Volume 5 Issue 3 Mar 2015 Neurology & Psychiatry: Is East is East and West is West? Friends, neurology & psychiatry have evolved as two different specialties over a period of time with neurology dealing with the structural aspect & psychiatry dealing with functions of the mind. However, in clinical practice, a significant overlap of […]
Myths & Facts about “Mental Illness and Disability”
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 ❌People with psychiatric disabilities are dangerous ✅People with psychiatric disabilities are more apt to be anxious, timid and passive. They rarely present a danger to the public. Violent behavior is the result of many different factors and may not necessarily be indicative of a psychiatric diagnosis. ❌People with psychiatric […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 Across: 5. learned helplessness is typically seen in (10) 8. first neuroleptic to be introduced(14) Down: 1. delusions concerning infidelity of one’s spouse is…..syndrome(7) 2. tactile hallucinations of insects crawling under the skin (11) 3. a false belief, unexplained by reality, shared by a number of people(12) 4. concept […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 1. Splitting of personality was first described by a. Blueler b. Adolf Mayer c. Harry Stack Sullivan d. Kraplein 2. Treatment of ADHD involves use of following medications except? a. Stimulants b. Antidepressants c. Barbiturates d. Mood stabilizers 3. Disorientation is most commonly seen in… a. Organic brain conditions […]
PSYCHOGENIC PAIN DISORDER: CHALLENGES & OPPORTUNITIES
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 Consultation- Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Pain “Attending that session is a real headache”, “I am not calling him, he is such a pain!” All of us use such phrases in our day to day language. Can a session give rise to headache or a person bring pain? If I ask […]
PSYCHIATRIC REHABILITATION: A NEW DIMENSION IN HOLISTIC CARE!
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 World Health report (2001) states ‘Rare is the family that will be free from an encounter with mental disorders’. One person in every four will be afflicted with a mental disorder at some stage of life. Mental illnesses are among the leading contributors to disability. A person with mental […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 The tour operator “Dr Shah, Dr Shah ….” Someone called me from behind while I was crossing the road. “Dr Shah, did you recognize me? … I am your patient Mr A … Please come to my office … I saw you from my office and so rushed behind […]
From The Desk of the Editor
Volume 5 Issue 2 Feb 2015 Building Compliance: An Important Skill Everyone of us, as health care provider, wish our patients to be ‘compliant’ with us. Any patient showing resistance to therapeutic advice is viewed as a great challenge & is criticized for.. Compliance (also adherence, capacitance) describes the degree to which a patient correctly […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 Across: expressed refusal to acknowledge a threatening reality (6) falsification of memory occuring in clear consciousness in association with organic pathology (13) an inclination to satisfy certain primary,i.e innate needs (5) mechanism of satisfying one’s own needs through the life of others (8) Down: disorder of speech resulting from […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 1. Which of the following is seen associated with alcoholic paranoia? a. Drowsiness b. Delusions c. Hallucinations d. Impulsiveness 2. All are features of autistic disorders except? a. Stereotypic movements b. Impairment of social interaction c. Visual impairment d. Delay in speech development 3. Conscious forgetting unpleasant feelings is […]