Reviews of health books and films

  • Stutz A Documentary With Jonah Hill And His Therapist Dr Phil Stutz
    Rajeev K Gupta reviews the movie ‘Stutz’, based on a freewheeling conversation between actor Jonah Hill and his therapist Dr Phil Stutz. The conversation is easy and effortless, despite addressing the past and present vulnerabilities in both. Rajeev…
  • Destination Unknown: My Journey with Parkinsons by Rajeev Gupta
    Marianne De Nazareth, author, caregiver to her parents and a contributor to PatientsEngage shares her review of "Destination Unknown: My Journey with Parkinsons" by Rajeev Gupta.    For the reader, the carer, the person with Parkinsons,…
  • Dawn After Darkness by Rohit Gupta
    Shivani Maheshwari who interviewed Rohit Gupta , the author of Dawn After Darkness, reviews the book and details why she thinks it is a useful resource for a person with Traumatic Brain Injury and their family. It is distressful to read about…
  • Chemical Khichdi - How I Hacked my Mental Health by Aparna Piramal Raje
    Shivani Maheshwari, who interviewed Aparna Piramal Raje shares her views about the book "Chemical Khichdi" and why she recommends it The book ‘Chemical Khichdi – How I Hacked My Mental Health’ by Aparna Piramal Raje is a journey into the mind; a…
  • Count, Dose, Eat, Repeat; A Mom’s Playbook for Type 1 Diabetes - by Anjana Tripathi
    Moyna Sen who interviewed Anjana Tripathi, the author of Count, Dose, Eat, Repeat; A Mom’s Playbook for Type 1 Diabetes, reviews the book and details why she thinks it is a useful resource for a person with Type 1 Diabetes and their family. Anjana…
  • कुछ साल दे दो - अनु भाटिया
    पत्रकार रवि प्रकाश, जो खुद स्टेज 4 फेफड़े के कैंसर सर्वाइवर हैं, अनु भाटिया की लिखी किताब ‘कुछ साल दे दो' पर अपने विचार साझा करते हैं। यह विचार उन्होने twitter पर साझा किये। #कैंसर पर हिन्दी में लिखी किताब ‘कुछ साल दे दो’ कई बार रुलाती है। यह उस…
  • The Home Stretch : Useful Guide for Elder Care
    The Home Stretch’ by Sanjay Dattatri is a thoughtful referral guide for family caregivers, sensitive and all encompassing. This review by Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan, a special educator and rehabilitation expert appreciates the various nuggets of…
  • Journey of Seven Steps by Jyoti Joshi
    Shivani Maheshwari, our editor, who interviewed Jyoti Joshi, a caregiver to her husband with Alzheimer's disease, shares her perspective on the book and why she recommends it.   Alzheimer’s can be a difficult disease, both for the patient…
  • Cancer, You Picked The Wrong Girl By Shormistha Mukherjee
    Shivani Maheshwari, our editor, who interviewed Shormistha Mukherjee a breast cancer survivor, shares her perspective on the book and why she thinks its an important milestone in the genre of personal cancer narratives.  It sounds absurd that…
  • Mental Illness and Caregiving - Challenges, Concerns & Complications: By Amrit Bakhshy
    A comprehensive book by Amrit Bakhshy, a father of a daughter with schizophrenia and president of Schizophrenia Awareness Association that covers a wide range of information that a family of a person with mental illness needs. The book is divided…