Understanding Psychiatry Part 5: Principles of psychiatric prescription Professionals Speak byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018February 19, 2021 This is the fifth and final segment in our journey to understand psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari....
Understanding Psychiatry Part 4: Taking Psychotropic Medication Professionals Speak byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Previous articles in the series on Understanding Psychiatry with Dr Sucheta Tiwari include a discussion of how...
Understanding Psychiatry Part 3: First visit to a psychiatrist & what to expect Professionals Speak byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 In the previous articles, we talked about identifying the need for help, and the difference between a...
Understanding Psychiatry Part 2: Psychologist, Psychiatrist or Neurologist? Professionals Speak byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 Once we realize we need to seek help, we will likely encounter three primary types mental health professionals...
Understanding Psychiatry Part 1: Identifying the need for help Professionals Speak byAuthor Dr Sucheta Tiwari, Editorial StaffPosted on November 13, 2018November 13, 2018 This is the first of a five part series – Understanding Psychiatry, where we speak with Dr...
Why we (should) share our stories Editor's Thoughts byAuthor theshrinkingcouchPosted on October 9, 2018October 10, 2018 It’s world mental health day. In the midst of all the global conversations on the issue, let’s move...
Learning how to listen with care Editor's Thoughts byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on August 30, 2018December 14, 2020 I was (re!)watching an old episode of Scrubs (a medical comedy TV show) and the doctors admitted...
Being on time for our therapy session: Why it matters Editor's Thoughts byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on August 22, 2018August 23, 2018 Getting to session on time is our responsibility as clients. But that’s not always possible. Maybe there’s...
Is therapy working for me? Editor's Thoughts byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on August 19, 2018August 19, 2018 Let’s say we’ve been in psychotherapy for 2 years, or even a year. It’s going well. We...
Contacting a therapist: Practical tips on how-to Editor's Thoughts byAuthor Nivida ChandraPosted on February 26, 2018February 26, 2018 When you’ve decided to seek help for your mental health concerns, and are looking for a therapist, the...