[Reader-list] My first posting

[arshad hamid]

Hi all,

I am Peerzada Arshad Hamid, a Srinagar based freelance journalist. Reporting
violence and human sufferings from one of the known conflict zones inspired
me to pursue the research project at Sarai.

Having done post graduation in Mass communication and Journalism from
University of Kashmir, I have been in the field for around five years now.
Apart from reporting day to day events and news, in depth human interest
stories has always been a priority for me. Although some of my favourite
stories were never published.

The turmoil that Kashmir is going through has given birth to many serious
problems. To find a way out, these problems mostly concerning the humanity
need an empirical approach to study.

My research project titled "Lone Psychiatric Hospital Battles with Chaos in
Srinagar City" is a step forward in this regard  to study the psychiatric
problems and the functioning of hospital.

My postings to Sarai during my fellowship period will explore:

1. the root cause behind sharp increase in the number of psychiatric
patients particularly Post Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD).

2. how much the continual violent episodes like Killings, arrests, bloody
scenes, are telling upon the mental health and psyche of patients.

3. case study of some patients will be evaluated and detailed interviews
with the patients and their family members will be carried out to get a feel
of the problem.

Ironically prior to the diagnosis of psychiatric diseases, the majority of
the patients were treated for heart ailments or anxiety and the process is
still going on.

In this backdrop, focus of the study will remain the functioning of
Psychiatric hospital. How the doctors employed there treat their patients
and whether the hospital is fully equipped to tackle the burgeoning number
of patients?



Cheers,

Peerzada
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