In this article, Abu Umair documents the mental health fallout of migration, domestic violence, and urban precarity. He calls for a shift from individual diagnosis to systemic understanding — and a renewed commitment to human dignity.| Mad In South Asia
“হাল ভাঙা পাল ছেড়া বৈথা, চলেছি নিরুদ্দেশে। কি আছে শেষে, সজনী।” “With torn sails and broken oars, we set adrift into the unknown — who knows what lies at the end, my friend” (Tagore, R. (1933). “Pather sesh kothay”) How do you reach out with mental health support to a group of older adults in an old age home […]| Mad In South Asia
Becoming a Social Justice-Informed Practitioner — Mad in South Asia Mad in South Asia International Workshop Series Toward a Just Clinic: Rethinking Mental Health Practice Becoming a Social Justice-...| Mad In South Asia
They Spent Thousands on Tests; a Temple Fixed It for Rs. 5| Mad In South Asia
Shunned by Medicine, Saved by Faith| Mad In South Asia
Neil Nallan shares what happens in clinical work when we rip people away from the stories of their lives, and he further challenges our complicity in making the world less safe and less equal for the most vulnerable.| Mad In South Asia
A Chance Encounter On a bright and warm Friday morning, Gaurav decided to take a detour to the Amtrak station before going to his lab, where he works as a biomedical neuroscience researcher. “Are yo...| Mad In South Asia
There are 46 state-run psychiatric hospitals in India. It is common for women with mental health issues to live in these institutions for very long periods. They are called “dumped women” ...| Mad In South Asia
Me: “What will be the cost of this?” Them: “Around 7000 for 6 sessions.” Me: “Will get back to you.” (Knowing I will not) In the middle of writing this article, I got an offer to improve my mental health and well-being in this particular amount given above. I thought to start this article with […]| Mad In South Asia
“Do not paint your nails, your namaz will not be accepted”. This was the statement I heard growing up continuously from the people around me. For those of you who may not be familiar, offering نماز namāz five times a day is considered a central ritual that guarantees the strong faith of a person. While […]| Mad In South Asia
MISA Seminars: Global Critical Dialogues Rethinking Psychiatric Medications: A Critical Conversation on Healing, Withdrawal, & Deprescribing Have you ever wondered: Do psychiatric medications real...| Mad In South Asia
I have been an avid traveller—an Indian passport holder who has crossed borders into over 50 countries. This passport, ranked 87th on the global mobility index, has shaped my journeys not only by wh...| Mad In South Asia
Struggling With Belief| Mad In South Asia
Childhood Sexual Abuse (CSA) can have persistent effects which could continue into the adult lives of survivors. Given its repetitive nature, CSA is classified as a form of complex trauma. It puts the...| Mad In South Asia
The central crisis in many women’s lives is whether to be a woman or a person. In India, when a girl child is born, she is simultaneously a child and a woman — the shadow of ‘Sita-the ego id...| Mad In South Asia
Sunil Bhatia is a professor and chair of the Department of Human Development at Connecticut College. He is the author of two books and over 50 articles and book chapters. He has received numerous awar...| Mad In South Asia
Many people tend to believe that mental health struggles is a “rich man’s disease.” The truth could not be any farther from this belief. Researchers Manuela Angelucci and Daniel Bennett provide ...| Mad In South Asia
War often forces people to move to other cities, countries, and continents in search of safety, food, and money. This displacement disturbs the routine life of people, separating them from their homes...| Mad In South Asia
Medicines and Miracles| Mad In South Asia
Priests and faith healers are the first people that Indians living with mental health challenges reach out to. Given the belief of people in traditional faith healing, the government of Gujarat concep...| Mad In South Asia
To Worry (or Not) about Medicines given to Help You Sleep I was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in December 2010. Following the diagnosis I was put on anti-psychotics and I regularly visited my ...| Mad In South Asia
Global Early childhood development (ECD) has become a topic of interest for researchers and policy makers worldwide. This movement, which we call global ECD, claims to bring about economic and societa...| Mad In South Asia
A new study underscores the value of integrating patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) in early psychosis through a cross-cultural examination. Published in Schizophrenia Research, this study is t...| madinsouthasia.org
Last year I attended a prestigious international psychiatric conference at PGI Chandigarh, India, a medical school of considerable reputation in South Asia. The theme of the conference was public ment...| Mad In South Asia
Whether it be for appointments, exercise or meeting friends or family, we frequently find ourselves living through our calendars. In our contemporary world, the clock governs all temporal phenomena, t...| Mad In South Asia
Swapnil Gupta is an Associate Professor and Medical Director of Ambulatory Psychiatry at Mount Sinai Morningside Hospital. She was trained as a psychiatrist in India and the United States, at SUNY Dow...| Mad In South Asia
