A5021342883- Electroconvulsive Therapy Studies
- COVID-19 and Mental Health
- COVID-19 Pandemic Impacts
- Child Development and Digital Technology
- Impact of Technology on Adolescents
- Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
- Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
- Digital Mental Health Interventions
- Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies
- Child and Adolescent Psychosocial and Emotional Development
- Mental Health Treatment and Access
- Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
- COVID-19 epidemiological studies
- Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Disorders
- Health and Well-being Studies
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Viral Infections and Outbreaks Research
- Treatment of Major Depression
- Urinary Tract Infections Management
- Traumatic Brain Injury Research
- Anxiety, Depression, Psychometrics, Treatment, Cognitive Processes
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Magnesium in Health and Disease
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Health and Wellbeing Research
Madras Diabetes Research Foundation
2021-2024
Apollo Hospitals
2020-2021
Royal London Hospital
1995
Background: COVID-19-driven pandemic has caused panic, fear, and stress among all strata of society. The study aimed to assess the factors that influence it in a representative population state Tamil Nadu (TN)—a southern India where levels have not been measured yet. Methods: From April 13 25, 2020, we conducted an online survey TN using snowball sampling technique, collecting basic demographic data. COVID-19-perceived was collected through COVID-19 Peritraumatic Distress Index (CPDI)....
Endoxifen is a protein kinase C inhibitor. The objective of the present phase III study was to demonstrate safety and efficacy endoxifen in treating bipolar I disorder (BPD I) patients.A multicenter, double-blind, active-controlled conducted using daily dose 8 mg compared 1000 divalproex, current standard treatment, patients with BPD acute manic episodes with/without mixed features. primary endpoint our mean change total Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) score at day 21.Endoxifen (n = 116)...
This cross-sectional study investigates the prevalence and levels of internalized stigma (IS) among individuals suffering from mental illness in South Tamilnadu, India. Conducted between December 2021 March 2022, involved 310 participants diagnosed with for at least six months. Data were collected using Internalized Stigma Mental Illness (ISMI) Inventory a semi-structured questionnaire capturing socio-demographic details. Statistical analyses, including Pearson correlation, one-way ANOVA,...
About 20%-30% of persons with major depression are said to have treatment-resistant (TRD) when they do not respond antidepressants. These people continue suffer in life and poor quality life. Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most successful option treating TRD, many refuse ECT due various reasons (stigma, cost involved, medical complications). Various studies combine treatment options such as psychotherapy, repetitive trans magnetic stimulation, ketamine, transcranial direct...
Humans have evolved and adapted as a social being it has ensured the survival of all.The novel corona virus, COVID 19 impacted psychosocial functioning billions people around world.The various impacts might on different categories over period time is one main concerns World Health Organisation.College students are vulnerable more prone to psychological problems due prolonged stress experienced by them during this uncertainty isolation.We wanted analyse level perceived among college in India...
Rabies vaccines are lifesaving in human post animal exposure. However, the compliance to complete course of vaccine is found be only 60%. Hence, there a need for safe and immunogenic, shorter that can enhance effectively prevent disease.
Caregivers are playing a vital role in mentally ill patients India. Families of children with intellectual disability encounter high degree stress such as physical, emotional, and financial.The aim this study was to compare evaluate the caregiver burden depression between special school-going nonschool-going disability.The present conducted on caregivers at Radianz Health Care Research Private Limited, Ahana Hospitals, Akash Special School, M. S. Chellamuthu Trust Foundation, Madurai. The...
The internet can cause adverse psychological issues in children whose parents show less competence because of their mental illness. This study aims to find the level addiction among adolescents who have a parent with psychiatric illness and its relationship type duration parent's illness.This was conducted 283 suffered from They were selected inpatient outpatient services neuropsychiatric hospital India. Informed written consent obtained not suffering illness, semistructured interview...
Globally, COVID-19 has drastically derailed the clinical care for outpatient services. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) used various specially designed telehealth applications (THA) to cater needs of patients. We attempted explore barriers and facilitators in utilising THAs as part a multi-state multi-disciplinary exploratory sequential mixed methods study. Our study comprised initial survey HCPs using quantitative Google Forms Survey tool followed by personal (physical phone-based)...
A BSTRACT Background: Depression is a common illness that affects about 3.8% of the population worldwide. Patients with major depression respond to antidepressant treatment, but 10%–20% them do not improve or show partial response. It coupled functional impairment, poor quality life, suicide ideation and attempts, self-injurious behavior, high relapse rate. Treatment-resistant (TRD) challenge clinicians because its increased loss functionality rate among people diagnosed illness. Studies are...
Results of a Phase II/III Multicenter Randomised Controlled Trial" published in your journal on August 9, 2020.We wish to bring attention the following results study:1.The sample size 60 (40 people Favipiravir arm and 20 standard care arm) is not sufficient make valid conclusions.2. Fever above 38 degrees was present only 25% studied population,so conclusions about faster resolution fever based data from 15 patients only.3. 75% population had mild disease requiring oxygen, which would be...
Smartphones have made the internet available at our fingertips. More children around world are born mobile, especially kids after 2015 (Gen Alpha). This naturally raises questions about overuse and addictive use of smartphones, which can be counterproductive to their development. The COVID induced lockdown has robbed other means entertainment combined with easy access smartphones due online classes, is a concept great concern parents. An survey was conducted in India among parents smartphone...
Introduction: The use of smartphone among children and adolescents has been increasing steadily over the past decade is becoming a cause concern for parents healthcare professionals alike. Excessive could make child vulnerable to develop addictive behaviour leading decrease in academic performance impairments social personal environment. Early identification key addressing this issue although there are scales measure addiction adults, no objectively. Aim: To construct scale that can be...
Objective: To assess the internet use in health care individuals and its impact on depression, self-esteem social attachment cognitive function of individuals.Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey which included one hundred ten healthcare (Physician, Pharmacist, Psychologist, Social worker Nurses) this study conducted Radianz research private limited. Young’s addiction test depression score, (Rosenberg’s) score MoCA were used to measure psychological variables. EPI 2012 for statistical...
Background: Very little is known about the types of alcoholic beverages and relationship between beverage preference possibility developing alcohol dependence. The aim this study was to determine type consumed by abusers who have been diagnosed for dependence their pattern drinking.Methods: performed on all clients visiting psychiatric outpatient clinics M.S. Chellamuthu Trust Research Foundation, Ahana Hospitals, Madurai, Tamil Nadu which comprises mixed socioeconomic class. Subjects were...
BACKGROUNDSocial media has now become the main information sharing platform, even though its reliability is questionable.Undoubtedly most of news related to this Covid-19 pandemic been widely spread through social media.This study aims assess prevalence mental health problems in relation exposure. METHODSA cross-sectional was conducted via online survey Google forms, from May 15 th 25 2020 among people aged 18 years and above Tamil Nadu, India.Depression, Anxiety Stress were measured by...
Background: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a public health problem that tends to take dimensions of epidemic and has serious impact on quality patients life. Thyroid function disorders are common in with chronic kidney disease. Aim: The aim the present study was explore conditions Disorders Biological parameters disease having psychiatric morbidity undergoing haemodialysis. Materials Methods: Prospective included 130 participants haemodialysis Psychiatric morbidity. Exclusion criteria were:...
Background: The novel coronavirus COVID 19 has been having an impact on the mental health of people. Studies have shown that a considerable percentage people who recovered from infection suffer issues. Hence, it is important to follow-up persons illness so adequate support provided aid in reducing morbidity due illness. METHODOLOGY: study was conducted among had COVID-19 single hospital. Participants were contacted month following their discharge hospital and they encouraged fill...
Smartphones have made internet available at our fingertips. More children around the world are born mobile ready especially kids after 2015 (Gen Alpha). The COVID induced lockdown had robbed of other means entertainment and combined with easy access to smartphones due online classes, overuse is a concept great concern parents. An survey was conducted in India among parents about usage smartphone their also filled out self-constructed questionnaire find levels addiction children. 1330 people...