A Digital Newsletter of Psychiatry for Medical Doctors
Down Memory Lane Volume 12 Issues 7 July, 2022 The year was 1971. Medical education was highly coveted in India. Kerala had only three Medical Colleges at that time- Trivandrum, Calicut and Kottayam besides the private TD Medical College, Alleppey (which was later taken over by the Govt in 1973). Kerala had only 400 medical […]
Guest Editorial Volume 12 Issues 7 July, 2022 Geoffrey Rose’s 1985 paper, Sick individuals, and sick populations drew a distinction between the causes of illness at the individual level and the population level(1). Health care typically focuses on individuals presenting with symptoms of illness, or screening for individuals at high risk of some adverse health […]
Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022
Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 For many students, choosing the right textbook for a subject can be a rather tedious process. Most of us depend on advice from professors of various departments and senior colleagues. It is essential that we choose the right book while getting introduced to the subject itself. Psychiatry is one […]
Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 “Life is a balance between holding on and letting go” – Rumi. India is undergoing sociodemographic changes such as increased literacy, health awareness, rising corporate culture, working parents, and nuclear families. It leads to a particular stratum of young, working parents who are health aware and specifically regarding child […]
Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 A substantial proportion of our time as medical trainees is spent gathering and retaining colossal amounts of medical information. The abyss of continually updating knowledge that will likely continue to sneer at even the most senior or experienced us is simply a reminder of the sophistication that stands behind […]
Down The Memory Lane Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 In 2014, at the department of child and adolescent psychiatry, Institute of child health, Chennai, it was decided to translate a holistic ADHD parent rating scale VADPRS [ Vanderbilt ADHD parent rating scale] into Tamil language as it was a gold standard rating scale used […]
From the desk of Editor Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 The advances in the use of smart technology and gadgets have seen a giant leap in recent years. Every year new smartphones and computer devices keep storming the market and they have become an indispensable part of our daily life. Although it has made […]
Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 Dr Megha Sadashiv Most individuals with mental illness seek treatment from their family physician first. Unfortunately, most doctors cannot detect and treat psychiatric problems due to a lack of adequate training at the undergraduate level in India. The primary goal of the undergraduate programme is to train medical graduates […]
Dr Kishor M Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry, should students & teachers jointly decide teaching learning sessions? The Competency-based medical education (CBME) in India was implemented in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the entire teaching learning adversely and new approaches were tried. Many sessions were given up in […]