Dr Pavan Sonar
Senior Psychiatrist & Sexologist
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Headaches are among the most common health complaints in Mumbai — affecting millions of residents, particularly in the working-age population. While most headaches are benign, a significant proportion of chronic headache presentations have psychiatric and psychological components that are inadequately…
Anxiety in teenagers is one of the most prevalent and least-addressed mental health challenges in India today. In Mumbai’s high-pressure academic and social environment, teenagers face unique stressors that can tip normal developmental anxiety into a diagnosable anxiety disorder. Dr.…
If you’ve watched a parent struggle to remember your name, or sat helplessly as a loved one drifted further away from who they used to be — you already know how devastating dementia can be. It’s not just a memory…
Road rage on Mumbai’s highways. Arguments over nothing at home. Explosive reactions to minor inconveniences. Social media confrontations escalating to real-world threats. Anger — intense, frequent, difficult-to-control anger — has become a defining feature of modern urban life. But why…
Bipolar Disorder: Understanding the Condition That Affects Millions Bipolar disorder is a serious, lifelong mental health condition characterised by significant mood episodes — swinging between depressive lows and manic or hypomanic highs. It is estimated to affect approximately 2–3% of…
Depression is one of the most common — and most commonly missed — medical conditions affecting people in Mumbai today. Unlike a broken arm or a fever, depression does not always look the way we expect. Many people live with…
आजच्या धावपळीच्या युगात ‘चिंता’ आणि ‘ताणतणाव’ हे शब्द आपल्या आयुष्याचा अविभाज्य भाग बनले आहेत. विशेषतः मुंबईसारख्या महानगरात, जिथे जीवन लोकलच्या वेगाने धावते, तिथे मानसिक आरोग्याकडे दुर्लक्ष होणे स्वाभाविक आहे. मात्र, ही ‘अति चिंता’ (Anxiety) जेव्हा तुमच्या दैनंदिन जीवनावर परिणाम करू…
मुंबई महानगर हे भारताचे आर्थिक केंद्र आहे. येथे कोट्यवधी लोक राहतात आणि दररोज लाखो लोक काम करतात. या गजबजलेल्या शहरात जीवन जगताना अनेकांना मानसिक आरोग्याच्या समस्यांना सामोरे जावे लागते. डॉ. पवन सोनार (MBBS, DNB, DPM), मुंबईतील एक अनुभवी मनोचिकित्सक, यांनी…
Dementia is one of the most feared conditions associated with ageing — and one of the most commonly missed in its early stages. In Mumbai, where awareness of dementia as a medical condition remains limited, many families attribute the early…
When a family member is struggling with a complex neurological or psychiatric condition — seizures combined with mood episodes, memory loss alongside personality changes, or neurological symptoms that overlap with mental health — the question arises: do you see a…
