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Year 2009 | July-December | Volume 31
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine is a
quarterly peer-reviewed international journal, published
under the auspices of the Indian Psychiatric Society,
South Zone.
The journal will cover clinical and experimental studies
related to psychology and psychiatry.
Articles can be submitted online from
www.journalonweb.com/ijpsym. The journal does not
charge for submission, processing or publication of
manuscripts and even for color reproduction of
photographs.
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Editorial |
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| Humanities in medical education |
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| MS Reddy |
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| The importance of the humanities in medical education needs re-emphasis. The consensus is that technological and scientific advances have created a distancing effect between the patient and doctor. Th... |
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Presidential Address |
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| Towards an ideal paradigm |
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| TV Asokan |
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| A great deal has changed in the 200 years since Reil coined the term 'Psychiatry' into medicine. The concept of custodial asylum prevailed in the initial period of Psychiatric history during which bio... |
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Review Article |
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| Cannabis and schizophrenia spectrum disorders: A review of clinical studies |
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| Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse |
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| Cannabis is the most widely used illegitimate substance in the world, and the number of users has increased by 10% over the last decade worldwide. Therefore, it is important to review the evidence on ... |
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Original Article |
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| Insight in schizophrenia and its association with executive functions |
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| Sonali Choudhury, C.R.J Khess, Ranjan Bhattacharyya, Debasish Sanyal |
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| Background: Lack of insight or awareness of illness is most frequently observed in patients with schizophrenia, and it influences treatment compliance. It has been hypothesized that the fronta... |
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