ADHD in Adults
Life is an opportunity, make the best use of it, because once spent, you will not get it back at any cost. Life is not just only about living you must have that sunshine, freedom, and...
Agoraphobia
You took an escalator to your office and suddenly felt frightened. You came out anxious and sweating. Almost similar situation occurred when you took the escalator in the shopping mall....
Anorexia Nervosa
A Brazil model Ana Carolina Reston, died at the age of 21 yrs because of infection complications due to a condition called anorexia- she starved herself to get the ‘ideal’ figure and...
Anxiety and Panic disorder
You have been given a new project to work on at your work place and you are doing well, but still you constantly keep worrying about the outcome. The worry slowly turns into...
Bipolar Disorder
Life swings like a pendulum backward and forward between pain and boredom, happiness and fun. We all in our everyday life face many ups and downs, too many mood swings, we have our day...
Depression
Life presents itself to us with a mixture of emotions. Sometimes we laugh and sometimes we cry. Happiness and sadness are like two sides of the same coin. When we are happy the whole world...
Dysthymic disorder: When depression lingers
You had a hard day at work. The stress is getting to you. You feel gloomy and fatigued. You feel that compared to others you are not good enough. You...
Mass Psychogenic Illness
Our body reacts to stressful conditions in multiple ways. But are you aware that many people can feel ill at the same time without any real underlying cause? Mass psychogenic...
Narcolepsy
Narcolepsy is a long lasting and incurable sleep disorder of the nervous system. It is manifested by irresistible attacks of sleep. it may last for few seconds to several minutes. Narcoleptic...
Nightmares and Night Terrors in Children
As parents haven’t we all comforted our little ones after the occasional nightmare? But did you ever feel that what your child experienced was unlike a simple...
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
At a party you had to shake hands with many people, some of them strangers whom you are meeting for the first time. After many handshakes you feel your hands are dirty and...
Parasomnias
Shyam is a 27 year old combat war veteran from India. He successfully completed many dangerous missions during his tenure in India and killed many enemies. But in one of the last missions,...
Postpartum Depression
You have just had a baby. Everyone is expecting you to be basking in new mom bliss. Why not, isn’t this the time to rejoice and be happy? But instead are you sad and experiencing...
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
As humans, it is but natural that we feel scared or traumatized when we experience any dangerous situation. But it is also in all of us that feeling of fear causes healthy...
Restless Legs Syndrome
Do you wake up in the nights for quite some time by a strange and unpleasant feeling like someone is pricking or pinching your legs during deep sleep? Sometimes do you have an...
Schizophrenia
A person at your work place keeps acting in a bizarre way. He tells you that people are conspiring against him and he hears voices from angels who are warning him against the possible...
Seasonal Affective Disorder
It is a pleasant evening and you are feeling low. Your blue mood is causing you concern as it occurs almost specific times in the year. You have even tried discussing it with...
Social Phobia
You have been invited to a party over the weekend and the thought itself gives you jitters. You are anxious about what to wear and how to do your hair.
Social Phobia
You have been...
Somatoform Disorders
Your teenager has been eagerly telling you of her interest to study at a college overseas. As parents, you do not approve of her thinking and insist on her going to a local college....
Tourette Syndrome
You might have noticed people who have unknowingly keep touching their nose every now and then. Then there are others who keep blinking their eyes. These things happen without the...
