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Article: Mind healers ; These days psychiatry is more than just treating illnesses. mncs use the expertise of psychiatrists to help employees acquire leadership qualities and enhance confidence levels.
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- India Today
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- October 12, 2009
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We've come a long way from the time when people suffering from
mental illnesses were labelled demonic, possessed, witches or
lunatics and were shunned to one corner of the home or
excommunicated.
Today, visiting a psychiatrist is not only acceptable, in many
cases it has come to be a status symbol of sorts and consulting a
psychiatrist on a routine basis is considered prudent.
"Today, people do not hesitate in coming for help to a
psychiatrist even for minor cases like sleep disorders, anxiety or
stage fright," says Dr R. Sagar, associate professor, department of
psychiatry, AIIMS.
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