Ayyub ImtiazIs it truly possible to understand the experience of someone else?There are three main types of empathy that are internationally recognized. Click here if you want to learn more.Apr 4, 2020Apr 4, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazIs pain necessary for health?The WHO defines health as a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being, and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity…Mar 21, 2020Mar 21, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazIs psychotherapy a biological treatment?Nowadays we talk a lot about different types of pharmacological treatments but we forget that sometimes the best treatments are the ones…Mar 7, 2020Mar 7, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazIs psychiatry/mental health a ‘habba’?Nowadays, people have been talking a lot about mental health and trying to raise awareness for it. People have been saying that if you…Feb 22, 2020Feb 22, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazAre psychiatric illnesses only a biological illness?Whenever I have this discussion with a lot of people it seems to go on either one or two of the extremes either. People say that this is…Feb 8, 2020Feb 8, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazA concept for learning physiologyThere were a couple things that I realized early on when I was studying that really helped me consolidate a lot of information later on…Jan 25, 2020Jan 25, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazRegret of a Medical StudentI have a story I would like to share a story someone told me a few years ago (with permission of course).Jan 11, 2020Jan 11, 2020
Ayyub ImtiazWhat do auditory hallucinations feel like?I remember learning about an interesting thought experiment (here is a nice video by TED-Ed), where the following idea was presented: a…Dec 28, 2019Dec 28, 2019
Ayyub ImtiazHow to treat symptomatic sadnessLet’s talk about boredom. I have noticed through some of my sessions that a lot of people confuse being sad and not feeling good with…Dec 14, 2019Dec 14, 2019
Ayyub ImtiazDo vegans have better mental health?A lot of people who do yoga, mindfulness meditation, or became vegan can almost swear by these actions as completely changing their mental…Nov 30, 2019Nov 30, 2019