This book is a compilation of poems written by students of Psychology on psychological disorders mentioned in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders (DSM-5) that let the reader perceive a disorder from a poetic angle thus taking the understanding to a completely new level.
Contents –
Best Picks
1. The Mind’s Puppet – By Siddique Poovancheri
2. Post-traumatic Stress Disorder – By Manzar Islam
3. Trapped – By Radhika Srivastava
4. Shining Like a Star – By Vedaant Methi
5. Half Measures – By Tejal Bhardwaj
6. My Little Secret – By Vibha Kachhap
7. Not Quite Me – By Amethyst P. Phillips
8. We Three – By Yamini Gajbhiye
9. Sex – By Rabneet Kaur Bagga
Autism Spectrum Disorders
10. Autism – By A. Afeefa
11. Autism Spectrum Disorder – By Apoorva Mittal
12. I Am Special – By Ayantika Das
13. I Am Chaos! – By Khushi Hiremath
14. हाँ हाँ ऑटिस्टिक चाइल्ड है हम – By Janhavi Kali
Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
15. Chaos – By Devaki Deshpande
16. Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder – By Muskan Kamwani
17. ADHD – By Srishti Moonat
18. ADHD – By Yashang Jambhulkar
Schizophrenia Spectrum and Other Psychotic Disorders
19. Schizophrenia – By Aayushi Kukreja
20. In the Lost World – By Aboli Shirsalkar
21. Schizophrenia – By Bhavna Mhaiskar
22. Psychosis Susceptibility Syndrome – By D.R. Varshini
23. Split Mind – By Gungun Roy
24. Schizophrenia – By Joseph Raju
25. Thank God – By Jyothi Swarup Gollapudi
26. Kaash!!!! – By Kritika Tiwari
27. She – By M.S. Yalmukhi
28. Intezaar – By Prachi Adhana
29. My World – By Sreetika Biswas
30. “IT” – By Um Ayman Kazi
31. Dementors of My Wor(l)d – By Vaishnavi J.
Bipolar and Related Disorders
32. Bipolar Disorder – By Gwenneth Christabel Picardo
33. Happiness of a Crooked Teeth Girl – By Keerthana Shivakumar
34. Freaky Genius – By Lalitha Priya Dharshni
35. Bipolar Disorder – By M. Abdullah
36. A Tale of Two Seasons – By Shambhavi Priya
Depressive Disorders
37. Depression – By Anindita Phukan
38. The Whisper – By Ashmita Datta
39. Major Depressive Disorder – By Kalyani Kumawat
40. This Too Shall Pass! – By Keerthi P.
41. Depression – By Milan Dubey
42. Depression – By Mutahhara Bahjath Ashraf
43. A Letter to Those Depressed Days… – By Nehal Bafna
44. अवसाद – By Priyambada Verma
45. Pain is Not Transparent – By Riya Arora
46. I Want to be Me Again: A Poem on Depression – By Shreya Shukla
47. मन के ज़ख्म – By Sonal Gour
48. Mood Swings – By Claudia Thomas
49. Depression (Dysthymia) – By Madhur Smriti
Anxiety Disorders
50. Anxiety Disorder – By Akanksha Singh
51. Anxiety – By Rashi Mangala
52. Shower – By Anushruti Pandey
53. Trapped Within – By Debjani Chatterjee
54. Elsa – By Suhani Singh
55. Separation Anxiety – By Kamali Durairaj
56. Agrizoophobia – By Ramyasree
57. Panic on My Mind – By Saumya Chaudhary
Obsessive-Compulsive and Related Disorders
58. Distorted Body Image – By Daniya Saher
59. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – By Himanshu Lokhande
60. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder – By Sandeep H. Kotegar
61. Confessions of an Obsessaholic – By Tanisha Yadav
Trauma- and Stressor-Related Disorders
62. तनाव भरी ज़िंदगी – By Karishma Khobragade
Dissociative Disorders
63. Through the Field of Daisies – By Sharanya Das Ghosh
64. मन भरोसा – By Pradnya Charpe
Feeding and Eating Disorders
65. Bulimia Nervosa – By Rucha Dave
66. Inside – By Shramana Das Dutta
Gender Dysphoria
67. Gender Dysphoria – By Abdul Rahimaan B.
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders
68. The Toxic Ex – A Love Story – By Mugdha Deodhar
Personality Disorders
69. Waking Up to BPD – By Anchal Palia
70. Crisis – By Batul Kothawala
71. The Monster Baby – By Purnashree Samanta
72. Narcissistic Personality Disorder – By Srivarshini M.
73. A Histrionic Personality, A Lonely Life – By Vineet Sekhon
Conditions Requiring Clinical Attention
74. Here I Am – By A. Alysha Sheena