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Sohema Rehan is a freelance writer who has a masters in clinical psychology.

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[23 Mar 2011 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]

According to research, fights between a couple in front of kids, or even their ignoring each other, leads to negative thoughts and distress in children about marriage and family, the effects of this lasting till about a year.

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[23 Nov 2010 | One Comment | Sohema Rehan]
Doctor Doesn’t Know Best

Is prescription drug abuse in Pakistan rising to dangerous levels?

People, Q & A »

[23 Jul 2010 | 3 Comments | Sohema Rehan]
Interview: Savera Nadeem

“Why always portray women as wimps? They have other facets,” says Savera Nadeem.

People, Q & A »

[27 Jun 2010 | 4 Comments | Sohema Rehan]
Interview: Juggan Kazim

“I am doing films because I believe in the revival of Pakistani cinema,” says Juggan Kazim.

Society »

[31 May 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
Origins of a New Lawn

The famed house of Mausummery Lawn launched their first ready-to-wear outlet in Lahore, called Origins.

People, Profiles »

[29 Mar 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
Profiles: Expat High Achievers

Newsline profiles five exceptional and talented women of Pakistani origin who are doing Pakistan and Pakistanis proud in their adopted countries.

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[23 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
Death by Destruction

Alzheimer’s disease is addressed as a caregiver’s disease in clinical textbooks. No wonder then that its pathological, psychological and social costs for both the patients and their families run deep.

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[23 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
Interview: Dr Saad Shafqat

“It can safely be said that neurologists or psychiatrists practising in Karachi regularly come across one new case of Alzheimer’s a week,” says Dr Saad Shafqat.

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[23 Feb 2010 | Comments Off | Sohema Rehan]
“Eventually, we had to spoonfeed, groom and dress him ourselves”

A caregiver describes the ordeal of his fathers’ decline due to Alzheimer’s.

News & Politics »

[23 Dec 2009 | One Comment | Sohema Rehan]
The EQ of Sexuality

The rights of women to make decisions regarding their sexuality is often ignored in Pakistani society.