A5037986670- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Sexual function and dysfunction studies
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Body Image and Dysmorphia Studies
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Epilepsy research and treatment
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research
2016-2025
Fortis Hospital
2020-2023
Sultan Ismail Specialist Hospital
2023
University Of Medicine 1 Yangon
2023
The Geneva Association
2023
National University of Singapore
2023
Seinan Gakuin University
2023
Chinese University of Hong Kong
2023
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
2019-2022
Creative Commons
2022
The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a complete shut-down of the entire world and almost all countries are presently in "lockdown" mode. While lockdown strategy is an essential step curb exponential rise cases, impact same on mental health not well known.This study aimed evaluate psychological due general public with objective assess prevalence depression, anxiety, perceived stress, well-being, other issues.It was online survey conducted under aegis Indian Psychiatry Society. Using Survey Monkey...
To mitigate the spread of pandemic coronavirus infection (COVID-19), governments across world have adopted "lockdowns" which confined many individuals to their homes. This disrupts normal life routines, elements are important circadian cues. The is also associated with new stressors, altered roles, and uncertainties about health economic security, likely affect sleep. current study an online survey sleep experience, physical activity, symptoms anxiety depression, alterations lockdown.The was...
Morbidity among elderly people has an important influence on their physical functioning and psychological well-being. Evaluation of the morbidity profile its determinants, which have implications for people, are not available. The objective this study is to assess morbidity, co-morbidity, patterns treatment seeking, determine relationship with disability, distress, socio-demographic variables population in northern India.A cross-sectional survey 200 subjects over 60 years old (100 each from...
INTRODUCTION Unlike the West, in India, family is key resource care of patients with mental illness. Families assume role primary caregivers for two reasons. First, it because Indian tradition interdependence and concern near dear ones adversities. Due to this most families prefer be meaningfully involved all aspects their relatives despite being time-consuming. Second, there a paucity trained health professionals required cater vast majority population; hence, clinicians depend on family....
Depression as a disorder has always been focus of attention researchers in India. Over the last 50-60 years, large number studies published from India addressing various aspects this commonly prevalent disorder. The studied included epidemiology, demographic and psychosocial risk factor, neurobiology, symptomatology, comorbidity, assessment diagnosis, impact depression, treatment related issues prevention depression addition to efficacy tolerability antidepressants. Here, we review data on...
There are hardly any randomised-controlled trials of structured family interventions for schizophrenia from India. This study attempted to evaluate the impact a psychoeducational intervention schizophrenia, compared with standard out-patient treatment, on various patient- and caregiver-related parameters.Seventy-six patients DSM-IV their caregivers were randomly allocated receive either (n = 38) consisting monthly sessions 9 months or 'routine' care same duration. Psychopathology was...
Background: There is a growing evidence of increased prevalence psychological problems (stress, depression, anxiety, and substance abuse) feelings burnout among medical professionals all over the world this has been shown to be associated with lapses in patient care. Data from India regard are limited. Aims: To assess various (depression, perceived stress, burnout) working government-funded tertiary care institute India. Materials Methods: An online e-mail survey was carried out resident...
Participants of the Expert group on CPG for management sexual dysfunction Murgesh Vaishnav, G Prasad Rao, Neelanjana Paul, Mukesh P Jagiwala, Roop Sidana, M S Bhatia INTRODUCTION Sexual functioning is a complex bio-psycho-social process, coordinated by neurological, vascular and endocrine systems. In addition to biological factors, psychosocial factors like societal religious beliefs, health status, personal experience, ethnicity socio-demographic conditions, psychological status...
INTRODUCTION Delirium is an acute, transient, usually reversible neuropsychiatric syndrome, seen in medical-surgical set-ups. It considered to be a serious problem acute care settings. Although delirium encountered all age groups, elderly are high-risk group for development of delirium. basically reflects decompensation cerebral functions, as result one or more pathophysiological processes. Unfortunately, on many instances not detected the detection delayed. known associated with varied...
Background: Little empirical research has been done to assess the impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) on patients and their caregivers. Objective: To psychosocial OCD caregivers compare it with depressed controls. Method: Thirty two 30 depression were assessed sociodemographic clinical variables following scales: World Health Organization Quality Life Questionnaire-BREF version (WHOQOL-BREF); Schedule for Assessment Psychiatric Disability; Family Burden Interview Schedule;...
INTRODUCTION Depressive disorders are one of the common psychiatric ailments seen in elderly population. As per World Health Organization (WHO) prevalence depressive among is 10 to 20%. Data from India reveals a wide variation rate depression. Prevalence community-based studies have varied 8.9% 62.16% and clinic based estimated depression range 42.4 72%. Unfortunately, often considered as part parcel life under-recognised under-diagnosed. Depression has been shown be associated with...
Religious and supernatural beliefs influence help seeking treatment practices in bipolar disorder, but these are rarely explored by clinicians. This study aimed to understand religiousness, magico-religious beliefs, prevalence of religious psychopathology among patients with disorder euthymic state.A total 185 currently remission were assessed cross-sectionally for their clinical profile, current status on the Hamilton Depression Rating Sscale (HDRS), Young Mania Scale (YMRS) Global...
Participants of expert group on CPG for Schizophrenia B.N. Gangadhar, P.K. Dalal, Lalit Batra, Kishore Gujar, O.P Singh, Bharat Abhay Matkar, Devendra Vijayvargiya, R.K. Solanki, Adarsh Tripathi INTRODUCTION is a serious mental disorder with prevalence rates 2-3 per 1000 reported from India. The impact schizophrenia patients, their families and the wider society are no different what has been observed in rest world. However, resource constraints, poverty, lack education inadequate access to...
Background: There is some information from different developed coutries that mental health services have been badly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Little available India. Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate impact lockdown and pandemic on in India's various training centers. Materials Methods: In an online survey, collected centers India through E-mail or WhatsApp. Results: Responses were received 109 institutes. majority responses state-funded government medical colleges private...
Diabetes mellitus is a chronic and potentially disabling disease that represents an important public health clinical concern because of the economic burden it imposes on person, family, society. Despite this, data regarding cost care diabetes from developing countries are scarce. This study aimed to assess Indian patients with mellitus.Cost illness in 50 outpatients (diagnosed according WHO criteria, Expert Committee, 1997) was assessed over six month period using specially designed...
Background: The etiology of mental illness has been attributed to many different causes by people various cultural backgrounds, including supernatural beliefs. This in turn affects the help-seeking behavior. Aim this study was explore belief and pathways care patients with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) attending a tertiary hospital located north India. Methodology: In all, 89 consecutive diagnosed OCD (according International Classification Diseases–10th Revision (ICD-10)) ≥ 15 years...
<b>Background:</b> Although almost all psychotropic medications available worldwide are readily in India, there is meager data this country on the prescription patterns of psychiatrists. <br> <b>Aim:</b> To study first handed over to patients attending psychiatry outpatient clinic a tertiary care hospital.<br> <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Data (for period January 1, 2009 November 30, 2010; diagnosed with an ICD-10 diagnosis F2-F4) were extracted from computer-based registry analyzed....
Aim of the Study: This study aimed to evaluate prevalence loneliness and its relationship with social connectedness depression in elderly. Additional aims were demographic clinical factors associated elderly patients depression. Methodology: The sample comprised 488 (age ≥60 years) recruited across 8 centers. These evaluated on Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS-30), Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-15 (PHQ-15) Scale, Columbia Suicide Severity Rating UCLA...
Aim: To assess the phenomenology and associated beliefs in patients with Dhat syndrome. Methods: A total of 780 male aged more than 16 years were recruited from 15 centers spread across country assessed on Syndrome Questionnaire. Results: The most commonly reported reasons for passage excessive masturbation (55.1%), sexual dreams (47.3%), desire (42.8%) consumption high energy foods (36.7%). common situation which participants experienced as ‘night falls’ (60.1%) ‘while passing stools’...
Background: There is a lack of national level data from India on prescription psychotropics by psychiatrists. Aim and Objective: This study aimed to assess the first handed over psychiatrically ill patients whenever they contact psychiatrist. Materials Methods: Data were collected across 11 centers. Psychiatric diagnosis was made as per International Classification Diseases Mental Behavioural Disorders 10th edition criteria based Mini Neuropsychiatric Interview, psychotropic prescriptions...