Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders associated with Streptococcal infection (PANDAS) is a unique constellation of signs and symptoms that exist in a subset of children with rapid onset or exacerbation of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and/or tic disorders. This is due to an initial autoimmune reaction to a Group ‘A’ Beta […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Unmarried Female Patient! I was a senior resident then .I was eager to learn & teach. There was an unusual patient. She was 28 yr. old, unmarried. She was brought with history of harassing a married man. She claimed that they were in a relationship and later he abandoned […]
From the Desk of Editor
Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Stigma within Us Is there anybody who is happy to be ill or not worried at all on learning that he is ill? Ranging fromemotional and social reactions to being ill, variations occur in inflammatory markers like CRP, kinins, IL-6,neurosteroids and even the hippocampal structures, indicating biological changes. These […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Across 3. Random and involuntary quick, jerky, purposeless movements 4. Loss of interest in, and withdrawal from, all regular and pleasurable activities 6. Disorder of persistent eating of non-nutritive substances such as dirt, often found in childhood 7. Neuropeptide that regulates arousal, wakefulness, and appetite and is implicated in […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 1. Which is not present in the triad of Wernicke’s encephalopathy a) Ataxia b) Ophthalmoplegia c) Global Confusion d) Anosmia 2. Which drug is least likely to be used in bipolar depression a) Amitryptiline b) Lithium c) Fluoxetine d) Olanzapine 3. Which neurotransmitter is called reward hormone a) Serotonin […]
Awareness Reframe Assumptions: Myths & Facts about medication used in mental illnesses
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 ❌All the medicines used in treatment of mental illnesses are addictive ✅Most of the medicines used in treatment of mental illnesses are non-addictive except a few like Benzodiazepines and stimulants which have potential for addiction. ❌Once started, psychiatric medications cannot be stopped for lifetime ✅Many psychiatric disorders, except few […]
Sleep Apnea Syndrome: The snore unheard!
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Pulmonology – Sleep Apnea Syndrome Day time drowsiness, difficulty in concentration, lack of good sleep, hypertension, unable to lose weight! Typical set of symptoms which are quite common in a physician’s OPD. One small question would open up a new angle in assessment which is […]
Neuro-stimulation in Anxiety Disorders: Scopes and Hopes
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Over the last century, neuro-stimulation techniques have emerged as important treatment modalities in the management of various neurological and psychiatric disorders. Neuro-stimulation techniques bring therapeutic benefits by modulating the neuronal tissue. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the oldest neuro-stimulation technique, which was followed by Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS), Vagus Nerve […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 It was an unconscious force that attracted me to Psychiatry. I never realized the gravity of this profession tillthat day in CMC, Vellore. I was a fresh junior resident then. It was a weekend. The Saturday OPD had ended and we were relaxing inour rooms at PG hostel, after […]
From the Desk of Editor
Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Doctors and Counseling… On behalf of new editorial team, it is an opportunity to thank all the well-wishers of MINDS Newsletter, we hope your support and encouragement will continue as before. Warm greetings to you all on the occasion of Doctors’ day celebrated in memory of Dr. B. C. […]