N. N. Wig | |
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| Born | Narendra Nath Wig October 1, 1930 Gujranwala District, Punjab |
| Died | July 12, 2018 (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, reaercher |
| Known for | Dhat syndrome (1960) |
| Awards | Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship [1] |
| Academic background | |
| Alma mater | |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Psychiatrist,sociologist |
| Sub-discipline | 20th-century psychiatrist,psychiatry research,Indian specialist |
| Institutions | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| Doctoral students | |
N. N. Wig (born Narendra Nath Wig;1 October 1930-12 July 2018) was an Indian scholar known for his contribution to modern psychiatry. [2] He founded the psychiatry department of the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in 1963, [3] and was the originator of the Dhat syndrome which was coined in 1960. [4] [5]
He was born in 1930,in the district of Gujranwala,Punjab. [6] In 1953,he completed his MBBS from King George's Medical College,Lucknow. He then went to Lucknow University for his MD in Medicine in 1957. [1] His interest in psychiatry led him to train at the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences in Bangalore. He was Awarded a Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship,and went to the UK and US before returning to India in 1962 to establish the Department of Neuropsychiatry at KGMC Lucknow. [1]
In 1963,Wig established the Department of Psychiatry at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. [7] Under his leadership,the department gained international recognition and became a World Health Organization collaborating center for mental health training and research in 1976. [3]
Wig was known for his work in Community Mental Health. His studies in the villages of Raipur Rani,Haryana have reportedly become a model for Mental health in India and diaspora. [8]
He has authored over 300 scientific papers in journals and books,contributing significantly to psychiatric literature. [9] He has also served on the World Psychiatric Association's Steering Committee,working to mitigate stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness. [10]
Since November 2017,he was unwell,and on July 12,2018 he suffered a mild cardiac arrest and died at the age of 88. [6] [3]
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