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Plain-language explanations of the conditions we treat most often, written and reviewed by our clinical team rather than copied from elsewhere.
Each guide covers what the condition actually is, how it is diagnosed, what treatment involves, and when to see a doctor — with the Indian context that most online material misses.
Everything here is medically reviewed by Dr Akhand Pratap Singh, MD (Psychiatry), consultant neuropsychiatrist at Sochwell, Meerut.
Reading a guide is not a substitute for assessment. If something here describes you, a consultation will tell you far more than a search will.
"I'm so OCD" isn't a personality quirk. A psychiatrist explains what obsessive-compulsive disorder really is, why India misses it, and how it's treated.
In India, an elderly parent's forgetfulness is too often waved away as "budhapa." But some memory loss is not normal ageing and some of it is fully treatable. A psychiatrist explains how to tell ordin
Adult ADHD is often missed in India, mistaken for laziness or anxiety. How it really shows up, who gets overlooked, and what an assessment involves.
"I'm just tired" is the most under-treated sentence in an Indian workplace. But when tiredness stops lifting after a weekend, stops responding to a holiday, and starts changing how you feel about work
Most mental health conditions in India start young — often in the teens and twenties. Here is why early years carry the highest risk, and how noticing the signs early changes everything.
A psychiatric diagnosis is not a defence — and understanding why tells us how a democracy thinks about madness, agency and blame.
Millions are quietly typing their feelings into AI chatbots at 2am. Here's what these tools can genuinely help with — and the moments you need a human instead.
The news is full of talk about quitting antidepressants — here's how to think about it calmly, and safely.
Sochwell — Dr Akhand Neuro & Brain Care Centre, Sarvodaya Nursing Home, near Jail Chungi, New Arya Nagar, Meerut, Uttar Pradesh 250004. Phone 97608 90551.