Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 ❌Bipolar Disorder is a figment of one’s imagination. ✅Bipolar disorder is a treatable brain disorder that is real and can cause a lot of suffering, especially if it is not well managed. ❌Bipolar disorder is a single identifiable disorder. ✅Bipolar disorder is a diagnostic category describing a class of […]
DERMATITIS ARTEFACTA – A CLINICIAN’S PARADIGM
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 Consultation- Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Dermatology Dermatitis artefacta belongs to the category of factitious disorders in which the patient manifests a self-harming behaviour without being directly linked to suicidal ideation or intent. More specifically, it is a dermatosis caused by the deliberate action of a fully aware patient on skin […]
ATTITUDE MATTERS!!
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 Homosexuality, even though removed from diagnostic criteria of psychiatry long back, it still remains a topic of curiosity & prejudice in health professionals including mental health professionals. Patients with alternate sexuality face problems of societal, religious and individual attitudes towards them. This column is focused on various attitudes towards […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 A friendly Prank! “Sir, there was a phone call for you from the ward; Ramavtar is not well; he is vomiting since morning”, the OPD sister informed me in a hurried voice. “Oh, is it?” I quickly got up from my chair rushed out of the OPD and started […]
From The Desk of the Editor: MINDS Team Wish All Readers & Well-wishers a very
Happy, Prosperous & Successful New Year 2015!
Volume 5 Issue 13 Jan 2015 Ideal Mental Health- An Oasis?!! Mental health (psychological well-being), is the “psychological state of someone who is functioning at a satisfactory level of emotional and behavioral adjustment”. Can one conclude oneself to have an ideal mental health? Ideal mental health is truly a dynamic process which can be defined […]