ISTDP is based on psychoanalytic theory which works with the concept of conflict: unconscious feelings trigger unconscious anxiety which evokes defences which cause the patient’s presenting problems. Therefore, the task of therapy is to help patients turn against defences as…
Last week we looked at the depression that Radha has. The depression may not have any apparent cause and may have a significant biological component. There is no medical test for depression. Heredity appears to play a role in the…
Many people have lost their equilibrium in the riots and trauma like the earthquake. Many of them become depressed. An episode of depression can be a devastating experience. This is so first because of the darkness and despair that pervades…
Due to the riots in the city, there are a lot of people who experience feeling detached from their mental processes or body, as if they are an external observer of the phenomena occurring with them. This can occur in…
I am Vinay Kamdar, an 18-year-old student of the first year of commerce. This is the end of my first year in college, but I feel that I have not been able to progress in social interactions like my other…
I am Shaili Kanwar, a 49-year-old housewife. My husband Sachin is the marketing head of a leading cloth multinational. He is very hard working, honest and sincere in his work. Due to his work, he is unable to give much…
I am Rakshpal Sharma, a 32-year-old engineer working with a leading spare parts company. As my company has its sales all over Gujarat, I am required to make frequent journeys, about 12 days in a month. Since the last 3…
I read your article about depression in a young woman. My son Jitendra is 16 years old. I feel that since the last 1 month he is isolated and not feeling like himself. I have tried to approach him, but…