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Understanding Psychiatry Part 5: Principles of psychiatric prescription

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
This is the fifth and final segment in our journey to understand psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari....
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Understanding Psychiatry Part 4: Taking Psychotropic Medication

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
Previous articles in the series on Understanding Psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari include a discussion of how...
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Understanding Psychiatry Part 3: First visit to a psychiatrist & what to expect

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
In the previous articles, we talked about identifying the need for help, and the difference between a...
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Understanding Psychiatry Part 2: Psychologist, Psychiatrist or Neurologist?

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
Once we realize we need to seek help, we will likely encounter three primary types mental health professionals...
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Understanding Psychiatry Part 1: Identifying the need for help

Professionals Speak
byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018
This is the first of a five part series – Understanding Psychiatry, where we speak with Dr...
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Loving a Parent with Mental Illness: Through Pinto’s Em & the Big Hoom

Noteworthy
byAuthor Amala PoliPosted on October 17, 2018December 14, 2020
Can love be enough? This question lies at the heart of Em and the Big Hoom, a...
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Why we (should) share our stories

Editor's Thoughts
byAuthor theshrinkingcouchPosted on October 9, 2018October 10, 2018
It’s world mental health day. In the midst of all the global conversations on the issue, let’s move...
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Volunteering at Hombelaku, a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre

Personal Experiences
byAuthor Amala PoliPosted on September 9, 2018September 12, 2018
“Go upstairs,” he said, looking at me intently, searchingly. I stared back at him, puzzled. “I need...
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Learning how to listen with care

Editor's Thoughts
byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on August 30, 2018December 14, 2020
I was (re!)watching an old episode of Scrubs (a medical comedy TV show) and the doctors admitted...
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Being on time for our therapy session: Why it matters

Editor's Thoughts
byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on August 22, 2018August 23, 2018
Getting to session on time is our responsibility as clients. But that’s not always possible. Maybe there’s...

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