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In hospitals, we need to have – 1. Casualty 2. Out Patient Departments (OPDs) 3. Casualty where OPD treatment like vitamins is given, as the patient is known to a dumb minister who likes walking around with a camera and telling people how to stand and speak. Or, someone teaches

One major hurdle in psychiatry is google. Patients search medications read about side effects and stop taking it. The basic perception is psychiatrist prescribe "neend ki goli jo kidney kharab karti hain" dont take it. Dr Dheeraj K, MD, DM, 🇮🇳🇬🇧🇦🇺 Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych Atul Ambekar

Is addiction all about dopamine. It is an overrated concept just like monamine theory of depression. Learning plays a vital role in drug addiction. Dr Dheeraj K, MD, DM, 🇮🇳🇬🇧🇦🇺 Atul Ambekar Dr Jhunu Mukherjee, MD( Psy) Chris Aiken, MD Dr Sanil Rege FRANZCP | MRCPsych

Long term rehabs are not effective treatment for addiction. Addiction is best treated in same environment in which all the behaviors have been learned .New coping strategies, rich environment with social connections and family support. Dr Dheeraj K, MD, DM, 🇮🇳🇬🇧🇦🇺 Chris Aiken, MD Atul Ambekar

We are hiring! Research positions (contractual, Short term) in AIIMS, New Delhi 🇮🇳 for project National Drug Use Survey, funded by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI. Experience in addiction/ epidemiology preferred. Link for details and application: aiims.edu/index.php/en/n…

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🚨 Confirmed: Schizophrenia’s “voices” are the brain mishearing its own thoughts. For decades, neuroscientists have theorized that the "voices" heard by individuals with schizophrenia stem from the brain mistaking its own inner dialogue for external sounds. A groundbreaking

opened my linked in page, saw people complaining everywhere, how their lives are not so good, how job is taking a toll on them, how much country is making so much problems in lives of people. Not a single post of positivity. Very sad. Dr Jhunu Mukherjee, MD( Psy) Dr Dheeraj K, MD, DM, 🇮🇳🇬🇧🇦🇺 ISHA AMBANI✨

🚨 Are SSRIs actually effective in real-world settings? I'm talking about: » Outpatient » Mild depression » Prescribed by family medicine/GPs There is one, 500+ patient study that actually looked at this question - the 2019 PANDA study. The answer? NO... and... sort of?🧵

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