Stress response is associated with manifestations of various psychosomatic and psychiatric disorders. Hence, it important to understand the underlying mechanisms that influence this association. Moreover, men women tend react differently stress-both psychologically biologically. These differences also need be studied in order have a better understanding gender difference observed for many disorders, which are likely contributed by stress reactivity responses. Such an would significant impact...

Background:Glaucoma (POAG) is a kind of neurodegenerative disease known to be closely associated with stress and adverse quality life (QOL). Stress has also been shown involved in etiopathogenesis primary open angle glaucoma (POAG). Complementary treatment form Meditation reported improve QOL, brain oxygenation decrease markers stress. With this premise, randomized controlled trial was carried out assess the effect on intraocular pressure, subjective QOL objective patients POAG....

Background Mobile application based delivery of psycho-social interventions may help reduce the treatment gap for severe mental illnesses (SMIs) and decrease burden on caregivers. Apps developed in high income settings show effectiveness, but they suffer from lack applicability low resource scenarios due to difference technology penetration, affordability, acceptance. Objective This study aimed understand health usage, perceived needs, acceptability app patients with SMIs improve illness...

The Internet is considered a beneficial tool in research, communication, and information. Still, its excessive prolonged use has the potential of causing addiction. presentation this technological hazard may range from mild socio-personal distress to gross disorganization behavior self-care. No reported study on gaming addiction available India.We case two brothers, diagnosed with addiction, who showed grossly disorganized severely compromised condition was managed by pharmacological...

Dermatological patients invariably suffer one or the other psychological problems which may escalate to extent of a mental disorder. One most common dermatological disorders is atopic dermatitis (AD), but literature has limited data on gender differences for psychiatric morbidity in such patients.To evaluate and compare prevalence depression anxiety AD.This cross-sectional study with consecutive sampling was done an outpatient clinic Dermatology at Tertiary Care Center. AD subjects giving...

Abstract This paper discusses the need and importance of statistical power analysis in field‐based empirical research Production Operations Management (POM) related disciplines. The concept is explained detail its relevance designing conducting experiments discussed. Statistical reflects degree to which differences sample data a test can be detected. A high required reduce probability failing detect an effect when it present. also examines relationship between power, significance level, size...

Context: Caregivers play an important role in supporting people with illness either acute or chronic. It is to explore caregiver's emotional turmoil as it helps exploring their burden which can have impact on the patient's and functioning apart from own. Aims: The current study aimed at assessing predictors of anxiety depression among caregivers patients stroke. Settings Design: Seventy-five consecutive patient-caregiver dyads were recruited study. Materials Methods: Patients assessed using...

The literature on managing migraine non-responsive to pharmacological approaches and that co-occurring with depression is scanty. comorbid condition predicts a poorer prognosis for as well depression. present report assesses efficacy tolerability of high frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) over left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex treatment modality depression.The current retrospective chart review effectiveness rTMS manage occurring in 14 subjects.The mean scores...

euroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS) is an idiosyncratic and potentially life-threatening reaction to neuroleptic drugs.It usually characterized by hyperpyrexia, muscle rigidity, autonomic dysfunction, altered mental status, tremors, leukocytosis, creatine kinase (CK) elevation. 1Although its incidence has decreased in the last few decades due availability increased use of newer generation antipsychotics, NMS still represents a significant cause morbidity mortality patients treated with...

<h3>Background</h3> Lateral lumbar interbody fusion (LLIF) with posterior screw is a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering from degenerative spine disorders. While LLIF has been shown to restore disc height, decompress neural components, correct sagittal imbalances, improve pain scores, the approach requires repositioning pedicle fixation, which 2 separate surgeries. The evolution of surgical techniques, navigation, robotics allowed single position patient in prone position....

The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) treatment targeting either supplementary motor area (SMA) or orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) among patients with OCD in real-world clinical practice settings. Also, explored for potential predictors response rTMS treatment.Retrospective review and analysis records 79 medication-refractory OCD, all whom had received 20 sessions 1-Hz as part routine care. Of patients, 46 over bilateral SMA 33...

Background: Inhalants are being abused by large numbers of people throughout the world, particularly children and adolescents. It is also an often overlooked form ubstance abuse in Aims: The current study explored inhalant among adolescents seeking treatment from a tertiary care drug de-addiction clinic. Settings Design: was conducted at level multispecialty hospital. Materials Methods: chart review cases with abuse/dependence presenting to clinic over 1-year period. All records were...

Kleine-Levin syndrome (KLS) is a rare disorder (around 1.5 cases per million population), often presenting with triad of recurrent episodes hypersomnia, hyperphagia, and hypersexuality. However, atypical KLS features opposite to that being commonly reported are misdiagnosed as psychosis present diagnostic challenge for the physicians, psychiatrists, neurologists. We describe case which was unspecified nonorganic previously, highlighting various points would be helpful in identifying...

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a chronic debilitating psychiatric disorder, with significant proportion of patients failing to respond current first-line treatments. The present study assesses the safety and effectiveness low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (LF-rTMS) over left-orbitofrontal cortex (Lt-OFC) as potential augmentation strategy in treatment medication-refractory OCD real-world clinical setting. report also aims examine factors affecting response...

Serious mental illnesses (SMIs) like depression, bipolar disorder, etc. are one of the dire health concerns throughout world. According to WHO, depression is prime causes disability with 350 million people suffering from it globally. Patients SMIs require prolonged care and management which in long term adversely affects caregiver's health. Existing studies leverage potential mobile technology build healthcare systems for illnesses. Most these patient centric an aim assist patients...

Background: The caregivers of patients with first episode psychosis (FEP) experience significant distress. It is important to understand their needs plan adequate interventions for them. Aim: aim this study was explore the young FEP in India, using a qualitative approach. Methods: conducted two phases. In phase I, script conducting focus group discussions (FGDs) developed, based on literature search and expert opinion generated from FGD mental health professionals. II, five FGDs were 30...

Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD/ADD) is a neurobehavioral of childhood onset characterized by severe, developmentally inappropriate motor hyperactivity, inattention, and impulsiveness that result in impairment more than one setting. It affects the home, school, community life 39% school-going children worldwide. There increasing recognition ADHD symptoms clinically defined can persist into adult are associated with later drug alcohol misuse social work difficulties. Added to...

Hashimoto's encephalopathy (HE) is a poorly understood and often misdiagnosed rare autoimmune disease with varied neurological psychiatric features. The low prevalence clinical features coupled unclear pathogenesis histopathologic characteristics have caused still doubts in any particular diagnostic criteria. Therefore, more case studies are needed to characterize the clinical, laboratory imaging outcomes of HE patients. We describe such patient presenting dementia focus on its early...