Volume-1 Issue-3 September, 2011 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Otorhinolaryngology Headache is not new to anybody, in fact I had one yesterday, which subsided with a small nap! Well most ofthe people suffer from headache one day or the other, so it won’t be surprising that this symptom is taken very lightlyby the people. Only when […]
Disulfiram: Old! Yet a Beautiful drug of use?
Volume-1 Issue-3 September, 2011 Alcohol dependence or alcoholism is often a progressive chronic disorder which has significant adverseimplications on patients, their families, and the society. Treating alcoholism involves several stages. In the initial stage,acute withdrawal is treated by detoxification with benzodiazepines especially Chlordiazepoxide. Later stages attempt tomaintain patients in abstinence or controlled drinking. This latter […]
From the desk of Editor
Volume-1 Issue-3 September, 2011 Is delegating patient care a breach of trust? We graduate from Medical colleges as doctors & specialist and soon we are assisted by team of paramedical staff, junior doctors which increases over a period of time. As this process continues, we become privileged members of medical fraternity wherein, even when we […]
MIND CROSSWORD
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 Can you CROSS the CROSSWORD?? Across: 1.Stagger after getting drunk 4. Sudden appearance of anxiety 6. Disorder of inappropriate of answers. 8. Depression a disorder of _________ 9. Lightest metal used for treatment of Bipolar disorder 13. The most common Psychiatry emergency condition 14. Latin word for seizure 15. A state […]
MIND QUIZ
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 An exclusive Section for Undergraduates and Postgraduates Drug of choice among SSRI in management of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Who won Noble prize for using surgical intervention in Psychiatric illness? World Mental Health Day is on ______________ Which is the official Indexed journal of Indian Psychiatry? Disulfiram, a drug used in […]
Awareness Reframes Assumption: SUICIDE – Myths & Facts
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 ❌ Suicide is more common in women ✅ Suicide attempts are three times more common in women but men complete suicide more often. ❌ People who talk about suicide don’t complete suicide. ✅ Many people who die by suicide would have given definite warnings of their intentions. Any comment about suicide […]
Psychiatric Manifestations of Hypothyroidism
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 A clinical syndrome of thyroid hormone deficiency is represented in the literature as a stereo typical cluster of symptoms and signs. But the clinical presentation is diverse, complicated and often overlooked. The hypothyroid state serves as a potential basis for multiple somatic complaints and psychological disturbances. At times psychiatric manifestations may […]
ETHICS & MEDICINE
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 Ethics relate to code of conduct according moral principles that have been the product of gradual evolution and refinement of man’s quest to discover ways and means to safeguard the welfare of a society and its individual members. The core principles, transmitted from generation to generation, happen to be similar across […]
From the Desk of Editor
Volume-1 Issue-2 August, 2011 We are delighted to bring out a Monthly Newsletter “MIND” The Newsletter will focus on the interface between Psychiatry and other specialities i.e. Consultation Liaison Psychiatry (CLP) with a dedicated article from other specialities of the Institution in every issue. It will also be an interactive platform for kindling interest in […]
MIND CROSSWORD
Volume-1 Issue-1 July, 2011 Can you CROSS the CROSSWORD?? !! Across: An unpleasant or disturbed state of Mood Apprehension or Fear without reason. One who does not socialize & is emotionally cold. Functional Unit of CNS Irreversible deterioration of mental functions Down: A firm belief which is not true Exaggerated feeling of well being One […]