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.…
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…
Online mental health care: What you need to know
It is very likely that you will google yourself into a discrete psychotherapy session with an online service provider before you physically set foot in…
What you need to understand about therapy
To be a good therapist, it is important to undergo the process of therapy yourself. The first time I went for counselling was during my…
Slow and steady: Rehabilitation for long-term mental health difficulties
Until a year ago, I worked as part of a psycho-social rehabilitation program in New Delhi. To my surprise, every time I mentioned what I…
The ADHD Game: Awesome Day Hard Day!
My association with mental health and illness has been minimal, with a few personal cases spread out across our team. However, through the program at…
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