Anxiety

Anxiety : Basics of Anxiety

We come across different situations in life that make us feel anxious. A student might feel anxious when he/she faces exam, a young musician might have anxiety when he gives a performance in front of a large crowd, a child may be anxious when facing a stranger. Anxiety is all around us. We may be strong…

General

Future of Psychiatry

From the time when the psychiatric illness was regarded as a reason for social outcasts, the field has taken a giant leap in the last century. Mental health has come through a long and tiring journey riding the back of psychoanalysis and serendipitous discovery of psychotropic medications in the mid of 21st century followed by…

Mental Health

Living with Schizophrenia

“What if I am thrown from the swing? It doesn’t matter. I am playing about in the void. See, the mind can act as its own control. Find the balance again. Get back to that delicate psychological homeostasis that keeps your feet on the ground and your head in the clouds. That way a schizophrenic…

General

Polypharmacy : A Brief Introduction

Let me begin with a single phrase used by Dr. Steven Stahl for polypharmacy – A dirty little secret. He further elaborated “polypharmacy seems to be something everybody does and nobody admits” so there must be something that prevents people to admit it. By that logic, I would like to further explore what makes it…