N. N. Wig
Indian psychiatrist (1930–2018)
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Early life and education
He was born in 1930, in the district of Gujranwala, Punjab. In 1953, he completed his MBBS from King George's Medical College, Lucknow. He then went to Lucknow University for his MD in Medicine in 1957. 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 Fellowship, and went to the UK and US before returning to India in 1962 to establish the Department of Neuropsychiatry at KGMC Lucknow.
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Career
In 1963, Wig established the Department of Psychiatry at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research in Chandigarh. Under his leadership, the department gained international recognition and became a World Health Organization collaborating center for mental health training and research in 1976.
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.
Contributions to psychiatry
He has authored over 300 scientific papers in journals and books, contributing significantly to psychiatric literature. He has also served on the World Psychiatric Association's Steering Committee, working to mitigate stigma and discrimination associated with mental illness.
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.