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…
“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…
There are very few people among us who have not experienced a headache. We all know how significantly it can impact all aspects of life, including school performance, social activities, sleep, mood, appetite, and family interaction. Also, although we often simply talk about a headache it is surprising how few people know that there are…
Mental illness, a demon chasing us from the time immemorial, is said to affect one in four individual in general population. We have come across an age when the mentally ill people were out cast and kept in an asylum to an age where they are treated in a general hospital. I get a lot…
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…
