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OnWorldSchizophreniaDay,Rinpasexpertstressesonthe
needforcommunication
Ranchi,May23:Astheworldpreparesto
commemorateWorldSchizophreniaDay
2016onTuesday,aseniorresidentat
RanchiInstituteofNeuroPsychiatry&
AlliedSciences(Rinpas)hasdevised,
whathebelieves,isamoreeffectiveway
toinformandeducatepeopleaboutthe
challengesofthedisorder.

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SeniorresidentatRinpasDrSiddharthaSinha.
PicturebyHardeepSingh

So,SiddharthaSinha,theseniorresident
withthedepartmentofpsychiatry,makes
itapointtotellhispatientsandtheir
relativeswhoshowupattheOPDof
Rinpasonesimpletruth:"Ifyouhear
voicescommandingyou,ifyoubeginto
imaginepeopleplottingorspeaking
aboutyou,youareneitherpossessedby
godsnordemons.Cometousandwe
shalltakecareofyou.Stayawayfrom
witchdoctors."

HundredsofpatientsturnupattheOPDandSinhaknowshowdifficultitcanbeto
communicatewiththem.
"Wedonothavefundstoorganiseabigbash.Hence,wehadplannedtocomeoutwith
somehandwrittenpostershighlightingthemythsassociatedwiththedreadeddisease.
But,wecouldn'tsucceedaswearealwayscaughtupinthepatients'rushattheOPD
fromearlymorningtilllateafternoon.Now,wehavedevisedsimplebutyeteffective
medium.Wetalktopatientsandtheiraccompanyingrelatives,"SinhatoldThe
Telegraph.
FromTuesday,thedoctorhopestogetsomenursestalkingtopatientsandtheir
relatives,advisingthemagainstfallingforthefalsepromisesofwitchdoctors.
"Outof100newpatientswhoturnupattheOPDofRinpaseachday,atleast35percent
arefoundtobesufferingfromschizophrenia.Thisisalarming.Inanygivenmonth,ofthe
totalnumberofpatientsadmittedatRinpas,anaverageof25menandatleast3women
arediagnosedasschizophrenics,"Sinha.
Schizophrenia,heexplained,isapsychiatricconditionwherecertainchemicalfluid
levelsincertainareasofthebrainareoutofbalance,therebyleadingtolackofco
ordinationbetweenthoughts,actionsandemotions.Peoplediagnosedwith
schizophreniacanoftenexperiencedelusionsandhallucinations,whichcausethemto
seeorhearthingsthataren'tthereandbelieveinthingsthataren'ttrue.
"Thesooneritisdetected,betterarethechancesofrecoveringfromit,"Singhstressed.
Atthesametime,headded,thatschizophreniaisnotcurable,thoughwithearly
detectionandregularmedicationandperiodicpsychiatricconsultations,agoodmajority
ofpatientsareabletoleadnormallives.
"May24,WorldSchizophreniaDay,remindsusofthepainsufferedbypatientsdueto
thisdeadlydisorder.SadlymanymythsprevaildespitetheInternet,educationandother
technologicalprogress.Schoolsandcollegesprovidebasicknowledgeaboutphysical
disorders,butmentaldisordersareleftuncoveredanduntouched,"helamented.
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