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Jostin Francis
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Jostin Francis is an Indian psychiatrist, academic, orator, critic and a writer of Malayalam literature. He is known for his studies and Public presentations regarding adult psychiatric disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety disorder and obsessive-compulsive disorder. His observations and writings about alcohol dependence, child and adolescent psychiatry, evolutionary psychology, sexual diseases, and dementia are widely acknowledged. He currently works as a consultant psychiatrist at Government General Hospital, Kalpetta under the Indian state Kerala's government health services. His activities in the field of addiction treatment medicine are well-known. Life and career Jostin Francis was born in a village named Kalloorkkad in Ernakulam district in the South Indian state of Kerala. He graduated in at the Amala Institute of Medical Sciences and completed his in psychiatry from a -accredited South Indian psychiatric institute and research center called Schizophrenia Research Foundation (SCARF) Chennai. Currently he is working in Kerala Government Health Services. His observations regarding a serial killing case, publicly known as the Koodathai case, were intensely discussed by the Indian media. Following a conviction of sexual abuse towards a female student, Francis was suspended from his position at the Government Medical College, Kollam. Awards and honours *Francis received 'Media Special Appreciation Award' from K.K. Shailaja Teacher, Honourable Health Minister of Kerala in 2020. 
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