The below mentioned article will guide you about how to conduct a psychiatric interview. The patient and the attendants must be helped to feel comfortable enough to give a detailed account of the disorder. A summary of interview is given in Table 4.2: i. Identification of the Patient: It consists of recording: a. Name: Name record nicknames also for proper [...]
A committee comprising of Prof. J. S. Neki, Prof. D.N. Nandi, Prof. A.K. Agarwal, Dr. V.N. Vahia and Dr. J.K. Trivedi, have formed a code of ethics for psychiatrists in India approved by the Indian Psychiatric Society at its Annual Conference, 1989, held at Cuttack. Preamble: 1. Responsibility: As a practitioner, the psychiatrist must know that he bears a heavy [...]
In this essay we will discuss about the applications of computers in mental health. Modelling of Cognition and Behaviour in Teaching and Research: The brain has often been likened to a computer, neurons and wires that are connected to each other through switches known as synapses. Computers lack self-direction, intuitiveness, innovativeness, imaginativeness, metaphoricality, creativity, flexibility, versatility, emotionality, irrationality, inconsistency, subjectivity, [...]
