Rethinking Mental Health & Mental Illness | Featuring – Dr. Rajesh Parikh

In this episode of ‘Let’s Talk About’ we explore the theme of Rethinking Mental Health & Mental Illness with Director of Medical Research and Hon. Neuropsychiatrist at the Jaslok Hospital and Research Centre, Dr. Rajesh Parikh. He is Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Iowa and a former WHO Global Expert on Depression. He has been invited to lecture at the Harvard Medical School, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the Yale University School of Medicine and the Institute for Research in Neuroscience and Neuropsychiatry in France & has delivered over 125 international talks and has an equal number of publications in national and international journals.   

Tune in for insights on: 
• The biological and neurological basis for Mental Health and Mental Illness 
• Looking at Mental Disorders as Brain Disorders  
• Relooking the narrative around Mental Illness & poor Mental Health 
• The role of brain scans and brain imaging  
• The Mind & the Body – exploring the somatisation of Mental Illness  
• Destigmatising & calling out the myths around psychiatric medication  
• The impact of Covid-19 and long-Covid on our Mental Health  • The impact of our sleep, eating and lifestyle choices and more…! 

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