A Digital Newsletter of Psychiatry for Medical Doctors
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 They said- “you can’t do it.” I did the same, even better. They said- “don’t go there; it’s dark enough.” They said- “don’t you dare move along with us.” I became the light myself and went right through. They said- “you can’t laugh so loud.” I laughed my heart […]
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 Like every little leaf being nurtured on every unique piece of greens, every human being is different and needs their own set of pap and pabulum. You cannot feed the same instructions for billions of varying souls. Every cell in your body is different. Every part of you is […]
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 There are many diagnosable psychiatric disorders. The persons struggling with those disorders don’t consult a psychiatrist. Illness anxiety disorder (IAD) is one of them. Who are the persons with IAD? They worry excessively about a medical condition or a physiological sensation like dizziness. The usual reassurance does not help […]
Volume 11 Issues 11 November, 2021 Is there a recipe for happiness? What is happiness? What makes you happy? Why do you need happiness? These are the questions we pondered overages. Whatever the answer is, happiness seems to be the powerful determinant of human behaviour. Happiness is something we spend most of our lives searching […]
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 Viewer can enjoy this very first online crossword available from index issue. The answer key will be made available in the next issue. NEWS: MINDS Newsletter going to conduct a national crossword completion for medical undergraduates. The detailes will be made available soon
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 Epistemic injustice is not a new term but very few people understand its meaning and relevance to psychiatry. Epistemic means relative to knowledge and the degree of its validation and if we talk in the context of mental health then epistemology means the study of knowledge, justified belief, and […]
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 For a long, our society has only recognised and emphasised health in physical terms only, but later the social aspects were added to the meaning of proper health. The perspective regarding health kept on evolving; still, the human civilization has not been able to comprehend mental health, the most […]
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 Young Psychiatrists, all is not written in Kaplan, Maudsley and NICE, but your seniors know a lot of field experience. Finishing my post-graduation in 2007 and started my career as an assistant professor in psychiatry at Kurnool Medical College. Initially, my mind was filled with the evidence-based treatment from […]
Volume 11 Issues 10 October, 2021 Guest Editorial: Mental Health: from Illness to Wellness October 10 is World Mental Health Day. World Federation of Mental Health (WFMH) has chosen ‘Mental health in an Unequal World’ as the theme and W.H.O. ‘Mental Health for All- Let us Make it a Reality. There are challenges to reaching […]
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