Down the memory Lane

Volume 6 Issue 4 April 2016 Smile, laughter and humor are the best medicine! In every psychiatrist life, there are many cases, problems, conflicts or situations which are really taxing! The one lesson I have learnt is use of smile or laughter to take care of them. I have come across quite a few of […]

Volume 6 Issue 3 March 2016 Reflections on my college experience I was not a bright student but still I used to secure first or second rank up to XI standard. I used to pay proper attention to the classroom lecture, occasionally missed homework and used to study regularly at home. I used to involve […]

Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2016 Never discount case history! PLISSIT Model of Anon in the management of common sexual problems has proved simple, useful and practical in clinical practice. It implies that some cases need only permission (P) and limited information (LI), some more specific suggestion (SS) while only a limited no. of cases […]

Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2015 Marriages are made in heaven!! I distinctly remember a case of my colleague in Davanagere whose mother and sister were treated by me for 2-3 episodes of manic excitement. After discussion and literature search he decided about marriage only in a family who had no mental illnesses! Checking of […]

Volume 5 Issue 11 November 2015 Food as therapy… An eye opener I recollect vividly a 72 year old male patient, admitted and treated for advanced stage of Alzheimer’s disease. Main problem was his episodic bursts of extreme anger and agitation which was reported on and off in the hospital and earlier at home. Otherwise […]

Volume 5 Issue 10 October 2015 Common sense approach for sexual problems It is said that sexual problems are time consuming and difficult to treat. It may be one of the reasons why many doctors hesitate to enquire or decide to treat people’s sexual concerns. However, it is absolute truth that a proper history, examination […]

Volume 5 Issue 9 September, 2015 ‘Happiness comes from helping other’ Malin knocks and enters my office with a box of sweets. I look at him with questions in my eyes but refrain from asking as three other people were sitting in my office. I do not see this boy very often. But sensing my […]

Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 ‘Experiential learning’ It was not very long after that I joined the department where I am working now. A young man who had been in my follow up for the last 3-4 months waited patiently for his turn. When I handed over the prescription he hesitantly told me that […]

Volume 5 Issue 7 July 2015 ‘An eye opening experience’ I had joined the Department of Psychiatry at JJM Medical College, Davangere in 1984 and an incident then had a lasting impact. I had a classmate who was married and both were indeed the role models as to “How a couple should be”! Unfortunately he […]

Volume 5 Issue 6 June 2015 Physical Examination!! A clinical psychologist was my neighbour. One day he complained to me “My wife is unable to do any work after her third delivery. She goes off to bedroom and lies down without sleeping. My mother is unable to cope up with this attitude of hers. My […]