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.…
Remembering Me: Am I more than just my anxiety?
The beginning sounds like an eulogy, but it isn’t. This article is a reminder to myself to remember and acknowledge that I am a person…
The O, C & D: A clinical psychologist explains all
In the three years of my practice as a clinical psychologist, I have come across several clients who walk in confident of having made a…
Sleep is a waste of time: A neurotic’s guide to better sleep
Days are always hectic. Nights are becoming increasingly so. It is now my firm belief that 1am is a perfectly legitimate time to finish some…
I have the O in OCD: Finding life past the clutter
In my early teens, I had a low tolerance of uncertainty and was generally an anxious child. Nothing major it seemed, maybe I was just…
Beginning the climb towards sobriety: a confession
I’ve decided on many occasions to join Alcoholics Anonymous but I never did. I have never written about my difficulties. Today I’m trying. I’m fearful…
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