A5073303959- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Health disparities and outcomes
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Substance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Tryptophan and brain disorders
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- Mental Health Research Topics
- Employment and Welfare Studies
- Mental Health and Psychiatry
- Personality Disorders and Psychopathology
- Psychosomatic Disorders and Their Treatments
- Chronic Disease Management Strategies
- Health, psychology, and well-being
- Primary Care and Health Outcomes
- Human Health and Disease
- Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
- Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
- Healthcare Policy and Management
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Behavioral Health and Interventions
- Reproductive tract infections research
- Schizophrenia research and treatment
Institute of Mental Health
2016-2025
Swami Rama Himalayan University
2024
Institute of Medical Sciences
2024
Tezpur Medical College & Hospital
2023
Assam Medical College
2022
Background: Recognizing the need for good quality, scientific and reliable information strengthening mental health policies programmes, National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India was implemented by Institute Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore, in year 2015–2016. Aim: To estimate prevalence, socio-demographic correlates treatment gap morbidity a representative population India. Methods: NMHS conducted across 12 Indian states where trained field investigators completed 34,802 interviews...
The National Mental Health Survey (NMHS) of India was undertaken with the objectives (1) estimating prevalence and patterns various mental disorders in representative Indian population (2) identifying treatment gap, healthcare utilisation, disabilities impact disorders. This paper highlights findings pertaining to depressive (DD) from NMHS.
Understanding the burden and pattern of mental disorders as well mapping existing resources for delivery health services in India, has been a felt need over decades. Recognizing this necessity, Ministry Health Family Welfare, Government commissioned National Mental Survey (NMHS) year 2014–15. The NMHS aimed to estimate prevalence India identify current treatment gaps, patterns health-care seeking, service utilization patterns, along with an understanding impact disability due these...
Pediatric mental health is described as the level and capacity of achieving maintaining desired psychological functioning considered to be optimal having direct relation achievement a competence in Bio-Psycho-Social (WHO 2005). Child Adolescent Psychiatry focuses on preventing, diagnosing, treating issues arising this age group including their families caretakers.
Abstract Background Previous attempts of Mental Health Systems Assessment in India were restricted scope and scale. Information on all aspects mental health systems (leadership/governance, legislation, financing, service delivery, workforce, access to essential medicines, information systems, intersectoral activities, monitoring evaluation) was scarcely available. The National Survey-Mental (NMHS-MHSA), a unique endeavor, assessed the performance services through assessment framework....
ABSTRACT Context: Comorbidities in alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) are often associated with poor treatment outcomes and high service utilization. Deliberate self-harm (DSH) India is a silent epidemic. There shortage of research on individuals ADS, psychiatric comorbidities, DSH. Aim: To study DSH comorbidity persons ADS. Settings Design: A cross-sectional 1-year duration conducted out patient department/indoor department tertiary care hospital. Methods Material: Eighty-one ADS were...
Depression and impulsivity are etiologically linked to alcohol dependence (AD) known affect course outcomes. The relationship between depressive symptoms has been investigated only in a few studies of individuals with AD.
Abstract Background: The thyroid hormone’s significant impact on the treatment of depressive and other mood disorders is well documented. Even minor hypothyroidism can modify progression results major disorder. This research aims to explore correlation between initial levels outcome in bipolar disorder using lithium, a well-established method. Methodology: study involved 45 patients diagnosed according Diagnostic Statistical Manual 5 criteria admitted tertiary care teaching institute...
Syphilis is a sexually transmitted disease caused by Treponema pallidum, with human beings as the only host. With advent of antibiotics, classical skin and mucosal manifestations have become rare but presentations now can mimic any psychiatric disorders, from mood psychosis, delirium, cognitive impairment.[1] Here, authors present case tertiary syphilis that presented symptoms. Mr. HA, 58-year old Muslim married male rural parts Assam first to our hospital bilateral hearing difficulties...
Background: Schizophrenia is a major psychiatric disorder with diverse clinical presentations and comorbidities. Comorbid nicotine use worsens the symptomatology, predisposes individuals to other chronic illnesses, associated poorer outcomes in schizophrenia. It thus clinically essential assess presence of tobacco use, severity dependence, its correlation psychopathology patients Aims Objectives: (i) To describe pattern dependence schizophrenia patients. (ii) compare socio-demographic...
Mental health though an integral component of has often been neglected.Mental illnesses have gained recognition as a major public problem only in recent years.Why mental needs important priority is well-documented and extensively reviewed elsewhere.Mental behavioural disorders account for 12 per cent global burden disease.The WHO (World report, 2001) drawn attention to the fact that nearly 45 crores estimated be suffering from behaviour globally, small minority adequately cared for.The...
Background: The lifetime prevalence of mental morbidity in Assam is estimated at 8% (NMHS 2015–16). Understanding the distribution patterns different types disorders among persons with districts would facilitate evidence-driven district health programming Assam. Given varied socio-geopolitical situation across Assam, significant variations are expected. Aims: To assess interdistrict differentials common (CMDs), severe (SMDs), socioeconomic impact, healthcare utilization, and disability three...
Introduction There is substantial evidence that even minor perturbation of thyroid function plays a significant role in clinical course and treatment outcome depressive disorder; however the same not yet clear bipolar disorders. Aims objectives To study relationship between pretreatment profile response to with lithium along other predictors cases mood disorder. Methods This was conducted indoor facilities regional Institute Mental Health, Tezpur, India year 2012. Forty-five consecutive...
Background: Neurological soft signs (NSS) are subtle motor and sensory deficits that frequently found in various psychiatric disorders including schizophrenia. NSS schizophrenia associated with impairment cognitive abilities deterioration neuropsychological performance (NP). Objective: We aimed to study the correlation between NP persons Methods: Sixty individuals of whom thirty had according International Classification Diseases 10 th Revision rest were matched controls selected based on...
Background- Defense mechanisms are important psychological phenomena in individuals with alcohol dependence as well depression. The presence of maladaptive defences increases the propensity depression dependence. Also, have increased using defenses to cope Aims- To assess various defense and severity Additionally, explore relationship between mechanism types sub-groups Methods- It was a hospital-based study, purposive sampling technique, where who were diagnosed during their in-patient...
BACKGROUNDIndia is the first developing country to formulate National Mental health Programme (NMHP) based on principle of decentralized and deprofessionalised mental care 1 .The approach was integrate with general services, also referred as community psychiatry initiative 2 .A model delivery at level district evolved field tested in Bellary Karnataka by NIMHANS during 1986-1995.The Central Government launched District Health Program (DMHP) a 100% centrally sponsored scheme for five years,...
Climate change is a serious public health crisis of international concern.It has been interconnected to chronic medical conditions also as psychological state and may propel the body's response existing environmental assaults into overdrive.It well documented that climate causes significant stress distress, anxiety-related responses severe mental disorders.The exiting literatures found acute events have associated with elevated levels anxiety, depression, post-traumatic disorders (PTSDs),...