It has been exactly fourteen days since I joined as a psychiatry postgraduate resident, and looking back, the experience has already started to reshape my perspective on psychiatry. Coming into a clinical setting after an internship was a bit overwhelming, and I’ll admit I am still very much in the adjusting phase. However, the transition […]
Student Article
Are we living our lives, or just curating them? by Dr. Mahima Shivani
As a budding Indian psychiatrist, I increasingly observe a significant shift in psychosocial stressors affecting adolescents and young adults. While academic pressure, career uncertainty, and parental expectations continue to shape psychological distress, an additional and less openly acknowledged burden has emerged in the modern era – the pressure to visibly perform a desirable lifestyle. For […]
Learning Psychiatry as a Junior Resident: Beyond Diagnosis and Prescriptions – by Dr. Vaibhav Sunil Nawale
Stepping into psychiatry residency feels like crossing an invisible line, from watching to doing, from curious observer to responsible clinician. As junior residents, we suddenly become the first faces patients and families look to for answers. It is both exciting and intimidating. Very soon, I realised psychiatry is not just about nailing the right diagnosis […]
DO’s and DONT’s of MENTAL HEALTH – by Dr. Lonika R.
Mental health – a phrase we’ve heard countless times, yet often fail to understand truly. In the corridors of medical colleges, where stethoscopes swing and stress levels soar, mental well-being usually becomes the silent casualty of ambition. As medical students, we’re taught to examine, diagnose, and treat the body – but are seldom reminded to […]