Living with the Corpse: Introspection Amidst the Media Hype
Journal: Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) (Vol.05, No. 07)Publication Date: 2015-06-16
Authors : Ranjan Bhattacharyya. MD; DNB Psychiatry;
Page : 551-563
Keywords : Notes and diaries; Forensic aspects; Media reporting; Necrophilia; Shared delusional disorder.;
Abstract
Introduction: The police officials on 11 th June, 2015 recovered a charred body of a 77-year-old man, a fully-clothed skeleton of a woman in bedrooms, two bags full of bones of dogs with only living person, a man in his mid-40s in the house in Kolkata. Methodology: The event has been described as the reports collected from media sources, police and forensic evidences. Discussion: The event has been described on the basis of psychopathology with expert reviews. Conclusion: The media role has been highlighted along with an attempt had been made to generate more awareness about mental illness removing the stigma associated with it.
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