Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 1. Who among these first used Electro-convulsive therapy on a human subject? (a) Karl L Kahlbaum (b) Ugo Cerletti (c) Friedrich Meggendorfer (d) Ladislas J Meduna 2. Which of these would be the last choice in treating a patient with suicidal ideations (a) Fluoxetine (b) Lithium (c) Clozapine (d) […]
Awareness Reframe assumptions: Myths & Facts about ‘Suicide’
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 ❌Mental Illnesses are the cause for suicide ✅Though mental illnesses are a major factor for suicide, it is not always associated with mental illness nor is suicide a mental illness by itself. ❌If a person often threatens to commit suicide for trivial problems, it can be safely ignored ✅Any […]
Obesity and psychiatric disorders – Endocrinologist’s perspective.
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Endocrinology Obesity is a medical condition in which excess of body fat has accumulated to the extent that will have a negative impact on health. Currently obesity is one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis and […]
Substance use disorders in adolescents- an overview
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Background: The adolescent substance use has become a major public health concern worldwide including India. World Health Organization estimates say that 25-90% of children have ever used a drug. National household survey from India reports that adolescents constitute around 20% of all current drug users. Majority of the adult […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Covert Medication I recall my experience of a long time ago when the term ‘covert medication’ was yet to be coined. I maintained that the primary interest was, as always, patient care and welfare. The ethics and sensitivity of surreptitiously giving medication was not given much thought. The issue […]
From the Desk of Editor
Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Connect, Communicate and Care Suicide’ – In the recent past, a commonly heard ‘breaking news’ in every news channel, sensationalizedin all possible and sometimes inappropriate ways, has become cliché. It is however, not so for the bereaved, asalso for those in the health profession. It is, for us, an […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Across 3. Named syndrome of delusional parasitosis and infestation 4. Perception of vivid familiar patterns from a random stimulus, usually visual 6. Neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, language and stereotypies. 8. Involuntary spasmodic stereotyped movement of small groups of muscles Down 1. Persistent, pathological, unrealistic, intense fear […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 1. Who among these described the Grief cycle (a) Jean Piaget (b) Kubler Ross (c) Otto Veraguth (d) Carl Jung 2. World Mental Health day is observed on (a) September 10th (b) April 7th (c) October 21st (d) October 10th 3. All of these are used in treatment of […]
Awareness Reframe assumptions: Myths & Facts about ‘Stress’
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 ❌Stress is the event or situation which creates pressure on us ✅Stress is actually the response of our body to those environmental, physical and social events and situations which are called stressors. ❌Psychiatric illnesses are always caused by stress ✅Psychiatric disorders are multifactorial and often stress precipitates and accelerates […]
Trichotillomania
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Dermatology Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by inability to control over pulling one’s own hair from various parts of a body resulting in noticeable hair loss. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), places trichotillomania in the category […]