Volume 25, Issue 2
NAMAH Journal Volume 25, Issue 2
Articles in this Issue
An integrative approach — working through fear — case study of a 10-year-old boy
By Dorathea Thompson - Jul 15, 2017
Persistent, excessive fear can be debilitating and a block to all levels of an individual’s growth. Left untreated, permanent alterations in brain chemistry can develop. This is especially of concern when the patient is a 10-year-old boy suffering from increasingly unabated fear, spanning over more than a year, which is deeply troubling and disruptive to him and his entire family. In this case study presentation, we will detail the case history and progress by providing the psychoanalyst’s notes and the direct correspondence received from the patient’s father. The author highlights the methodologies employed and states why they were chosen, comparing their results with the desired objectives.
The role of communication in healthcare
By Mr.C.Ravindranath - Jul 15, 2017
Mr. C. Ravindranath is himself a dedicated health administrator who has been working at various hospitals in India.
Sadvṛttāni — codes of good conduct
By Sampadananda Mishra - Jul 15, 2017
It is a proven fact that our physical well-being rests much on our conduct and behaviour. This note reflects upon certain guidelines prescribed by Caraka, a well-known authority of medical science in ancient India, which teaches us significant healthful ways of good conduct in life, svasthavṛttam.
Remember Me
By Kelly Johnston - Jul 15, 2017
No matter where we live in the world, the chances are that our daily life is one of high-stress, exacerbated by external forces over which we have little or no control. This sensory overload gradually becomes sensory deprivation, in that we slowly become numb to the onslaught, either by choice or conditioning. The numbing not only threatens our relationships with family, colleagues and social communities, but also with our inner self. We become cut off from our innate knowledge and desires, and more easily succumb to media and social media’s dictates of who we should be — generally a fantastical creation that only exists in the delusional mind of cyberspace. Increasingly fatigued and demoralised, how do we resist falling prey to the opiates of the external world and instead rally as our own strongest advocates for our inner selves?
Physician Heal Thyself
By Nolini Kanta Gupta - Jul 15, 2017
Change is imperative but man is divided in nature and lacks the inclination to change. He looks to the outside for solutions. He has to change himself first in order to change the world. In his true consciousness however, he has the freedom and will to assert his integrality and with that, the world too will inevitably change.