Mental Disorders
OCD in the Muslim World
The first webinar was held on 31st January. I received excellent feedback. It was attended by people from Saudi Arabia, India, United Kingdom, Australia, Pakistan, Nigeria, Egypt, Malaysia, Finland, Netherlands and USA.…
Could Psych Evaluations have prevented Flight 9525 Calamity ?
Suicide does not seem like an apt word to describe the incident of Germanwings flight 9525. The co-pilot deliberately locked the captain out of the cockpit, and activated the descent that drove the plane into French…
The Psychology of Migraine: Not just another headache
Spring 2002, that’s when it all started. I was in boarding school. Nothing dramatic happened prior to it; no physiological change, no mental trauma, no depressive spell. It was like every other day, when it seemed like a…
Jon Ronson : Strange Answers to the Psychopath Test
Watch the video Is there a definitive line that divides crazy from sane? With a hair-raising delivery, Jon Ronson, author of The Psychopath Test, illuminates the gray areas between the two by explaining the story of 'the…
I Counsel : Some Reflections
There are hundred shades of OCD, probably more. Obsessions and compulsion have been there, for thousands of years, probably more. And tens of terminologies have been used to describe the phenomenon, probably more. Now,…
Journey Into an OCD Mind
What this write-up is about? Do you or your loved one have excessive fear or disgust with regards to contamination? Do you or your loved one have an uncontrollable urge to hoard useless items? Do you or your loved one…