Volume 11 Issues 1 January, 2021 Dr.DayanandDPM (NIMHANS)Final year resident, MD PsychiatryBangalore Medical College and Research InstituteEmail id –dayaaspandana@gmail.com “The idea of capturing and showing the beautiful world that we witness is awe-inspiring. That moved me to photography”His work had recently featured in the photography exhibition at NIMHANS, 2020
UNDER GRADUATE
BOOK REVIEW
Volume 11 Issues 1 January, 2021 Stress and struggles, is written by experienced mental health professionals from reputed institutions like NIMHANS Bengaluru, AIIMS Delhi, CIP Ranchi and Indo-UK stress and mental health group. The authors provide concise and up-to-date information about various aspects of stress including history, conceptual evolution, physiological basis of stress, effects of […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 11 Issues 2 February, 2021 Across 2. 40-year-old male patient presents with worsening neurological symptoms and sudden jerky movements. History of similar symptoms in patient’s father. This disease is characterised by abnormal expansion of what repetitive sequences? 4. 9-year-old boy is brought to the office for a well-child examination. Parents give history of poor […]
“AFTERMATH”
Volume 11 Issues 2 February, 2021 We always remember the blazing flame, the last few moments of spark.But what about the ash that remains, and then the eternal dark? Sadness comes in waves, but guilt?Guilt wants to watch us drown. The first thing you remember is the last thing they said.And the last thing you […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 11 Issues 3 March, 2021 Across 6. 39 year old man, with known history of substance abuse is admitted to the hospital withdepression with suicide ideation. On admission he was withdrawn, hypersomnolent, hyperphagic and dysphoric. What substance withdrawal is he likely suffering from? 7. 36 year old woman, on risperdone for schizoprenia presents with […]
“THE FALL HAS BEGUN”
Volume 11 Issues 4 April, 2021 There I stood, on the tallest buildingBuried in silence, I could speak to the windBusy men and women walk the streets of ManhattanBut from where I stood, I was far too distant. No happy faces bring joy to my soulNo cheering crowd mask my sorrowsI fought my battles, called […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 11 Issues 4 April, 2021 Across 2. 27 year old man, is hospitalised following a violent attack on his computer screen with a cricket bat. Over the last year, he seems to think someone within his computer is monitoringhim and that videos he was seeing showed people laughing at him. Patient was diagnosed with […]
Contribution
Volume 11 Issues 5 May, 2021 “Naale Baa” is based off an urban legend of 1990s wherein residents of a few villages in Karnataka beganwriting Naale Baa/Come tomorrow on their doors to ward of an evil spirit from entering their households.This was apparently a successful measure against the evil spirit! In this cartoon, the same […]
PICTURE QUIZ- GUESS WHO?
Volume 11 Issues 5 May, 2021 1.a)Identify this famous actor.b)Also identify the movie in which the actor plays the role of a personsuffering from schizophrenia, despite which he was able to break aloved one from a psychiatric facility. 2.a)Identify this actor who played the protagonist in ‘Silver Lining’sPlaybook”.b)Also Identify the condition his character suffered from, […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 CROSSWORD: CLUE AND WORD NEWS: MINDS newsletter going to conduct a national crossword competition for medical undergraduates, the details will be shared shortly. How to participate? Step 1: Subscribed to MINDS Newsletter (Subscribe to MINDS) Step 2: Register for the MINDS crossword contest (Registration) Step 3: Wait to receive a confirmatory […]