Psycho Mohamed | |
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 Psycho Mohamed in 2021 | |
| Born | Eledath Mohamed 1935 (age 88–89) |
| 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]
Mohamed was born in 1935 in Marancheri, Malappuram district in Kerala, India to Ahmedunni Haji and Mariakutty. His father was an Arabic scholar and a highly respected religious teacher who died when Mohamed was only 3 months old. When his mother re-married, he was looked after by his uncle and maternal grandmother. His great uncle was E. Moidu Moulavi, a freedom fighter from the Eledath family. From ages 10 to 14, he studied in an orphanage. In addition to the regular school classes, he also attended religious classes. During these early years he was exposed to the many literary books where he first got interested in writing and passionately participated in school debates.
He studied in Elementary School, Panampad, Tirurangadi Muslim Orphanage, M.I. High School Ponnani, and Farook College, Calicut.
He obtained his Master's degree in Psychology from Presidency College, Madras University in 1958. He obtained DM & SP (Diploma in Medical & Social Psychology) from NIMHANS, Bangalore in 1962.[3]
Over 20 publications, which include the following: