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Dileep V Kumar ByExpress News ServiceTHIRUVANANTHAPURAM: “Just take a deep breath, tuck in your tummy, expand your chest and slowly exhale.” Can this meditative exercise do wonders to dementia patients? Treading this meditative path really does put you in touch with your higher self, your inner guide, and could bring positive results in patients with memory complaints, so believe the doctors of Department of Psychiatry at the Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram. The psychosomatic clinic of the Department of Psychiatry of the Medical College will take the lead in chalking out a programme for using MBI for dementia. They are awaiting the study conducted by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (SCTIMST) to get a scientific backing for the initiative. “We are in the process of chalking out a programme for using MBI for dementia at the Medical College,” said Dr S Krishnan of the Department of Psychiatry, the programme coordinator..