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TopicPsychiatrists

Topic: psychiatrists

Can psychiatry heal wounds of history? Delhi doctors say ‘battle for the mind’ is political

History and politics play a role in the psyche of a nation and the mental health of its people. Just how much so was the crux of a panel discussion at Delhi’s IIC.

‘0.75 psychiatrists per 1,00,000 people’ — House panel urges govt to increase MD psychiatry seats

According to National Mental Health Survey 2015-16, around 150 million Indians affected by some type of mental illness. Panel says there are just around 9,000 psychiatrists in country.

Girindrasekhar Bose—India’s first psychoanalyst was pen pals with Sigmund Freud

Girindrasekhar Bose did not fully accept Sigmund Freud’s ‘theory of libido’ and offered a different view based on his own theory of opposite wishes.

Women’s Day awardee psychiatrist says media stokes mental health stigma, demonises disorders

Awareness, professionals, access to services, lacking in rural North India, says Thara Rangaswamy, one of 29 women conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar on International Women’s Day.

Kashmir psychiatrists say braid chopping is nothing but mass hysteria

Valley psychiatrists say that the government and police have allowed the situation to get out of hand after incidents of braid chopping.

On Camera

Suryakumar Yadav beats Trump’s Gaza plan on Indian TV news. No global event can match cricket

Indian TV channels need not report extensively on war zones. But why don’t they have at least one bulletin of international news each day, prime time?

More Andhra-style prawn fry for Indian plates? How Naidu’s trying to blunt US tariff hit on aqua exports

Naidu attempts to shield aqua farmers after Trump’s tariff hits the shrimp farming sector in Andhra Pradesh, leading to the cancellation of 50% of the state's exports.

Finnish giant ICEYE to build signature radar microsatellites in India, offers full control to govt

Company builds microsatellites that are smaller, faster, cheaper to produce. ICEYE will develop & launch micro-satellites, hand them over to India, which will have full control & sovereignty.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.