Volume 8 Issue 8 August, 2017 Psychiatry at good old school When we go down the memory lane many things come to our mind and when asked to write to a journal I had hard time choosing something which will be of interest to all the readers. A non academic subject or the pranks we […]
From The Desk of Editor
Volume 8 Issue 8 August, 2017 Online Gaming, Suicide and Mental Health Online gaming addictions share similarities with other substance addiction at molecular, neurobiological and behavioral levels. Games are played for pleasure and happiness. Due to technological revolutions cell phone and online gaming have taken a big boost in last few years targeting mainly the […]
Reframe Assumptions : Myths and Facts about ‘Nocturnal Enueresis’
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 ❌ Child will outgrow Bedwetting (Nocturnal Enueresis) ✅ Child needs counselling, safe and effective treatment to overcome ❌ Bed wetting is due to strict parenting ✅ It is due to lack of in time toilet training ❌ Child with bed wetting will have physical problems ✅ Only few percent […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 Across 5. Feature of schizophrenia where patient considers two things identical because they share a common property 6. According to Jellinek, Malignant alcoholism is considered __ species 8. De Clerambault syndrome is also known as 9. Division of mental apparatus into Id, Ego & Superego was done by.. 10. […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 1. Chronic fatigue syndrome affects a) Children b) Middle age people c) Old age people d) All 2. Symptoms of CFS include a) Fatigue b) Muscle & joint pain c) Decreased concentration d) All 3. CFS can be triggered by stress a) True b) False 4. CFS can mimic […]
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Dermatology Case scenario: A 4-year-old female child was brought by her parents to the OPD with the sudden onset of painful skin lesions since 3 days. On enquiring the parents gave history of similar lesions occurring suddenly in the child since almost a year. However, […]
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 The mind and body have been viewed as two separate entities for millennia in the Eastern medical traditions, and at least for a few centuries in the Western medicine, since Rene Descartes proposed the idea (The Cartesian Dualism). Equally notable is the common sense and experience that both are […]
Down The Memory Lane
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 Psychiatry at primary care My first posting as a medical officer was at a primary health unit at a very remote area. I was the first full time MBBS doctor posted there. Not many patients were coming to PHU as they had no confidence about government hospitals. Many quacks […]
From the Desk of Editor
Volume 7 Issue 7 July, 2017 Fidget Spinners – Care and Concern Fidget spinners are small ball bearing devices that user can rotate between his or her fingers. The pleasing sensory experience provided by momentum of spinner is key to its use. People claim that these devices reduce anxiety and increase concentration for which there […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 7 Issue 6 June, 2017 Across 2. The use of inanimate objects for sexual arousal is called 5. This test is colloquially called as ‘truth serum test’ 6. Legal document by which a person, expresses their wishes as to how their property is to be distributed at death, or managed there after. 8. The […]