Volume 13 Issues 3 March, 2023 COVID pandemic caused havoc in lives of people and especially mental health of people took a great toll. To surf this crisis, on behalf of Government of India, NIMHANS setup a national helpline for psychosocial support and mental health services. It received more than 6 lakh calls to alleviate […]
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Mad Alice or Mad hatter?
Volume 13 Issues 2 February, 2023 It was right there; this was the rabbit hole I slid down. I promise you I met the hatter for real; I can describe him, his hat, his charm, his words and his calm. I do not see things; I do not hear voices. I met him. He was […]
Down the memory lane: Dr Om Prakash Singh
Volume 13 Issues 2 February, 2023 Looking back, I am amused and astounded by the myriad of paths I crossed to be where I am today. I was born in an Agricultural Family in which my father put a premium on education and came to work as a teacher in Dunlop Estate, a township developed […]
Guest Editorial: Breaking The Protocol !!
Dr Kishor M, JSSMC, JSSAHER, Mysur Karnataka Volume 13 Issues 2 February, 2023 In the peak of CoVID19 pandemic in India, in all hospitals, numerous protocols were enforced. Some glimpses can be seen in many hospitals even today . One of the major aspect of CoVID19 protocol was distance between two individuals and the masks. […]
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 […]
From a child to a psychiatrist
Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 Dear doctor, It’s not easy to be me, Who is neither heard nor seen. People say I’m disabled, But that’s not what I feel, I think I’m differently abled. I surely don’t know, what 35+26 results into, But I indeed know, where love and helping hands can lead me […]
Internet role-play games and their psychiatric implications
Editorial Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 The video games were quickly embraced by the public right after their advent in 1972 by Magnavox Odyssey (1). The advent of the Internet in 1983 significantly further boost the advancement, from the previous version of hardware platform-based (PlayStation, Xbox, Nvida Shield) to current RPGs and MMORPGs. Soon, […]
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 […]
Physiological basis of Psychology
Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 What is but a fragment of infinity? Infinity again! If we believe in the hypothesis that our minds have been derived from an infinite expanse of divine consciousness by a process similar to multiple fission in plasmodium, our bodies too encapsulate an infinity, something that scientists of the century […]
Alienation: A Harbinger of Depression
Volume 12 Issues 12 December, 2022 The concept of alienation gained popularity in the 19th century with the advent of Marxism, explaining the plight of capitalism. However, here in the 2023 one can arguably consider alienation to be more of a psychological construct than sociological. Self-isolation and withdrawal from society and one’s peers can be […]