#PsychiatryResidency
While the data suggests that in the maintenance phase of treatment of Schizophrenia, reducing the dosage of antipsychotics may not be advisable (except perhaps in first episode), reduction in dosage of anticholinergics may improve the cognitive functioning

This Sunday, you will be appearing for the INICET exam. It's just another exam, one more addition to the long list of exams you have taken so far. You may think this exam will decide how good or bad your career will be, but that's not true.

If you get a good rank and get into

Dear students. A short video on things to do and not do in the last days before the INICET exam, the night before the exam and during the exam. I am sure it will help you all. #inicet #neetpg

Imagine you have an illness, and to treat it, your doctor intentionally infects you with plasmodium to give you malaria. You suffer from high-grade fever and chills, but alas, that’s the only way to get you better.
Or imagine your doctor decided to give you increasing doses of

The funny part about people who don't believe in science is the answers they give when you ask for an alternative.
Anti-Psychiatry folk: 'Antipsychotics should be banned; they mess with the brain's chemicals.'

Psychiatrist: 'Okay, how do you treat schizophrenia then?'

'Antipsychotic polypharmacy is bad' used to be the consensus and what was taught in all academic institutes.
However, in clinical practice, antipsychotic polypharmacy has always been quite common. It looks like data is emerging to support the same.

This is what the APA

APA guidelines (3rd edition) do not suggest any particular antipsychotic over others, except clozapine in cases of TRS (Treatment-resistant schizophrenia)
On the other hand, Maudsley suggests using olanzapine and amisulpride before clozapine based on a few meta-analyses.
In

NEET PG 2024 - 50 Days To Go!! Strategy & Plan. #neetpg #neetpg 2024
youtu.be/7_gFkJLSafg

Grand Test scores not increasing!! Are you making this mistake in GTs as well? Dr. Praveen Tripathi

Few weeks to go for INICET/NEETPG/FMGE -
How to handle the pressure?

Comparing fitness trainers with medical superspecialists is the sure shot way of getting the entire medtwitter angry.
By the way, almost everyone asks for the fees before meeting a doctor.
And it should be like that only.

NEETPG/INICET - Life or death??

Dear students,
We are exactly two months away from the NEET PG exam. You may be expecting this to be a motivational post, but it is not.

It's a gentle reminder that no exam can be a matter of life and death. Cracking entrance exams is one way of

Thanks Dr Harshavardhan for this appreciation post. The idea of completing the course in live sessions indeed has helped thousands of students who were not able to complete the recorded videos.
Happy to see the Mission classes and BTR doing what they were intended to do, i.e.

Such an important tweet. Cannabis is not cool, cannabis is dangerous

Mr. Modi & Mr. Gandhi
Elections are on, and most people have either deep love or hatred for Mr. Narendra Modi and Mr. Rahul Gandhi. But if you look closely, they are similar in many ways.

Mr. Modi has been in power for 24 years (as CM/PM), and there seems to be no decrease in

Cerebellum Academy is starting with Mission NEET PG/ INICET 2.0 for interns/post interns targeting
NEET PG 2025 or INICET Nov 24.

We will cover the entire course in live lectures (which will start at 5:30 pm everyday).
E&Ds (Live test and discussion), Q banks, revision lectures

High intelligence is associated with increased risk of suicide in patients with schizophrenia
(Reference- APA Schizophrenia Treatment Guidelines, 3rd edition).

Can’t recall many other clinical conditions in which higher intelligence was associated with a negative outcome

Psychiatry Residents & Young Psychiatrists !!

While treating a patient with schizophrenia, do not make remission of psychotic symptoms (delusions/hallucinations) your one and only goal.
Your patient's functioning is more dependent on negative symptoms/cognitive symptoms.
And

A gentle reminder for NEET PG/FMGE aspirants!

Around 3 months from today, many students will post their success stories on social media. They will announce their amazing results and thank everyone around.

But do you know what those students are doing today? They are as unsure