At the end of clinical examination, do psychiatrists say, “This patient has dysfunction in median raphe nucleus, increased levels of glutamate in hippocampus and mPFC, LTP of Mesolimbic pathway and abnormal modulation of parabrachioamygdaloid pathway by noradrenaline”? This would be a neurobiological dysfunction-based diagnosis. To make a complete neurobiological diagnosis, it is necessary to know... Continue Reading →
What is the difference between Mental Disorders & Neurological Disorders if both are disorders of brain?
The 'organ of interest' for Cardiology is heart; for Neurology, it is brain. What is the 'organ of interest' for Psychiatry? Is it brain, again? With increasing understanding of neurobiological basis, Psychiatric Disorders are being considered Brain Disorders. But if they are just brain disorders, then shouldn't these disorders be called Neurological Disorders and be... Continue Reading →
Authored 3 Books: “Interesting Insights Into the Mind”, “samjun Gheuya Manala”, “Aaiye janate Hain apane Mann ko”
I wrote a weekly column in the newspaper Free Press Journal on different aspects of mind: more than 70 articles. You can read some of the articles here: { https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/adaptability-the-great-human-ability https://www.freepressjournal.in/cmcm/why-you-must-be-careful-what-you-wish-for https://www.freepressjournal.in/peace-of-mind/the-muscles-of-the-mind } The articles were liked a lot. Many of the readers suggested to compile them into a book. This is that book.... Continue Reading →
Published Psychiatry research papers
~ Bakhle, Shrirang, (2016). "Identifying Conceptual Differences Between Psychiatric Disorders and Neurological Disorders Although Both Are Disorders of Brain." Psychology Research, 6(5), 259-269 To read, click on link or pdf: http://www.davidpublisher.org/index.php/Home/Article/index?id=26165.html [PsyRes pdf] ~ Bakhle Shrirang, “Are Behavioural Disorders a separate category of disorders?”, Indian Journal of Mental Health, 2015; 2 (3), 249-253 To... Continue Reading →
Some of the research papers presented at Psychiatry conferences
~ Bakhle Shrirang, "4-Layer, 5-Part Theory: A new, comprehensive theory of mind and its relationship with brain", presented at the Annual National Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society, Bengaluru, India, 2013. To read abstract, click here: [ANCIPS 2013 abstr pdf] ~ Bakhle Shrirang, "The status of 'mind' in today's Psychiatry: Has 'mind' become redundant due... Continue Reading →