Understanding Psychiatry Part 5: Principles of psychiatric prescription
This is the fifth and final segment in our journey to understand psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari. In this article, we will examine the principles…
Understanding Psychiatry Part 4: Taking Psychotropic Medication
Previous articles in the series on Understanding Psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari include a discussion of how to identify the need for help, the differences…
Understanding Psychiatry Part 3: First visit to a psychiatrist & what to expect
In the previous articles, we talked about identifying the need for help, and the difference between a psychiatrist, neurologist and clinical psychologist. In this segment…
Understanding Psychiatry Part 2: Psychologist, Psychiatrist or Neurologist?
Once we realize we need to seek help, we will likely encounter three primary types mental health professionals – a neurologist, a psychiatrist or a clinical…
Understanding Psychiatry Part 1: Identifying the need for help
This is the first of a five part series – Understanding Psychiatry, where we speak with Dr Sucheta Tiwari, a psychiatry resident and public health expert.…
Loving a Parent with Mental Illness: Through Pinto’s Em & the Big Hoom
Can love be enough? This question lies at the heart of Em and the Big Hoom, a work of autobiographical fiction by Jerry Pinto. Set…
Why we (should) share our stories
It’s world mental health day. In the midst of all the global conversations on the issue, let’s move closer home and take a minute to share…
Volunteering at Hombelaku, a Psychiatric Rehabilitation Centre
“Go upstairs,” he said, looking at me intently, searchingly. I stared back at him, puzzled. “I need to go out,” I said, hoping he would…
Learning how to listen with care
I was (re!)watching an old episode of Scrubs (a medical comedy TV show) and the doctors admitted a patient for poisoning, but couldn’t find a…
Being on time for our therapy session: Why it matters
Getting to session on time is our responsibility as clients. But that’s not always possible. Maybe there’s traffic, maybe we got stuck in a meeting,…