title: Mind: explore the space inside.
abstract: When caught in the dilemma of career choice, a critical conversation helped the writer crystallize the decision to plunge into the field of mental health. The decision just not only kindled interest in psychiatry but passion to study the science of the mind despite the fact that in earlier times psychiatry mainly catered to patients with chronic schizophrenia and uncontrolled bipolar disorder. Weathering the curious glances of colleagues the writer pursued to explore the field of the science of the mind. Not restricting himself to classical trends in private practice, he explored every opportunity to reach out to the common man through writing articles in popular newspapers and also ran a TV Show to respond to people's queries on mental health. He further ventured into training and development of young MBA aspirants and trained himself into an international coach and facilitator. The science of Behavioural Economics beckons him now.
authors.affiliation: BPS President 2007-2008.
authors.forename: Rajendra
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Barve
keywords: Behavioural economics; Emotional intelligence to engineers; Explore; General hospital psychiatry; Human resource development; Mentoring; Self-actualise; Stigma