AI could be used to identify suicidal behaviour: Dr Pratima Murthy, Director, NIMHANS
A well-known name in addiction psychiatry, Dr Pratima has been instrumental in building the Centre for Addiction Medicine at NIMHANS.
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A well-known name in addiction psychiatry, Dr Pratima has been instrumental in building the Centre for Addiction Medicine at NIMHANS.
ECT, also known as ‘shock treatment,’ is one of the earliest medical treatments to be highly effective for severe psychiatric illnesses. Nimhans has been treating patients with ECT services for 75 years now. However, health professionals say this procedure carries stigma and rejection, similar to many aspects of psychiatric illnesses.
To mark World Bipolar Day on March 30, Nimhans will hold an art exhibition and a zine-making workshop at the campus's Center for Well-Being.
The understaffed and underfunded healthcare system of Kashmir fights an uphill battle against twin epidemics of heroin addiction and hepatitis.
NIMHANS is experiencing an influx of patients not only from neighbouring states but also from within the state