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World Suicide Prevention Day 2019
Observing World Suicide Prevention day today – 10th September 2019 Let us pledge to make this world a better place for people contemplating suicide. Let us start a conversation that matters!
Tips for Caregivers
“Caregivers are often the casualties, the hidden victims. No one sees the sacrifices they make.” – Judith L. London It is really hard to see a loved one suffering from a mental illness. It not only takes away the essence…
Tips for Quitting Smoking and Alcohol
Trying hard to quit that smoke and/or that drink, try these easy self help techniques to get rid of the harmful stuff. These tips are also helpful in quitting other psychoactive substances such as chewable tobacco, weed, opioids, cocaine and…
How medicines work in Psychiatry?
As we know, mental illnesses result due to flawed chemical transmission in the brain. They happen because some chemicals are released more and some less than required. Basically, the neurotransmitters which are responsible for mood, cognition, social interaction, self confidence,…
Addiction – What and How?
Addiction is a brain disorder characterised by compulsive engagement in rewarding stimuli despite harmful consequences. Addiction to psychoactive substances such as alcohol, tobacco, weed, opioids and others is a complex process which develops slowly in an individual. However, once the…
Some Myths Busted
Mental health has often been a matter of contention due to its subjectivity and variability. It may mean differently to different individuals and even to the same individual at different times, more so to the people with mental illnesses who…
Diary of a Doctor
Please note that this post is not related to mental health. This is a write up post NRSCH incident where a young doctor was beaten up badly for not being able to save a 75 year old presenting with a…
Women Mental Health – The Need of the Hour
Women Mental health is an important area of Psychiatry. Though there is enough evidence to support that women are more prone to mental health problems due to their biological vulnerabilities, as compared to their male counterparts, yet the work done…
Healthy Communication- The Most Neglected Human Need
Human being is one of the few species to have an elaborate and intricate communication system. Our forefathers developed such an exceptional way of putting everything in our speech and non verbal communication that we hardly should have suffered any…