Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 1. The commonest form of Puerperal psychosis is, a) Organic b) Schizophreniform c) Anxiety d) Affective 2. Which of the following sedato-hypnotic drug is contraindicated in acute intermittent porphyria, a) Chloral hydrate b) Alprazolam c) Hydroxyzine d) Buspirone 3. Which of the following stage of NREM sleep has the […]
Awareness Reframe Assumption: Myths & Facts about “Premature Ejaculation (PE)”
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 ❌ Excessive Masturbation leads to PE ✅ Masturbation habits have nothing to do with PE ❌ There is no cure for premature ejaculation ✅ There are various Therapies both Pharmacological & Psychological for treatment of PE ❌ Using Alcohol is a good way to control PE ✅ Alcohol abuse […]
PANDAS – Role of Microbes?
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Microbiology’ PANDAS, is an abbreviation for Pediatric Autoimmune Neuropsychiatric Disorders Associated with StreptococcalInfections. The children usually have dramatic, “overnight” onset of symptoms, including motor or vocal tics, obsessions, and/orcompulsions. In addition to these symptoms, children may also become moody, irritable or show concerns aboutseparating from […]
ETHICAL PRINCIPLES AND PSYCHIATRY
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 Psychiatric ethics is concerned with the application of moral rules to situations and relationships specific to the field of mental health practice. A myriad of ethical problems pervade clinical practice and research in psychiatry. How a practitioner responds to an ethical issue affects a patient’s welfare as much as […]
Guest Column: Down The Memory Lane..
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 A young man, an old patient of mine treated for an acute psychotic episode, visited my clinic to give me his marriage invitation. He insisted that I attend his marriage. On asking him whether he has told the girl and her family about having had psychiatric treatment he said […]
From The Desk of the Editor
Volume 4 Issue 6 June, 2014 “Hasta la Vista” Dear Teachers, Friends and Patrons, It’s been a wonderful journey in the past year with loads of memories to carry through by the editorial team of MINDS Newsletter. This small endeavor which we started three years back has started bearing fruits and this would not have […]
Can you cross the crosswords!!
Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 Across: Random and involuntary quick, jerky, purposeless movements ………Rorschach devised the Rorschach test A rating scale used for schizophrenia Patient’s degree of awareness and understanding about being ill Down: One among the first to administer ECT Mediates the degradation of recycled biogenic amine neuro transmitters Nerve cell ANSWERS: ACROSS […]
MINDS QUIZ
Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 1. ‘Cold Turkey’ is a slang name for a) Opiate withdrawal b) Cocaine withdrawal c) Benzodiazepine withdrawal d) Cannabis withdrawal 2. What is Hypnopompic Hallucination a) Experienced while falling asleep b) Experienced while awakening c) After head trauma d) After convulsion. 3. La belle indifference is seen in a) […]
Awareness Reframe Assumption: Myths & Facts about “Cocaine”
Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 ❌ Cocaine is a clean & safe drug ✅ Cocaine is a psychoactive substance with lot of adverse effects. ❌ Cocaine is only addictive if injected ✅ Cocaine can be addictive any way it is taken; snorted, injected, or ingested. ❌ Cocaine is good at improving sexual drive ✅ […]
The Role of Pharmacovigilance in Psychiatry
Volume 4 Issue 5 May, 2014 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Pharmacology’ A 37 year old female patient was diagnosed as a case of partial epilepsy based on history, examination, investigationsand clinical judgment. She was then prescribed the antiepileptic drug, Tablet Levetiracetam, 500 mg per day. Her seizure was well controlled with the drug. After 4 […]