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Psycho Mohamed | |
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![]() Psycho Mohamed in 2021 | |
Born | Eledath Mohamed 1935 (age 89–90) |
Nationality | Indian |
Occupation(s) | Clinical Psychologist and social scientist |
Spouse | Kadeeja V.K |
Children | 3 |
‘Psycho or Siko’ is the pen name of Prof. Eledath Mohamed who is a well known Clinical Psychologist from Kerala, India. He is one of the founding members of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) and was the national president of IACP from 2000 to 2003. He is the first clinical psychologist hailing from Kerala. He is also the first psychologist (1960) to start a weekly column ‘Your Psychological Problems’ in Malayalam in the prestigious newspaper Mathrubhumi. The weekly column was published from 1960 to 1975. He has published about 20 research papers, including in British Journal of Psychiatry and Epilepsia, many of them were presented in international conferences. He is the author of 6 books and several articles and essays in various magazines and newspapers. The topics of his writing pertained to travelogues and psychological subjects. He has appeared and been interviewed by television networks and online news outlets for his psychological expertise. The story for the award winning (1976 Kerala state and National Film Award for Best Feature Film in Malayalam) Swapnadanam, KG George's first film, was written by Eledath Mohamed.[1][2]