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{{Short description|Indian psychiatrist (1930–2018)}}
{{Infobox academic
| birth_name = Narendra Nath Wig
| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|10|01}}
| birth_place = [[Gujranwala District]], Punjab
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|07|12|1930|10|01}}
| occupation = Academic, reaercher
| known_for = ''[[Dhat syndrome]]'' (1960)
| awards = [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship]]<ref name=":02" />
| alma_mater = * [[King George's Medical University]]
* [[University of Lucknow]]
| discipline = Psychiatrist, sociologist
| sub_discipline = 20th-century psychiatrist, psychiatry research, Indian specialist
| workplaces = [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]]
| doctoral_students = * [[Salman Akhtar]]
}}

'''N. N. Wig''' (born '''Narendra Nath Wig'''; 1 October 1930-12 July 2018) was an Indian scholar known for his contribution to [[modern psychiatry]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-09-17 |title=Prof NN Wig Oration 2021: 'About 50 per cent of all mental disorders start before the age of 14' |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/50-of-all-mental-disorders-start-before-the-age-of-14-7515283/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref> He founded the psychiatry department of the [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]] in 1963,<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2018-07-13 |title=Father of psychiatry Dr NN Wig passes away |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/father-of-psychiatry-dr-nn-wig-is-no-more/story-AkI6I3kKEXYddzKMBDdwDJ.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> and was the originator of the [[Dhat syndrome]] which was coined in 1960.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-09-02 |title=Why India has a bad case of Dhat syndrome |url=https://www.firstpost.com/health/why-india-has-a-bad-case-of-dhat-syndrome-7255831.html |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Firstpost |language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Rao |first=T. S. Sathyanarayana |date=2021 |title=History and mystery of Dhat syndrome: A critical look at the current understanding and future directions |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=63 |issue=4 |pages=317–325 |doi=10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_791_20 |issn=0019-5545 |pmc=8363894 |pmid=34456344 |doi-access=free}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
He was born in 1930, in the district of [[Gujranwala District|Gujranwala]], [[Punjab]].<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |author=Scroll Staff |date=2018-07-13 |title=Professor NN Wig, doyen of Indian psychiatry, dies at 88 |url=https://scroll.in/latest/886448/professor-nn-wig-doyen-of-indian-psychiatry-dies-at-88 |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> In 1953, he completed his MBBS from [[King George's Medical University|King George's Medical College]], [[Lucknow]]. He then went to [[University of Lucknow|Lucknow University]] for his MD in Medicine in 1957.<ref name=":02">{{Cite journal |last=Gaind |first=Raghunandan |date=2019-01-01 |title=Professor Narendra Nath Wig MD FRCPsych DPM.(Lond) 1930-2018 |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q94227439 |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=61 |issue=1 |pages=109 |doi=10.4103/0019-5545.249676 |doi-broken-date=12 July 2025 |doi-access=free |pmc=6341919}}</ref> His interest in psychiatry led him to train at the [[National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences]] in [[Bangalore]]. He was Awarded a [[Rockefeller Foundation|Rockefeller Foundation Fellowship]], and went to the UK and US before returning to India in 1962 to establish the Department of Neuropsychiatry at KGMC Lucknow.<ref name=":02" />

== Career ==
In 1963, Wig established the Department of [[Psychiatry]] at the [[Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research]] in [[Chandigarh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/musings/a-shrink-who-expanded-your-world-619958|title=A shrink who expanded your world : The Tribune India}}</ref> Under his leadership, the department gained international recognition and became a [[World Health Organization]] collaborating center for mental health training and research in 1976.<ref name=":0"/>

Wig was known for his work in Community Mental Health. His studies in the villages of [[Raipur Rani]], Haryana have reportedly become a model for [[Mental health in India]] and diaspora.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/chandigarh/pgi-s-prof-n-n-wig-dies-619910|title=Prof N N Wig of PGI passes away at 88 : The Tribune India}}</ref>

=== Contributions to psychiatry ===
He has authored over 300 scientific papers in journals and books, contributing significantly to psychiatric literature.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=2005 |title=Prof. N.N. Wig : A Larger than Life Persona who Makes People Feel Immediately at Ease |journal=Mens Sana Monographs |volume=3 |issue=2 |pages=7–10 |issn=0973-1229 |pmc=3369176 |pmid=22679351}}</ref> He has also served on the World Psychiatric Association's Steering Committee, working to mitigate stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.<ref>https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/doyen-of-indian-psychiatry-n-n-wig-dies-at-88-118071300714_1.html</ref>

=== Death ===
Since November 2017, he was unwell, and on July 12, 2018 he suffered a mild [[cardiac arrest]] and died at the age of 88.<ref name="auto"/><ref name=":0" />

== Selected publications ==

* Balgir, R. S.; Murthy, R. S.; Wig, N. N. (1980-06-01). "Manic-depressive psychosis and schizophrenia: a dermatoglyphic study". ''British Journal of Psychiatry''. '''136''': 558–561. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.1192/BJP.136.6.558. [[PMID (identifier)|PMID]] 7388263.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Balgir |first1=R. S. |last2=Murthy |first2=R. S. |last3=Wig |first3=N. N. |date=1980-06-01 |title=Manic-depressive psychosis and schizophrenia: a dermatoglyphic study |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q71234104 |journal=British Journal of Psychiatry |volume=136 |issue=6 |pages=558–561 |doi=10.1192/BJP.136.6.558 |pmid=7388263|s2cid=32894126 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
*NN, Wig (2004-01-01). "Hanuman Complex And its Resolution : An Illustration of Psychotherapy from Indian mythology". ''Indian Journal of Psychiatry''. '''46''' (1): 25–28. [[PMC (identifier)|PMC]] 2912672. [[PMID (identifier)|PMID]] 21206772.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=NN |first=Wig |date=2004-01-01 |title=Hanuman Complex And its Resolution : An Illustration of Psychotherapy from Indian mythology |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q42641211 |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=46 |issue=1 |pages=25–28 |pmc=2912672 |pmid=21206772}}</ref>
*Wig, Nn; Sharma, Sheetal (2015). "Emperor Ashoka: Did he suffer from von Recklinghausen′s diseases?". ''Indian Journal of Psychiatry''. '''57''' (1): 95. [[Doi (identifier)|doi]]:10.4103/0019-5545.148536. [[ISSN (identifier)|ISSN]] 0019-5545. [[PMC (identifier)|PMC]] 4314928. [[PMID (identifier)|PMID]] 25657467.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wig |first1=N. N. |last2=Sharma |first2=Sheetal |date=January 2015 |title=Emperor Ashoka: Did he suffer from von Recklinghausen's diseases? |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |language=en-US |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=95–97 |doi=10.4103/0019-5545.148536 |doi-access=free |pmid=25657467 |pmc=4314928 |issn=0019-5545 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Wig |first1=N. N. |last2=Sharma |first2=Sheetal |date=January 2015 |title=Emperor Ashoka: Did he suffer from von Recklinghausen's diseases? |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |language=en-US |volume=57 |issue=1 |pages=95–97 |doi=10.4103/0019-5545.148536 |doi-access=free |pmid=25657467 |pmc=4314928 |issn=0019-5545}}</ref>
*NN, Wig (2001-05-01). "Development of national mental health programmes in the countries of the eastern Mediterranean region". ''Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal''. '''7''' (3): 348–352. [[PMID (identifier)|PMID]] 12690752.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=NN |first=Wig |date=2001-05-01 |title=Development of national mental health programmes in the countries of the eastern Mediterranean region |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q35105086 |journal=Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal |language=English |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=348–352 |doi=10.26719/2001.7.3.348 |pmid=12690752}}</ref>
*NN, Wig; VK, Varma; SK, Mattoo; PB, Behere; HR, Phookan; AK, Misra; RS, Murthy; BM, Tripathi; DK, Menon; SK, Khandelawal; H, Bedi (1993-01-01). "An incidence study of schizophrenia in India". ''Indian Journal of Psychiatry''. '''35''' (1): 11–17. [[PMC (identifier)|PMC]] 2972559. [[PMID (identifier)|PMID]] 21776160.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=NN |first1=Wig |last2=VK |first2=Varma |last3=SK |first3=Mattoo |last4=PB |first4=Behere |last5=HR |first5=Phookan |last6=AK |first6=Misra |last7=RS |first7=Murthy |last8=BM |first8=Tripathi |last9=DK |first9=Menon |last10=SK |first10=Khandelawal |last11=H |first11=Bedi |date=1993-01-01 |title=An incidence study of schizophrenia in India |url=https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q34274956 |journal=Indian Journal of Psychiatry |volume=35 |issue=1 |pages=11–17 |pmc=2972559 |pmid=21776160}}</ref>

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