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Volume 5 Issue 10 October 2015 ❌All neat freaks have OCD. ✅Although cleanliness is a sign of OCD but it can be present in otherwise healthy persons. In OCD the patient indulges in cleanliness due to unrelenting anxiety. ❌Stress causes OCD. ✅Although stress can exacerbate OCD symptoms, stress alone does not cause it. ❌OCD behavior […]

Volume 5 Issue 9 September, 2015 ❌Talking about suicide might cause a person to act ✅It is helpful to show the person you take them seriously and you care. Most feel relieved at the chance to talk ❌They’re just trying to get attention ✅They are trying to get help. We should recognize their need and […]

Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 ❌Mental illness isn’t real illness. ✅Mental illnesses are real disorders which cause distress. They are more than normal ups & downs of day to day life. ❌People with mental illness lack intelligence. ✅Generally level of intelligence among patients with mental illness likely parallels the patterns seen in any healthy […]

Volume 5 Issue 7 July, 2015 1. Alexithymia is a) Pathological sadness b) Affective flattening c) Inability to recognize feelings d) Inappropriate mood 2. Hallucination more commonly a feature of organic brain lesion is a) Visual b) Auditory c) Olfactory d) Tactile 3. Order of loss of orientation in patient with delirium is a) Time, […]

Volume 5 Issue 7 July 2015 ❌Patients with schizophrenia are violent. ✅Studies indicate that patients of schizophrenia are no more violent than normal individuals. People with schizophrenia are more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators. ❌Patient with schizophrenia can never recover. ✅For a majority if schizophrenia is diagnosed quickly and treated aggressively there […]

Volume 5 Issue 6 June 2015 ❌Psychiatric disorders in childhood result from bad parenting. ✅Bad parenting can influence, but most disorders have biological basis. ❌Therapy is a waste of time in children. ✅There is best evidence for therapies in childhood disorder. ❌Children with dyslexia cannot learn to read. ✅Dyslexic children can learn to read, but […]

Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 1. Drug used for treatment of nocturnal enuresis is? a. Trazodone b. Imipramine c. Clomopramine d. Sertraline 2. Which is not a cognitive dysfunction? a. Overgeneralization b. Thought block c. Catastrophic thinking d. Arbitrary inference 3. Rivastigmine and Donepezil are drugs used predominantly in the management of: a. Depression […]

Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 ❌Addiction to alcohol is often psychological. ✅Addiction to alcohol is primarily bio-psycho-social. There is a strong evidence of role of neurotransmitters and enzymes in formation of addiction. ❌All sorts of social problems—marriage problems, a death in the family, job stress—may cause alcoholism. ✅As with psychological and emotional problems, alcoholics […]

Volume 5 Issue 4 Apr 2015 ❌Erectile dysfunction doesn’t hit younger men. It’s only a problem for older guys. ✅Although erectile dysfunction is more common in elderly, men of any age can develop erectile problems ❌Men with ED have no sexual desire. ✅Sexual desire is hormonal and this is not normally impacted by ED. Some […]