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 […]
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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 […]
An insider’s guide to psychiatry postings by a fellow medical student
Volume 12 Issues 12 December, 2022 As a third year medical student, this was my second time being posted in the psychiatry department after my second year two week posting period. I still remember how I used to be reluctant to attend my psychiatry postings as I assumed it was easy(Oh boy I was wrong) […]
Curd rice and MINDS Newsletter
Down the Memory Lane Volume 12 Issues 12 December, 2022 That was the summer of July 2011; I rushed to get some quick bits for lunch; I opened my lunch box and saw cold Upma, which I got packed from the hostel mess. Getting a packed breakfast from the hostel mess and having it in […]
Shall we “Let it go”
From the desk of Editor Volume 12 Issues 12 December, 2022 End of a long year, Bye 2022…..Everyone have gained a lot from this year, at the same time we had to lose some inevitably. It is always an ongoing process to bid farewell to the losses and accept the changes. Many of us have […]
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. […]
The Amazing Teaching Skill of the Student !!
Dr Kishor M Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022 Down the memory lane The class began for final-year medical students; as previously notified to them, I called the student who was assigned a five-minute presentation on the topic. As the student initiated the session and concluded enthusiastically, I was stunned by the student’s ability to […]
Management of the wandering mentally-ill roadside destitute
Dr Bharat Vatwani Volume 12 Issues 11 November, 2022 Continuation of the article publishes in previous issue i.e. Volume 12, Issue 10, October 2022 …. A wandering, mentally ill destitute poses a different set of complex psychiatric and medical problems requiring other skills for successful solutions. Medical Challenges Post Rescue: The destitute go through extremes […]