About a year back, I contacted Dr Apala, as a recommendation from a friend, for some mental uneasiness that had grown over a few months and eventually had led to sleepless nights. Initially, I was sceptical but with her amazing…
All About Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a chronic, disabling and recurrent condition characterised by abdominal pain and/or discomfort often relieved on passing stools and is associated with change in either frequency or form of stools or both. It affects 10 to…
All about Migraine
Headaches affect 80 percent of the population at least once in their lifetime. Migraine is one of the most common primary headaches. Its prevalence is about 18 percent in women and 6 percent in men. Most of the sufferers will…
Lockdown Cinema Time
Watch these fantastic evergreen movies to mitigate boredom in the lockdown period. These are my personal favourites in different genres. You may want to add some of your favourites too 🙂 Old is Gold – Bollywood Classics Golmaal Malamaal Jaane…
How to stay mentally healthy during the lockdown
Lockdown has been a tough time for most of us as it has meant a total cut off from the outside world. It not only means added household responsibilities but also changes the way we used to carry on our…
100 things to do during the COVID-19 lockdown
Catch up on sleep Organise your almirah Write a diary Pursue an old lost hobby Finish unfinished tasks Video-chat with your loved ones Read a self-help book Cook a new recipe Learn a new skill Meditate Compose a song Declutter…
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,…
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…
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…
Talk Therapy vs Drug Therapy
Most of my clients ask me, “Doctor what do you recommend – the talk therapy or the drug therapy?” Well, the answer is not so simple. It depends on many things such as the client profile, the type of illness,…