Volume 13 Issues 1 January, 2023 What is but a fragment of infinity? Infinity again! If we believe in the hypothesis that our minds have been derived from an infinite expanse of divine consciousness by a process similar to multiple fission in plasmodium, our bodies too encapsulate an infinity, something that scientists of the century […]
INVITED ARTICLES
Alienation: A Harbinger of Depression
Volume 12 Issues 12 December, 2022 The concept of alienation gained popularity in the 19th century with the advent of Marxism, explaining the plight of capitalism. However, here in the 2023 one can arguably consider alienation to be more of a psychological construct than sociological. Self-isolation and withdrawal from society and one’s peers can be […]
उम्मीद “The Hope”
Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022 तू उदास यूँ ही ना बैठ ऐ दोस्त, कभी तो बारिश आयेगी मेघ घुमड़ कर आएंगे, कभी तो बदरी छायेगी हार मानने वालों के कभी वक्त साथ नहीं होता है आस रखेगा जब तक तू हर घडी भी रंगत लाएगी I तू उदास यूँ ही ना बैठ ऐ दोस्त, […]
Mental Health Education and Promotion for a healthy mind
Dr Latha K Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022 Mental Health Promotion (MHP) involves strengthening the policy environment and using strategic communication for network building, stakeholder engagement, enhanced mental health literacy and behaviour change. The lack of mental health literacy and stigma associated with mental illness in our society is reflected in the public’s attitude. […]
Early exposure to psychiatry & its competencies to medical undergraduates by CBME: how is it a game changer?
–DR.VAIBHAVI.P.S Volume 12 Issues 10 October, 2022 Ever since our school days, we were taught only about physical health and ways to maintain it. The concept of mental health seemed almost nil at a younger age, and so did awareness about mental health.In the pre-CBME era, though the 1st year MBBS dealt with the anatomy […]
Memories and Tetris
Volume 12 Issues 9 September, 2022 The clock ticks down. You stare at the white paper sheet in front of you. It is empty, expecting lines of ink to be etched. Your wrack the shelves of your brain, praying some little tidbit of information is lying somewhere in the corner. You keep searching, with the […]
Elective in Psychiatry UG-CBME
Volume 12 Issues 8 August, 2022 Competency Based Medical Education (CBME) was implemented by National Medical Council (NMC) for undergraduate medical education program to create Indian Medical Graduate (IMG) from academic year 2019-2020 onward.CBME not only a competency driven but it also includes other newer components (BOX 1). Elective clinical posting one of the importance […]
Mental Health in Cricket: Why is it important to focus on mental well-being in sports
Volume 12 Issues 7 July, 2022 What do Marcus Trescothick, Glenn Maxwell, Will Pucovski, Jonathan Trott, Sarah Taylor, Suzie Bates, Praveen Kumar, Virat Kohli and the great Sachin Tendulkar have in common? England’s opener Marcus Trescothick returned to his country in the middle of the India tour in February 2006, citing personal reasons, which were […]
The Bio Psycho Social Lens: One Step Closer to Healing
Volume 12 Issues 6 June, 2022 A substantial proportion of our time as medical trainees is spent gathering and retaining colossal amounts of medical information. The abyss of continually updating knowledge that will likely continue to sneer at even the most senior or experienced us is simply a reminder of the sophistication that stands behind […]
The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry
Dr Kishor M Volume 12 Issue 5 May, 2022 The Competency-based medical education (CBME) Psychiatry, should students & teachers jointly decide teaching learning sessions? The Competency-based medical education (CBME) in India was implemented in 2019. The COVID-19 pandemic affected the entire teaching learning adversely and new approaches were tried. Many sessions were given up in […]