It has been thirteen years since I walked in the corridors of the psychiatry ward as a junior resident. Back then, psychiatry training happened while walking back and forth from the psychiatry ward to the OPD. There were no specified competencies at that point in time. You learned psychiatry, as Albert Bandura once postulated in […]
Tag: Mental Health Education
Norman Sartorius: A personal history of psychiatry
Down the Memory Lane Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 AbstractAs part of the intention to document the recent and current history of psychiatry, I was asked to present memories of my involvementin psychiatry over the past 50 years. Reviewers suggested that I should start this personal history of psychiatry with a summary of mycurriculum […]
Binge eating: the long guilt trip.
Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 It’s been a long hectic day. You’re finally home, searching through the fridge, trying to find the perfect snack to set your mood right while you watch your favourite Netflix show. If given a choice, would you reach out for an apple or a chocolate? Let’s put the spotlight […]
Mental Health Education and Promotion for a healthy mind
Dr Latha K Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022 Mental Health Promotion (MHP) involves strengthening the policy environment and using strategic communication for network building, stakeholder engagement, enhanced mental health literacy and behaviour change. The lack of mental health literacy and stigma associated with mental illness in our society is reflected in the public’s attitude. […]