MISA Special Reports

Inside the Battle Between Faith and Psychiatry

Discover the Secrets of India's Balaji Temple

They Spent Thousands on Tests; a Temple Fixed It for Rs. 5

Notes from reporting on faith healing sites in India

When Movement Declines, the World Contracts: The Case for Resistance Training After 60

This decade has been announced by the WHO as the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), a global collaboration...

Managing Illness or Restoring Lives: Who Defines Recovery?

A few years ago, while working with families supporting people experiencing severe mental distress in eastern Indonesia, I...

When the Skin Speaks: Rethinking Mental Health Through Psychodermatology

Acne, eczema, hair loss - these are often treated as dermatological conditions, located neatly on the surface of the body and managed through creams, medications and clinical routines. The...

The confused (psychiatric) caregivers and the unempathetic world

“Do you hear what I am talking to you right now?” When we said yes, the psychiatrist said: “This is how the patient also hears, so reducing the dose doesn’t really...

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We interrupt this programme: Notes on Care in a Manufactured World

And I wake up to my phone blasting images of murdered babies and a starving people and “Is it cake?”...

When the Voice of the body is Dis-missed: A Letter from a Cancer Survivor

Author’s Note - I write this article as a medical doctor, learning through the experience of a survivor....

No more jokes, please

“ Aaye ho meri zindagi mei tum Chamaar ban ke,  Mere jute saaf karna tum polish se chamka ke,  Aaye...

“Don’t Wear” — Glasses or Dignity

A month ago, I just wanted to go to my village, about 60 kilometers away from where I...

When the Skin Speaks: Rethinking Mental Health Through Psychodermatology

Acne, eczema, hair loss - these are often treated as dermatological conditions, located neatly on the surface of...

The confused (psychiatric) caregivers and the unempathetic world

“Do you hear what I am talking to you right now?” When we said yes, the psychiatrist said: “This is...

Managing Illness or Restoring Lives: Who Defines Recovery?

A few years ago, while working with families supporting people experiencing severe mental distress in eastern Indonesia, I...

When Movement Declines, the World Contracts: The Case for Resistance Training After 60

This decade has been announced by the WHO as the Decade of Healthy Ageing (2021–2030), a global collaboration...

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When the Skin Speaks: Rethinking Mental Health Through Psychodermatology

Acne, eczema, hair loss - these are often treated...

The confused (psychiatric) caregivers and the unempathetic world

“Do you hear what I am talking to you...

Managing Illness or Restoring Lives: Who Defines Recovery?

A few years ago, while working with families supporting...

We interrupt this programme: Notes on Care in a Manufactured World

And I wake up to my phone blasting images...

The Making of a “Mad” Woman

When a patriarchal family system can’t control the new...

Fighting Psychiatric Subjectivation and Helping Others Along the Way: An Interview with Prateeksha Sharma

Psychosis and conditions like Schizophrenia have been tainted with...

The Quiet Distance Between Us

Ayesha’s Story Ayesha is not estranged from her mother. They speak...