Psycho Mohammed

Psycho Mohamed
Psycho Mohamed in 2021
Born
Eledath Mohamed

1935 (age 88–89)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Clinical Psychologist and social scientist
SpouseKadeeja V.K
Children3

‘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]

  1. ^ ചുങ്കത്ത്‌, സൈക്കോ മുഹമ്മദ് / ഡോ രാജന്‍. "ഫ്രോയ്ഡിന്റെ കസേരയില്‍ ഞാന്‍ ഇരുന്നു". Mathrubhumi. Archived from the original on 2020-07-28. Retrieved 2020-07-29.
  2. ^ "വേദനയുളള സത്യങ്ങൾ പറയുകയെന്നതാണ് കലയുടെയും കലാകാരന്റെയും ധർമ്മം കെ ജി ജോർജ്". April 2, 2017.