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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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The “dirty habit” of homosexuality: He came for a cure Professionals Speak byAuthor Shama ShahPosted on September 29, 2015December 14, 2020 Almost a year ago, Ali* had walked in with his elder brother looking a little nervous, with...