The Covid H________ Project
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The Covid H________ Project
Short, focused, crisp conversations with people who know more than I do about various things... :)
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Ep. 46: "People with mental health issues need to be locked up and treated..." #BSDetector
Do people with mental health issues pose a threat to society? Should they be locked up and treated before being allowed back into society? These myths...
EP 45. A day in the life of Dr. Bharat…
I found a doctor willing to tell me how this second wave of the pandemic is treating him. Spoiler alert: it is exactly as bad as you think it could be...
Ep. 44: "Mental illness and low IQ go hand-in-hand!" #BSDetector
He’s back! In this latest instalment of #BSDetector, I ask Dr. Bhooshan Shukla if there’s any correlation between low IQ and mental illness.
Oh,...
Ep. 43: Virus, variants, and vaccines… #Gyandemic
We are now a year into the pandemic but, weirdly, we seem to have gone back to square one with cases exploding all over again and the threat of a lock...
Ep. 42: I wish this were the answer I was looking for, but it isn't!
Music: “Acoustic Breeze” from bensound.com.
There’s a ton of ways to get in touch: you could go to anchor.fm/tchp on your phone browser and reco...
EP 41. "If we can make COVID-19 into this mild disease, like a cold or a flu, that is a huge win!" #Gyandemic
It was going well for a while, for us Indians. A month ago, something changed. Now we’re all watching nervously as the numbers creep up and hoping thi...
Ep. 40: "Insanity cannot be cured." #BSDetector
Insanity is not what it seems! What you thought was insanity all along was just something that was made up to ensure that people did not do something...
Ep. 39: "People with mental illnesses are sexually very aggressive, sometimes even violent!" #BSDetector
Who among us has seen a person with torn clothes, dishevelled hair, jerky movements, muttering away to themselves and NOT stepped a few feet away from...
Ep. 38: "Mental problems remain hidden and when they do manifest they are difficult to treat..." #BSDetector
There is a belief that mental problems remain hidden under the surface for a majority of our lives and then suddenly come to the fore at which point i...
Ep. 37: (RERUN) “Mental Hospitals are dangerous because they trap their patients for life!!” #BSDetector
This episode is a rerun and it deals with the stigma surrounding mental hospitals and the portrayal of patients in mental hospitals in popular media s...
Ep. 36: "Humility will be our most important weapon in the fight against this virus…" #Gyandemic
In this #Gyandemic episode with Anirban Mahapatra (@bhalomanush on twitter) we discuss the new variants coming out of the UK, Japan, and South Africa....
Ep. 35: “A good dose of positivity keeps all your mental health issues away!” #BSDetector
Twenty-five myths busted!
I wanted to make the twenty-fifth #BSdetector special, so the doc and I took up a myth that continues to live sublimin...
Ep. 34: Eating way too much (or way too little) is a personal preference! #BSDetector
Eating disorders are a lot more common that people give them credit for but most people don’t realise that eating disorders are actually a form of men...
Ep. 33: "Talking about someone's mental illness makes THEM uncomfortable..." #BSDetector
On today’s #BSDetector episode, we bust the myth that people with mental illnesses get uncomfortable when you discuss their illness with them. I mean,...
Ep 32: The TCHP Compiled Highlights Package – part 3 of 3 #Gyandemic
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode. I was told it would be a good idea to compile all the ava...
Ep. 31: The TCHP Compiled Highlights Package – part 2 of 3 #BSDetector
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode.
I was told it would be a good idea to compile all t...
Ep. 30: The TCHP Compiled Highlights Package – part 1 of 3. #BSDetector
If you’ve heard all episodes of this podcast so far, you can skip listening to this episode.
I was told it would be a good idea to compile all t...
Ep. 29: "We're going to have to live with this virus for some time…" #Gyandemic
References:
The Gyandemic Newsletter: https://gyandemic.substack.com/
Anirban on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bhalomanush/
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Ep. 28: "Mental illnesses are extremely RARE - I don’t know anybody who has it!" #BSDetector
On this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan Shukla explains the cognitive dissonance among people who have witnessed major mental ailments (e.g. dementi...
Ep. 27: "All people with mental health issues are given electric shocks as treatment!" #BSDetector
On this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan Shukla delves deep into a topic that has been much-maligned throughout history, viz. the topic of Electro-Co...
Ep. 26: "Vaccines don't save lives - vaccinations do!" #Gyandemic
In this #Gyandemic episode with Anirban Mahapatra (@bhalomanush on twitter) we discuss the EUAs granted to Pfizer and Moderna’s vaccines in the US and...
Ep. 25: "Psychology is a pseudo-science!" #BSDetector
On this #BSDetector episode, Dr. Bhooshan dismantles the notion that psychology is a pseudo-science in a very methodical and scientific (ha!) manner....
EP 24. Mental illnesses don't happen to 'happy' people! #BSDetector
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Ep. 23: Things we didn’t tell you in last week's #Gyandemic episode!
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Ep. 22: "People with mental illnesses are violent and unpredictable!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 21: How to help people with suicidal thoughts – part 2. #SuicideAwareness #BSDetector
If you have been thinking about suicide, please pick up a phone and call/message a friend. Or, call any one of the numbers listed below:
Alterna...
Ep. 20: Introducing… #Gyandemic!
Links:
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Ep. 19: How to help people with suicidal thoughts – part 1. #SuicideAwareness #BSDetector
Dr. Bhooshan Shukla tweeted out an excellent thread on Suicide Prevention, back in September 2018, that you must check out. There is a compiled versio...
Ep. 18: About Suicide... #BSDetector
If you have been thinking about suicide, please pick up a phone and call/message a friend. Or, call any one of the numbers listed below:
Alterna...
Ep. 17: "Mental Hospitals are dangerous because they 'trap' their patients for life!!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 16: "Mental Health problems are often caused by bad parenting or problematic families." #BSDetector
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Ep. 15: "Almost all kids these days seem to have ADHD!!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 14: "Families know best about the patient, not doctors!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 13: "People with mental illnesses shouldn't be given important work..." #BSDetector
From data.gov.in:
National Mental Health Survey: http://indianmhs.nimhans.ac.in/
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Ep. 12: "People FAKE mental illnesses to escape trouble!!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 11: "Kids *cannot* have mental illnesses!" #BSDetector
The Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016:
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Ep. 10: "Mental Illnesses are just a FAD!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 9: "Panic attacks can KILL you!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 8: "Addiction isn't a 'mental health' issue - you just lack self-control plain & simple!!" #BSDetector
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Ep. 7: "Once you have a mental illness, you have it for the rest of your life!" #BSDetector
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