Eating disorders: unraveling the mysterious Gut-brain "conspiracy". Dr. Shivi Kataria7 April 2021 7:30 PM ISTThere is growing interest in new factors contributing to the genesis of eating disorders (EDs). Research recently focused on the study of microbiota....
Peeking into the shadows of negative symptoms: Avolition plays the lead role? Dr. Shivi Kataria26 March 2021 9:00 PM ISTNegative symptoms are one of the most difficult to treat traits of psychiatric disorders. This calls for a better understanding of their mechanisms...
Emerging perspectives: The role of psychedelics to treat psychiatric disorders Dr. Shivi Kataria12 March 2021 9:25 PM ISTAlbert Hofmann discovered lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) along with similar serotonin psychedelic psilocybin. The past decade has seen a...
Explaining the links between traumatic childhood and sleep disorders. Dr. Shivi Kataria6 March 2021 10:25 AM ISTPrevalence rates of child and adolescent posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) range from 0.5%-5%, while subthreshold PTSD and other trauma-related...
Depression and Obstructive Sleep Apnea-Clinical Implications Dr. S. Ramnathan Iyer18 Feb 2021 10:45 AM ISTThere is a considerable overlap between symptoms of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and depression, resulting in under-diagnosis of OSA which is a...
Tapering the antipsychotics: finding the correct approach Dr. Shivi Kataria15 Feb 2021 5:49 AM ISTAntipsychotics are recommended for long -term treatment of schizophrenia because they reduce the risk of relapse. However, antipsychotics have many...
Prescribing opioids for analgesia: "walking on ice" for psychiatrists Dr. Shivi Kataria12 Feb 2021 10:30 AM ISTOpioids are commonly prescribed for chronic pain. In the United States, opioid prescribing increased 4-fold in the early 2000s, accompanied by...
COVID-19 and Mental Health: The Elephant in the Room Dr Jeegar Dattani3 Jun 2020 9:20 AM ISTWe are beyond two months in a nationwide lockdown. We have covered every implication of this pandemic, the important and even the less important...
