Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 As I began to write this article, it dawned on me how‘ going down memory lane’, is an important and universal diagnostic and therapeutic tool vital for the survival of every health care professional. As a medical student in the 1970’s, I was taught the universal skill of‘ history […]
From the desk of Editor
Volume 10 Issue 9 September, 2019 DON’T SHOOT THE MESSENGER Recently a 16 year old burst on to our TV screens. She voiced her concerns on the climate change crisis looming large over the world and chose a succinct phrase of “how dare you” to show case her angst. The audiences, however, were divided. The […]
Can you cross the Crosswords!!
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 DOWN: 1. Fear of losing phones (10) 3. Stage of motivation (6) 6. Delusion (11) 8. MMSE (6) 11. Shared delusional D/O (5-1-4) 13. Perceptual misinterpretation (8) 15. Alcohol deaddiction (10) 17. Type of memory (6) ACROSS: 2. Maslow’s hierarchy (6) 4. Tourette’s syndrome (4) 5. Imitate actions (10) […]
HUMAN INTELLECT -A BOON/CURSE
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 Dr. JAVAGAL AMITH THEJAS N2ndYear, MD General Medicine, KIMS, Bangalore
THE GITA AND PSYCHOTHERAPY: A PERSPECTIVE
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 The practice of psychiatry in India is widely influenced by the collective cultural psyche of its citizens. In numerable stories with robust moralistic conclusions have been handed down across generations, serving as guides for improvement of self and society. Eastern philosophy has recently gained wide recognition by the scientific […]
INSOMNIA
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 “The best bridge between despair and hope is a good night’s sleep”. -Matthew Walker Sleep is fundamentally a physiological drive, just as hunger and thirst are, which is necessary to maintain homeostasis in every human being. Sleep is essential for various physiological functions including energy conservation, hormone secretion, neuronal […]
Down The Memory Lane
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 In the early 1980s, my journey in psychiatry started in a multi disciplinary hospital’s psychiatry unit in the city of joy, Kolkata. My mentor, who was a professor of medicine, advised me about integrating medicine, neuro medicine and psychiatry. It was a fascinating experience but involved hard work. During […]
From the desk of Editor
Volume 10 Issue 8 August, 2019 “I always like walking in the rain, so no one can see me crying.”-Charlie Chaplin September 7th 2019 was no ordinary day. The anticipation of becoming the first was palpable. Subsequently we were all privy to Mr. K Sivan’s emotional break down when the Vikram lander carrying the rover […]
Can you cross the Crosswords!!
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022
The motion picture: a gift or forfeit to psychiatry
Volume 12 Issues 2 February, 2022 The invention of the motion picture is one of the most significant breakthroughs of the early 19th century, which greatly influence people’s lives in general. Thomas Edison and William Dickson have developed an illusion of motion pictures resulting in the kinetoscope’s invention. I think Edison and Dickson must have […]