
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 […]
Psychological First Aid (PFA)
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, […]
Substance use disorders in adolescents- an overview
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 […]
Neuropsychiatric aspect of Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorder Associated with Streptococcal Infection (PANDAS)
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 […]