WHAT IS SHIZOPHRENIA...HOW SHOULD IT BE TREATED?

Seated: Dr.Shubha S. Thatte.M.A. (Clinical Psychology ) Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology)

Dr. Thatte is the founder trustee of IPH . She was attached to K.E.M. Hospital & Seth G.S. Medical College as Clinical Psychologist for 25 years. She has completed her training in REBT with Prof. Phadke in 1987 and has since been an REBT practitioner & trainer.

Dr.Savita Apte M.A., Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) Mumbai University, Diploma in Research Methodology from TISS. Dr.Apte is a faculty with IPH since 1994. Her work with caregivers of schizophrenia & an activity center for patients recovering from Schizophrenia is commendable. Her areas of interest are research and rehabilitation.



Speaker, standing: Ms Taraana Pithawalla

Tarana is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Sinara Education and Career Consultants. Pvt. Ltd.




In the foreground: Dr Ajit Dandekar, Psychiatrist

In the background, seated in the center: Ms Mithila






Attended a one day workshop on Shizophrenia at Nalanda, organized by 2 charming ladies, Mithila and Taraana.
Some important facts that could be helpful to those related or connected to a patient suffering from Shizophrenia

Psychiatric diagnosis is essentially clinical.

In acute cases the patient, affectionately called 'Shubhaarthi'may have hallucinations and delusions...

Best thing to do in order to help them:
Do not challenge their delusions, offer them solutions.

The only known cause of shizophrenia is an imbalance of 'dopamine'
Dopamine has got to be administered hence a shubhaarthi has to be treated by a medical practitioner.
The caregivers affectionately called the Shubhaankars, work on 3 levels:
Shubhaarthi, family and society...

Organisers
Sinara Education and career consultants Pvt Ltd.
And Times Foundation at Nalanda on 6th Nov 2007

management

Mithila Apte (Managing Director)

Sinara Education and Career Consultants Pvt Ltd

00 91 22 2351 3287 / 00 91 98 201 26034

email: mapte@vsnl.com
mithila@sinaraconsultancy.com

mithilava@hotmail.com
mvapte@mtnl.net.in


Ms Tarana Pithawalla

Tarana is a Clinical Psychologist and Director of Sinara Education and Career Consultants. Pvt. Ltd.

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