Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 VIOLENCE: IS IT JUSTIFIED? Recently we have witnessed various incidences of violence against medical professionals all over country. Such news reached a hype in media followed by discussion if the violence was justified and who went wrong whether the doctor or common people. All said and done, we need […]
‘DESIGNER’ DISASTER
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 The epidemic of substance abuse in young generation has assumed alarming dimensions in India in recent decades. Data on emerging trends on substance use highlights shift towards increasing use of ‘designer’ or ‘synthetic’ drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, mandrax and synthetic cannabinoids like bath salts than natural psychotropic […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 Across 5.first antidepressant to be shown effective for panic disorder (10) 7.the first cholinesterase inhibitor (7) 8.non benzodiazepine hypnotic (8) Down 1. questionnaire for screening of alcohol misuse (5) 2. a sleep disorder with episodes of somnolence and increased appetite (11) 3. hypothalamic neuropeptide transmitters which regulate the sleep-wake […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 1. Drug used for treatment of nocturnal enuresis is? a. Trazodone b. Imipramine c. Clomopramine d. Sertraline 2. Which is not a cognitive dysfunction? a. Overgeneralization b. Thought block c. Catastrophic thinking d. Arbitrary inference 3. Rivastigmine and Donepezil are drugs used predominantly in the management of: a. Depression […]
Myths & Facts about “Alcohol Use Disorders”
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 ❌Addiction to alcohol is often psychological. ✅Addiction to alcohol is primarily bio-psycho-social. There is a strong evidence of role of neurotransmitters and enzymes in formation of addiction. ❌All sorts of social problems—marriage problems, a death in the family, job stress—may cause alcoholism. ✅As with psychological and emotional problems, alcoholics […]
PREVENTION- BETTER THAN CURE!
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Community Medicine’ Prevention is established mode of leading disease free life. Many mental disorders are associated with disability. Hence its prevention certainly can help in reducing disease burden & in turn improving quality of life of patients and society in general. However the prevention strategies […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 Power of ECT Lakshmi came to me in a depressive phase of Manic Depressive Disorder. Her mother died of suicide. Mother’s brother had to take Lakshmi as his daughter-in-law. She requested me to give ECT so that she will do house chores soon. Otherwise her aunt cum mother-in-law will […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 5 Issue 4 Apr 2015 Across: 1. hormone produced by pineal gland (9) 5. a motivational syndrome seen in the use of (8) 6. an expressed emotion (9) 7. melatonin receptor agonist (9) 8. a personality disorder with a pervasive pattern of grandiosity, fantasies of unlimited success and power, needfor admiration (12) Down: 2. […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 5 Issue 4 Apr 2015 1. Sexual aversion disorder is associated with which of the following? a. Anxiety b. Disgust c. Depression d. All of the above 2. Which of the following has been shown to be beneficial in smoking cessation? a. Sertraline b. Imipramine c. Bupropion d. Desvenlafaxine 3. A tic that involves […]
Myths & Facts about “Erectile Dysfunction (ED)”
Volume 5 Issue 4 Apr 2015 ❌Erectile dysfunction doesn’t hit younger men. It’s only a problem for older guys. ✅Although erectile dysfunction is more common in elderly, men of any age can develop erectile problems ❌Men with ED have no sexual desire. ✅Sexual desire is hormonal and this is not normally impacted by ED. Some […]