About Dr. PM Mathew Vellore

Dr. P. M. Mathew Vellore got qualified as clinical psychologist from NIMHANS, Bangalore. Thereafter, he was on the faculty of the CMC, Vellore, and served as clinical psychologist at the CMC hospital. There were not many practising psychologists then and he was the right person at the right time. Circumstances were favourable and he struck success early in his career.Later he obtained Doctorate from the Kerala University. He is a voracious reader and a prolific writer who has penned more than 15 books. Apart from being a columnist, he has worked as chief editor of `Manashasthram’ (a popular journal of psychology in Malayalam) and `Kudumba Jeevitham’. He has the gift of rendering complex ideas in a simple and captivating format. His popularity as a writer and columnist, to a large extent, rests on this ability.

He has been dealing with mentally disturbed people, neurotics and psychotics, for over 40 years. How have they affected him in shaping his vision of life?