CL Psychiatry

Volume 6 Issue 9 September, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Endocrinology Obesity is a medical condition in which excess of body fat has accumulated to the extent that will have a negative impact on health. Currently obesity is one of the leading causes of non-communicable diseases like type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease, osteoarthritis and […]

Volume 6 Issue 8 August, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Dermatology Trichotillomania is a disorder characterized by inability to control over pulling one’s own hair from various parts of a body resulting in noticeable hair loss. The American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5), places trichotillomania in the category […]

Volume 6 Issue 7 July, 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: Pulmonology – Sleep Apnea Syndrome Day time drowsiness, difficulty in concentration, lack of good sleep, hypertension, unable to lose weight! Typical set of symptoms which are quite common in a physician’s OPD. One small question would open up a new angle in assessment which is […]

Volume 6 Issue 6 June 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Yogic sciences’ In today’s fast paced lives, many have become the victim of this illness called – depression. Simply put depression is a state of severe despondency and dejection triggered by changes in the brain chemistry which results in a persistent state of hopelessness, pessimism, […]

Volume 6 Issue 5 May 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Dentistry’ Tobacco use in any form has the potential to profoundly alter the systemic and oral health of the individual. The use of tobacco is associated with a wide spectrum of disease affecting the general health and oral health in particular. Apart from causing oral […]

Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Dermatology’ Hair plays an important role in determining the appearance, personality, self-image, and social perception. Hair style, length and volume are an important factors in determining a person’s identity. Hair loss or alopecia can result in dissatisfaction in appearance, self-esteem, and impaired psychosocial functioning in […]

Volume 6 Issue 3 March 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Neurosurgery’ Head injury is an important public health problem these days. It is a big burden on our economy as majority of the patients are from young earning age-group and the cost involved in the treatment of these patients is quite high. Significant numbers of […]

Volume 6 Issue 2 February 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Dentistry’ Dentists polish teeth to remove stains and take biopsies from the so called ‘red and white lesions’ of oral mucosa, onco-surgeons treat oro-pharyngeal carcinomas and de-addiction centers strive to help patients quit their habit of tobacco usage by counseling and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT). […]

Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2016 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Dermatology’ Itchy skin is a problem that most of us have to deal with at some point in our lives. Apart from being socially embarrassing and troublesome, at times it can be a clue to the discovery of certain underlying medical problems. Of course, every […]

Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2015 Consultation Liaison Psychiatry Focus: ‘Community medicine’ Community health service, initially concerned with communicable diseases, has taken holistic path involving personal services of mental health. However, community psychiatry is in formation and needs collaborative efforts to provide comprehensive interventions engrossing multifactorial causation of psychiatric disorders arising out of multiple stressors […]