Addiction is a condition in which a person engages in the use of a substance or in a behavior for which the rewarding effects provide a compelling incentive to repeatedly pursue the behavior despite detrimental consequences. It is also a brain disorder characterized by compulsive...
Why is it that a bright sunny day cheers up our mood? As soon as we come out of the gym, or engage in any form of exercise, we find our spirits lifted? Or have you noticed a calming, happy feeling engulf us, as soon...
During my son’s stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit( NICU) for the first 8 weeks of his birth, because of his prematurity, he developed a life-threatening infection of his small Intestine, called NEC(necrotizing enterocolitis). He needed urgent IV antibiotics, but the doctors were having...
[et_pb_section fb_built="1" admin_label="section" _builder_version="3.22" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_row admin_label="row" _builder_version="3.25" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_column type="4_4" _builder_version="3.25" custom_padding="|||" global_colors_info="{}" custom_padding__hover="|||" theme_builder_area="post_content"][et_pb_text admin_label="Text" _builder_version="4.14.2" background_size="initial" background_position="top_left" background_repeat="repeat" custom_margin="-56px|||||" global_colors_info="{}" theme_builder_area="post_content"] It is that time of the year again! Being a psychiatrist, I often see how holidays can be...