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Depression: Causes, Features and Treatment

Better You, Psychiatry

Depression is a feeling that we get when something bad happens and we are unable to deal with it. Typically, people are prone to depression […]

Suicide in modern society : Is suicide a selfish act or a last call for help?

Psychiatry

It’s often difficult to imagine what led a friend, family member, or a celebrity to commit suicide. There may have been no clear warning signs, […]

Schizophrenic writings: Story of my Psychiatry postings

Psychiatry

Once a patient appeared in the Psychiatry OPD. She was childish though old enough and somewhat sweet for a psychiatric patient. She was humble and […]

Mental Illness Among Healthcare Professionals

Psychiatry

The healthcare field can be stressful, to say the least. From school and training to actual careers, healthcare students and professionals often suffer from anxiety, […]

Capgra’s Delusion : Living with Impostors

Psychiatry

Sometimes, you see things – possibly the things you long for more than anything else, or perhaps the thing you fear the most. But in […]

Intellectual Disability: Causes, Presentation and Treatment

Psychiatry

Mental retardation (MR) or intellectual disability (ID) is a descriptive term for sub average intelligence and impaired adaptive functioning arising in the developmental period (< […]

Dissociative Fugue: “Lost”

Psychiatry

As defined by DSM-IV, Dissociative fugue formerly called psychogenic fugue is a rare condition characterized by sudden, unexpected travel away from home or one’s customary […]