- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Resilience and Mental Health
- Family Caregiving in Mental Illness
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Child and Adolescent Health
- Circadian rhythm and melatonin
- Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Government Medical College and Hospital
2013-2025
Government Medical College and Hospital
2014-2024
Creative Commons
2015-2023
National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences
2023
Cambridge University Press
2018-2023
New York University Press
2018-2023
Kinokuniya
2018-2023
Pandit Bhagwat Dayal Sharma Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences
2023
Institute of Mental Health
2002-2023
October 6 University
2022
ABSTRACT Background Vitiligo, a common pigmentary disorder, is recognized to be associated with high psychiatric morbidity, yet compared other dermatological disorders like leprosy, psoriasis, etc., it has not been subjected detailed evaluation of its psychological consequences. The data from the developing countries on this aspect in particular meager. Methods One hundred and thirteen cases vitiligo were evaluated along 55 healthy controls comparable for sociodemographic profile matched...
Reliable, clinically useful, and globally applicable diagnostic classification of mental disorders is an essential foundation for global health. The World Health Organization (WHO) nearing completion the 11th revision International Classification Diseases Related Problems (ICD‐11). present study assessed inter‐diagnostician reliability accounting greatest proportion disease burden highest levels service utilization – schizophrenia other primary psychotic disorders, mood anxiety fear‐related...
In this paper we report the clinical utility of diagnostic guidelines for ICD-11 mental, behavioural and neurodevelopmental disorders as assessed by 339 clinicians in 1,806 patients 28 mental health settings 13 countries. Clinician raters applied schizophrenia other primary psychotic disorders, mood (depressive bipolar disorders), anxiety fear-related specifically associated with stress. ratings proposed were very positive overall. The perceived easy to use, corresponding accurately...
Abstract Background: Hindi translation and cross-language validation of the parent version parent–child relationship, Loneliness Dissatisfaction Questionnaire, Conflict Behavior Questionnaire (CBQ) would expedite generating data from India. The present study aimed to translate forms original English Parent–Child Relationship (PCRQ-P), LSDQ-P, CBQ-P into evaluate its psychometric properties. Methods: adaptation PCRQ, LSDQ, CBQ were done following World Health Organization guidelines. Parents...
Abstract In a tertiary‐care teaching hospital in India, dermatology outpatients with vitiligo (N=113) and psoriasis (N=103) were studied for psychiatric morbidity. The two groups similar regard to education, locality, religion, attitude appearance (ATT). Psoriasis cases older, more often male, married. General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) assessed morbidity rates at 33.63% 24.7% psoriasis, respectively. ICD‐10 diagnoses GHQ positive were: adjustment disorder (56% vs 62%), depressive episode...
Objective A number of studies have demonstrated the anti-aggressive properties clozapine in schizophrenia and its positive effect borderline personality disorder. There is no published literature on treatment antisocial disorder (ASPD) with clozapine. We present a case series 7 patients primary ASPD high psychopathic traits treated clozapine, having significant history serious violence currently detained UK based high-security hospital. Methods retrospective review notes was carried out to...
Delirium is understudied in developing countries, where there tends to be a lower proportion of older persons and comorbid dementia. The authors assessed 100 consecutive cases DSM-IV delirium (patients' mean age: 44.4 [standard deviation: 19.4] years; DRS-R98 score: 25.6 [3.6]) referred an adult Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry service Northern India. Disturbances attention, orientation, visuospatial ability, sleep disturbance were the most frequent symptoms, followed by language,...
Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is a rare but potentially fatal adverse event associated with the use of antipsychotics. Although atypical antipsychotics were initially considered to carry no risk NMS, reports have accumulated over time implicating them in NMS causation. Almost all been reported be NMS. The clinical profile caused by certain such as clozapine has considerably different from produced typical antipsychotics, diaphoresis encountered more commonly, and rigidity tremor less...
To compare neurological soft signs (NSS) in patients of schizophrenia with onset childhood (COS), adolescence (AdOS) and adulthood (AOS).Assessment NSS 15 COS 20 each AdOS AOS was made using condensed neuropsychiatric examination for NSS.NSS were significantly more frequent (100%) (90%) when compared (55%) patients. showed higher scores on temporal frontal lobe NSS, which differences between the three groups disappeared ancova. Parietal dependent seen a few The those lesser IQ, lower...
The present study explores anger attacks in depressive and anxiety disorders for their prevalence some of the clinical psychosocial correlates.The sample comprised patients with ICD-10-diagnosed (n=328). All subjects were given a demographic profile sheet, Irritability Depression Anxiety Scale, World Health Organization Quality Life - BREF Version Anger Attack Questionnaire. Using Questionnaire they divided into two groups--with (n=170) without (n=158)--in order to differential groups.Anger...
This article studies the difference in service quality between public sector banks and new generation private based on SERVQUAL dimensions as perceived by Indian customers. It also compares within these sectors given parameters. The authors develop a perceptual map considering attributes. results suggest that are to provide better services compared banks. In addition, perception about of varies same sector.
Aim. There is a lack of longitudinal studies buprenorphine dependence, an important opioid dependence in several countries. We investigated the course and outcome Indian clinic‐attending cohort. Design. Retrospective study. Setting. An addiction clinic northern India. Participants. Ninety‐four male patients with registered for treatment between 1987 1993. Follow‐up analyses were conducted 52 (55% index cohort) who completed more than year follow‐up. In 48% these data obtained from their...
Background: Research on anger attacks has been mostly limited to depression, and only a few studies have focused in obsessive compulsive disorder. Materials Methods: In cross-sectional study all new disorder patients aged 20-60 years attending an outpatient clinic were assessed using the attack questionnaire, irritability, depression anxiety scale (for direction of aggressive behavior) quality life (QOL). Results: The sample consisted 42 consecutive subjects with disorder, out which 21 (50%)...