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The Doctor Who Couldn’t Ask for Help: A Hard Look at Physician Suicide
Why doctors struggle to ask for help: burnout, stigma and physician suicide risk in India, and how confidential psychiatric support can change outcomes.
Dr Pavan Sonar
Senior Psychiatrist & Sexologist
Tag Mental Health Awareness
De-stigmatization of Mental Health Issues and Treatments is a Must for Suicide Prevention in Mumbai & Maharashtra
In my years of practice as a psychiatrist in Mumbai, I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve heard some version of the same story: someone who suffered quietly for months, sometimes years, before they ever considered walking into a…
Childhood Depression: How It Actually Looks — And What Parents Should Do
When most people picture depression, they imagine a teenager or adult lying in bed, unable to move, crying for days. But childhood depression — especially in younger children — looks nothing like that. It wears disguises. It hides in plain…
अति चिंता आणि मानसिक ताण उपचार मुंबई | डॉ. पवन सोनार
मुंबईत राहणाऱ्या अनेक लोकांना अति चिंता आणि मानसिक ताणाचा त्रास होतो. परीक्षेची काळजी, नोकरीची भीती, आर्थिक अडचणी, कौटुंबिक जबाबदाऱ्या — या सर्व गोष्टींमुळे मनावर खूप ताण येतो. डॉ. पवन सोनार (MBBS, DNB, DPM), मुंबईतील अनुभवी मनोचिकित्सक, यांनी अति चिंता आणि…
मुंबई महानगर आणि मानसिक आरोग्य: डॉ. पवन सोनार
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…
10 Early Warning Signs of Dementia | Dr. Pavan Sonar Mumbai
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…
Best Neuro Psychiatrist in Mumbai | Dr. Pavan Sonar
Dr. Pavan Sonar is a leading neuro psychiatrist in Mumbai specialising in conditions at the intersection of neurology and psychiatry — including epilepsy with mood disorders, dementia, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, and autoimmune encephalitis.
Dysthymia (Persistent Depression): How Disabling It Is | Dr. Pavan
Persistent Depressive Disorder (PDD), commonly known as Dysthymia, is one of the most pervasive yet least-diagnosed mental health conditions. Unlike Major Depressive Disorder with its distinct, often dramatic episodes, dysthymia is chronic, low-grade, and insidious — many people with dysthymia…
Pill Shaming in Mental Health Treatment | Dr. Pavan Sonar Mumbai
“You don’t need those pills — just exercise and meditate.” “Those antidepressants will make you a zombie.” “Why are you taking medication when you can cure yourself naturally?” These are examples of “pill shaming” — the judgement, criticism, or discouragement…
