Communication is not merely the transmission of information but an observable expression of internal mental states, shaped by affect, cognition, and interpersonal dynamics. For undergraduate students, developing communication skills is fundamental not only for academic functioning but also for cultivating insight into self and others, an essential component of Psychiatry. Verbal communication encompasses spoken language […]
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The Art of Being Understood
The first time I sat across a patient as a newly crafted doctor, I realised that the stethoscope, to detect cardiac murmurs, wasn’t the hardest tool to use. Words were.It was a small public healthcare OPD room, the kind where the wall paint has long given up to the invasion of black fungi, and the […]