#mentalhealthweek2024 #mentalhealthday One important incident comes into my mind whenever I think of the topic. Denial in the patient and their relatives regarding any kind of mental illness. That day, it was too late for the OPD and I was in a hurry, suddenly while crossing , near Samyak, I saw one young boy,…
सुबह सुबह चाय की चुस्कियों के साथ मैंने अखबार टटोलना शुरू ही किया था कि अचानक फोन की घंटी बजी ट्रिंग ट्रिंग…. ट्रिंग ट्रिंग…. मन मसोसकर मैंने फोन उठाया तो मीरा एकदम उत्तेजित अंदाज़ में , ” dear !!!! you are not only a good doc but also a true friend , you saved…
ताई, ‘त्या’ तीन टप्प्यांवर घे मेंटल हेल्थ’ची काळजी मानसिक आरोग्य क्षेत्रात काम करताना नेहमी लक्षात येते की, आपल्या समाजात असल्या गंभीर विषयाकडे खूप दुर्लक्ष केले जाते. त्यातल्या त्यात महिलांच्या मेंटल हेल्थविषयी जरा जास्तच टाळाटाळ केली जाते. खरे तर आयुष्याचे तीन टप्पे जिथे स्त्रीची मानसिकता गडबडण्याची शक्यता असते त्याबाबत जाणून घेऊ या. प्यूबर्टी ( तारुण्य) मुली…
1. Introduction What is Alcohol Addiction? Alcohol addiction, also known as alcohol use disorder (AUD), is a chronic condition characterized by an inability to control drinking despite negative consequences. It involves both physical dependence and emotional reliance on alcohol. According to the World Health Organization, harmful alcohol consumption leads to 3 million deaths annually, with…
If we are going to treat the basic nature of addiction, we need to understand the psychology of addiction. “Why can’t I quit smoking?” “He would promise to never drink again only to come home drunk the next night. Every time. Why?” “She is broke and deep in depths but she still cannot stop taking…
The oncoming months beckons the beginning of a slew of festivals in India from Raksha Bandhan, Onam, Ganesh Chaturthi, Dussehra, Diwali, Eid, Christmas etc. India being the melting pot of cultures that it is, festivals comes in abundance. And with the way how we celebrate it is changing so fast and furiously, the norm of…
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder has infiltrated into our everyday conversations- “I have OCD about laying out my ingredients before I start cooking” “I have to bath, I’m so OCD”, “She’s a neat freak, OCD much”), it has become a synonym for our habit, our choice of repetitive action, a word for the choice of our obsession, not…