A Monongraph Series Devoted To The Understanding of Medicine, Mental Health, Mind , Man And Their Maxtrix
Abstract This paper discusses the suggestion of the notion of a worldview as part of the Science of Well-Being. We present, at first, an allegoric comparison as to why the view of a ternary unity of being (i.e. a coherence of the three parts of the being, body, mind, and psyche to maximize well-being) is […]
Out of Flatland: The Role of the Notion of a Worldview in the Science of Well-being Read More »
Abstract In this commentary on the article, “The Task Before Psychiatry Today Redux: STSPIR,” (Singh, 2014)[20], the author, while agreeing with most of the paper’s findings, proposes a rather parallel judgment that intersects at the same paths ahead. There is a need for widespread and easily available essential mental health services in India. Health agenda
Task before Indian Psychiatry Today: Commentary Read More »
Abstract Attempting to predict future is dangerous. This is particularly true in medical science where change is a result of chance discoveries. Currently, practicing psychiatrists are aware of deficiencies in psychiatric practice. However, we have a number of genuine reasons for optimism and excitement. Genetics, novel treatment approaches, new investigative techniques, large-scale treatment trials, and
Field of Psychiatry: Current Trends and Future Directions: An Indian Perspective Read More »
Abstract The paper begins by asserting the need for bioethical and related philosophical considerations in the emerging subspecialty Positive Psychiatry. Further discussion proceeds after offering operational definitions of the concepts fundamental to the field – Bioethics, Positive Psychology, Positive Psychiatry and Positive Mental Health – with their conceptual analysis to show their areas of connect
Bioethical and Other Philosophical Considerations in Positive Psychiatry Read More »
Abstract Numerous clinical trials have been conducted to determine the utility of antidepressant treatment (ADT), psychotherapy, and combined psycho-pharmaco-psychotherapy (PPPT) in treating major depressive disorder (MDD). While all approaches have shown benefit over placebo to varying degrees, the parallel neurophysiological mechanisms that underlie their efficacy have received little attention. The authors will review and discuss
Abstract Affective disorders such as anxiety, phobia and depression are a leading cause of disabilities worldwide. Monoamine neuromodulators are used to treat most of them, with variable degrees of efficacy. Here, we review and interpret experimental findings about the relation of neuromodulation and emotional feelings, in pursuit of two goals: (a) to improve the conceptualisation
Neuromodulation, Emotional Feelings and Affective Disorders Read More »
MSM 2016 is titled Positive Psychiatry, Neuroscience, End of Life, and Other Essays. It is dedicated to the memory of Dr. P.C. Shastri (See Dedication: Late Prof. P. C. Shastri: A Role Model and Teacher Par – Excellence by K. P. Dave) (pg 1). Fushun Wang and Alfredo Pereira Jr. write a review on the psychiatry-neuroscience
Preface: Positive Psychiatry, Neuroscience, End of Life, and Other Essays Read More »
“And departing leave behind us Footprints on the sands of time” –Longfellow January 18, 2016, was a sad day in my life and for people and colleagues who knew Dr. (Prof.) Priyavadan C. Shastri personally, as we lost him to eternity. His memories will remain for a long time in the hearts and minds of
Late Prof. P. C. Shastri: A Role Model and Teacher Par Excellence Read More »
Abstract The uniqueness of Psychiatry as a medical speciality lies in the fact that aside from tackling what it considers as illnesses, it has perchance to comment on and tackle many issues of social relevance as well. Whether this is advisable or not is another matter; but such a process is inevitable due to the
Resolution of the Polarisation of Ideologies and Approaches in Psychiatry Read More »
Like all good neighbours, competing schools of psychiatry claw at each other. Like all good samaritans, some people try to play arbiters and douse the fires. The tradition of fights and retaliation is not new to psy-chiatry, neither is it unique to the branch. Competing schools of thought exist almost everywhere. And it is tempting
Preface to the seventh monograph Read More »