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Mapping the Geographic Inequalities in Psychiatrist Distribution across Madhya Pradesh, India: An Exploratory Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Roshan Sutar, Abhijit Pakhare, Anuja Lahiri, Yogesh Sabde, Vijender Singh
Objective:The National Mental Health Survey identified a vast treatment gap across India. This treatment gap is partly attributed to the availability and accessibility of mental health services in different states. Accessibility to a psychiatrist in Madhya Pradesh (MP) is essential due to the significant disparity among urban, rural, and tribal regions across the state. The study attempted to identify
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Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the Telugu Version of the PRIME Screen-revised (PS-R), a Tool to Screen Individuals at Clinical High-Risk for Psychosis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-16 Govindrao N. Kusneniwar, Sai Krishna Tikka, Neeraj Agarwal, Giovanni d’Avossa, Mohammad Zia Ul Haq Katshu
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The NCRB Suicide in India 2022 Report: Key Time Trends and Implications Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-14 Bandita Abhijita, Jilisha Gnanadhas, Sujita Kumar Kar, Anish V Cherian, Vikas Menon
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Rating Patients in Different Languages: Reliability and Validity Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Chittaranjan Andrade
Research outcomes in mental health disciplines are usually assessed using rating instruments that were developed as English language versions. However, in countries such as India, English is not the native language, and patients at even a single research center may speak in different regional tongues. It is permissible to assess such patients using rater-administered English language instruments designed
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A Comparative Study of Internalized Stigma in Patients with Schizophrenia and Bipolar Affective Disorder in Remission Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Shraddha Rajendra Borhade, Kshirod Kumar Mishra, Sally John
Background:Internalized stigma experienced by individuals with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder dramatically affects their overall quality of life. While several studies have explored this topic, there remains a scarcity of research comparing internalized stigma across both these illnesses. We investigated and compared how internalized stigma is associated with different socio-demographic
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Prevalence and Risk of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder in Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Sindhu Toomukuntla, Chandra Vamshi Vemula, Mamidipalli Sai Spoorthy, Syed Ahmed Zaki, Sai Krishna Tikka
Purpose:Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder are understood to have neuroinflammatory/neuro-immunological basis in their etiopathogenesis. There are few studies synthesizing the association of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder in type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM), a common immunological disorder.Data Collection and Analysis:We performed meta-analyses of studies assessing the prevalence and risk of schizophrenia
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The Potential Role of GLP-1 Agonists in Psychiatric Disorders: A Paradigm Shift in Mental Health Treatment Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-12 Sasidhar Gunturu
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Memantine-responsive Organic Catatonia in Geriatric Patients Who Failed Lorazepam Trial: A Case Series from a General Hospital Setting Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-09 Debanjan Bhattacharjee, Ramanand Jha
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Autospermatophagia in Dhat Syndrome: Historical European Observations Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Diederik F. Janssen
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Experiences of Parenting an Autistic Individual During Adolescence and Emerging Adulthood in the Indian Context: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Harshini Manohar, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Thomas Kishore, Preeti Jacob, Deepak Jayarajan
Background and aims:The needs of autistic individuals and their families are unique in each developmental phase, but this diversity is more palpable during adolescence. Literature generally presents a view that caregivers experience challenges in caring for autistic children, especially in low- and middle-income countries, where formal support services are uneven or unavailable. The present study explored
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Patterns and Characteristics of Amphetamine-type Stimulant Use in a North-eastern State of India: A Cross-sectional Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-04-04 Ravindra Rao, Ragul Ganesh, Kunal Kishore, Ira Madan, Bhagwati Khandpal, Charanjit Sharma
Background:South Asia generally reports low levels of amphetamine-type stimulant (ATS) use, with few studies on the pattern of ATS use. We assessed the pattern of ATS use and associated high-risk behavior in Manipur, a north-eastern state of India.Methods:209 adult male ATS users (mean age 28.8 years) from three districts of Manipur were interviewed. Data were collected on the patterns of high-risk
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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Substance Use and Its Determinants Among College Students in a Coastal Town of South India Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Shyamashree Das, Veena G Kamath, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey
Background:Substance use among adolescents is increasing at an astounding rate globally posing a major threat to the health system and the society. This problem can be tackled if the adolescents are equipped with knowledge and positive attitude towards substance use. This study was an attempt to assess the knowledge and attitude towards substance use based on consumption and its determinants among
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Information Processing Biases and Attachment Styles in Adolescents with Dissociative Disorders Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-31 Ritwika Nag, Nishant Goyal, Madhumita Bhattacharyya
Background:Dissociative disorders invade and interfere with the person’s continuity of normal psychological functioning and exhibit slower or impaired processing of threat-related information and attachment styles play a significant role in their psychopathology. The present study assessed the type of attachment style and information processing biases and their relationship in adolescents with dissociative
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A Cognitive Approach to Maladaptive Daydreaming: A Case Report Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-30 Trusha Shanbhag, Dan Isaac Pothiyil
Background of the study:Maladaptive daydreaming (MDD) is a mental activity that develops from unconscious material but differs from normal daydreaming in terms of experience, content, quantity, control, distress, and interference with everyday living. Dreaming often involves fantasizing about an idealized self, which includes motifs of companionship, romance, and compensatory scripts like power, escape
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Associations Between Both Adaptive and Maladaptive Personality Constructs and Emotional Load and Content of Adult Dreams Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Saeid Komasi, Amin Nazari, Behrooz Faridmarandi, Mozhgan Saeidi, Mostafa Bahremand, Taherh Shadman, Atefeh Mirani, Parisa Nazarpour, Zhaleh Kiani, Ali Zakiei
Background:It seems that personality and dreams are relatively stable interwoven constructs that show many shared characteristics across cultures. The present study aimed to predict the emotional load and content of dreams using both original constructs and two extracted spectrum factors of adaptive and maladaptive personalities.Methods:The cross-sectional study data was collected from 704 Iranian
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Mental Health Insurance in India: An Examination of Policy Implementation Post-MHCA 2017 Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Vijaya Chandra Reddy Avula, Sangha Mitra Godi, Shashidhara Munivenkatappa, Sridhar Amalakanti
Purpose of review:Owing to the high cost of care and huge treatment gap associated with mental illnesses in India, this review investigated the implementation of mental health insurance coverage in India following the mandate of the Mental Health Care Act of 2017 (MHCA 2017).Collection and analysis of data:We systematically identified health insurance providers in India through the Insurance Regulatory
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The Role of Social Cognition in Depression and Its Relationship to Early Maladaptive Schemas Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Debaleena Ghosh, Susmita Halder
Background:Social cognition is the capacity to detect, comprehend, and evaluate environmentally relevant information and serves as a critical skill for effective interpersonal functioning. A significant clinical characteristic of depressive illness is the impairment in social and interpersonal functioning. Given the increasing prevalence of interpersonal difficulties among individuals with depression
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Surreptitious Administration of Disulfiram Along with Its Implantation Leading toDisulfiram-associated Encephalopathy: A Case Report Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Ajinkya Kalia, Sanjukta Ghosh, Mudita Chaturvedi, Abhijit Ramdas Rozatkar, Tamonud Modak
Disulfiram is a US FDA–approved medication for the management of alcohol use disorder. However, compliance with disulfiram has been the Achilles’ heel of its efficacy. Implantation and surreptitious administration of disulfiram are two methods occasionally used to ensure disulfiram compliance. We present the case of a 45-year-old man who underwent disulfiram implantation. Upon consuming his first drink
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When Cinema Normalises Domestic Violence and Surreptitious Use of Psychotropics: Movie Review of Darlings Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Shivam Gakkhar, Nikhita Kulkarni
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Efficacy of Theta Burst Stimulation in Bipolar Depression: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Gunjan Malik, Preeti Mishra, Sangha Mitra Godi, Shobit Garg, Sai Krishna Tikka
Purpose:Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has emerged as a promising alternative therapeutic modality for bipolar depression. Theta Burst Stimulation (TBS) a novel variant of rTMS is currently evolving as an effective and safe therapeutic tool in the management of bipolar depression, although it is still in the initial phase. In the present systematic review and meta-analysis, data
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Redirecting the Playing Cards for Cost-effective Cognitive Remediation: An Innovation Using Indigenous Resources Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Sujita Kumar Kar, Amit Singh, Aditya Somani, Ravindra Kumar Garg
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Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale-Short Form (DERS-SF): Psychometric Validation and Measurement Invariance Testing in a Sample of Urban Indian Adolescents Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Naseer A. Bhat, Bangalore N. Roopesh, Binukumar Bhaskarapillai, Srinivasan Chokkanathan, Vivek Benegal
Background:Adolescents are particularly vulnerable to emotion dysregulation (ED), a transdiagnostic marker of psychological disorders with implications for academic achievement, identity development, social bonding, mental health, and the overall well-being and development of adolescents. A well-validated tool for the assessment of ED is imperative for credible advances in research on ED among Indian
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Youthful Choices: A Secondary Analysis of the NFHS-5 Data to Examine Tobacco Use in Indian Adolescent Girls and Young Women Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Jobinse Jose, Aditi Chaudhary, Abhishek Ghosh, Sonu Goel
Background and aim:Tobacco use among adolescents and young women is a global health concern. This study investigates the prevalence and determinants of tobacco use among adolescents and young women in India.Methods:Based on data from the National Family Health Survey-5, this study explored tobacco use among 241,180 young women aged 15–24 in India. The research investigated determinants of current tobacco
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Nuts and Bolts of Consensus Recommendations of Biomarkers and Genetic Testing to Differentiate Behavioral Variant Frontotemporal Dementia From Primary Psychiatric Disorders Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-26 Shiva Shanker Reddy Mukku, Ravi Kumar Nadella
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Understanding Factorial Designs, Main Effects, and Interaction Effects: Simply Explained with a Worked Example Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-21 Chittaranjan Andrade
A factorial design examines the effects of two independent variables on a single, continuous dependent variable. The statistical test employed to analyze the data is a two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). This test yields three results: a main effect for each of the independent variables and an interaction effect between the two independent variables. This article explains factorial designs and two-way
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Student Suicide Prevention in India: Moving Towards a Feasible Solution Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-17 Sheikh Shoib, Sujita Kumar Kar
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Intervening Effect of Maladaptive Personality on the Relationship Between Defense Styles and Psychiatric Symptoms Among Prisoners Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Nimrah Ishfaq, Anila Kamal
Background:Prison settings are stress-inducing environments that make individuals more vulnerable to psychopathology. Defense styles and personality traits have long been associated with psychopathology. The current study aimed to explain the intervening role of maladaptive personality domains on the relationship between defense styles and psychiatric symptoms among male convicts imprisoned in nine
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Safety and Efficacy of Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Management of Emotional Dysregulation in Children and Adolescents with Externalizing Behavior Disorders: Protocol of a Transdiagnostic Sham Controlled fMRI Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-06 Devangi Shukla, Pooja Sharma, Chandramouli Roy, Nishant Goyal
Background:High-frequency deep transcranial magnetic stimulation (dTMS) on the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) has been known to be effective in modulating emotional experience but not studied in children and adolescents with externalizing behavior disorders (EBDs). We present a novel protocol for a study that aims to assess the safety and efficacy of adjuvant dTMS
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The Prevalence and Correlates of Internet Addiction in India as Assessed by Young’s Internet Addiction Test: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Ashwini Tadpatrikar, Manoj Kumar Sharma, Senthil Amudhan, Geetha Desai
Background:Earlier research on internet addiction (IA) in the adult population in India has concentrated on isolated prevalence surveys conducted nationwide. A systematic grasp of pooled prevalence necessitates a meta-level evaluation of all prior literature. This study aims to investigate the prevalence of IA and its correlates among adults in India.Methods:We searched EBSCOhost, PubMed, PsycInfo
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Dopamine Dysregulation Syndrome Mimicking Ultradian Cycling Bipolar Disorder in Parkinson’s Disease Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Samarth Shetty, Arpita Sharma, Harkishan Mamtani, Sneha Dayanand Kamath, Vikram V Holla, Nitish Kamble, Shyam Sundar Arumugham, Ravi Yadav, Pramod Kumar Pal
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Push and Pull: Role of Therapist Mentalizing in Navigating Therapeutic Distance Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Mehak Sikand, Poornima Bhola
In the relational playground of psychotherapy, negotiating therapeutic distance is crucial for the process as well as the outcome of treatment. The challenge of navigating this closeness and distance may be accentuated during emotionally charged interactions in therapy. Therapist and client may get locked in complementary, rigid positions, leading to either submission or resistance to the others’ demands
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Creating a Space to Feel: An Integrative Therapy Approach with an Adolescent Diagnosed with Dissociative Motor Disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-03-03 Arushee Wahi, Osheen Saxena, Eesha Sharma, M. Thomas Kishore
The dissociative motor disorder is one of the most commonly diagnosed forms of dissociative disorder in the Indian population, especially among adolescents. However, there is a dearth of literature on effective psychotherapy practices in the Indian setting. This article details the unique process of employing an integrative psychotherapy approach with a 16-year-old adolescent girl diagnosed with dissociative
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Morita Therapy By Shoma Morita for Fear of Blushing Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Mitsuhiro Nakamura
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Prevalence of Loneliness in Older Adults in Rural Population and Its Association with Depression and Caregiver Abuse Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-27 Aseem Mehra, Arun Agarwal, Mohammad Bashar, Ajit Avasthi, Rahul Chakravarty, Sandeep Grover
Background:Loneliness in the elderly is of public health importance as it is a risk factor for adverse consequences. There is lack of data on loneliness among the elderly population of India, especially those residing in a rural community.Aim:To estimate loneliness and its association with depression and caregiver abuse.Materials and Methodology:A cross-sectional study was conducted in a rural health
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Case-based Insights into Managing Co-existing Rheumatoid Arthritis and Schizophrenia Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-27 KaranBir Singh, Udit Kumar Panda, Jigyansa Ipsita Pattnaik, Prasanta Padhan, Jayaprakash Russell Ravan
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Knowledge of Delirium Among ICU Nursing Staff: A Cross-sectional Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-25 Chikku Mathew, Anju V. Ashok, Varghese P. Punnoose
Background:Delirium is a reversible state that, if ignored, can result in increased morbidity and mortality. Studies from across the world have shown that nurses’ knowledge regarding delirium is inadequate. This study is one of the very few Indian studies addressing this issue. The study aims to infer an intensive care unit (ICU) nurse’s knowledge regarding delirium.Materials and Methods:This is a
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A Survey of Medication Diffusion and Attitudes Among Indian Clinicians Toward Pharmacotherapies for Alcohol Use Disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Sanjukta Ghosh, Tamonud Modak, Abhijit Ramdas Rozatkar
Introduction:Alcohol use disorder (AUD) is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality globally. However, uptake of AUD pharmacotherapies among clinicians has remained low. There exists a research gap regarding clinician attitudes and the diffusion of AUD pharmacotherapies among Indian clinicians. We conducted a survey to assess the same.Methods:An online survey was sent to clinicians nationwide
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Surviving the Storm: Exploring Lives Through Personal Stories of Childhood Trauma Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-24 Kinnari Kashyap, Satyananda Panda, Bishal Bhuyan
Background:Traumatic experiences in an early phase of an individual’s life stand out as a highly influential risk factor for poor developmental outcomes. Studies examining poor childhood experiences revealed childhood trauma linked to a negative impact on mental health. Therefore, the objective of this study is to comprehend and investigate the subjective childhood experiences of the affected children
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High-frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Targeting Left Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex for Depression Ameliorates Insomnia yet Triggers Excessive Daytime Sleepiness: A Catch-22 Situation Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Jithin T. Joseph, Ashok Jammigumpula, Vidyashree S. Manibettu, Abhiram N. Purohith, Sonia Shenoy, Suma Udupa, Samir Kumar Praharaj
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a noninvasive brain stimulation technique that is effective and safe for the treatment of depression. We observed improvement in insomnia along with symptoms of depression following high-frequency rTMS over the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in a patient with treatment-resistant depression, which progressed to excessive daytime sleepiness
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Has Psychiatry Drifted Away from Its Core Business? Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-19 Vinay Lakra
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Drug-related Offences in India: Observations and Insights from the Secondary Analysis of the Data from the National Crimes Record Bureau Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Siddharth Sarkar, Akanksha Jayant Rajguru
Background:People who use psychoactive substances that are illicit have increased chances of coming into contact with the law enforcement and criminal justice systems for different reasons. The problem statement in terms of the need for healthcare services for such people is yet to be defined and quantified in India.Methods:We used the data collected by the National Crimes Record Bureau for the years
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Confounding by Indication, Confounding Variables, Covariates, and Independent Variables: Knowing What These Terms Mean and When to Use Which Term Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Chittaranjan Andrade
The terms independent variables, covariates, confounding variables, and confounding by indication are often imprecisely used in the context of regression. Independent variables are the full set of variables whose influence on the outcome is studied. Covariates are the independent variables that are included not because they are of interest but because their influence on the outcome can be adjusted
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A Comparative Review of UNCRC and Indian Legislation from the Child Mental Health Perspective Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-11 Shiva Prakash Srinivasan, Shruthi S
Background:The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) is the most comprehensive set of standards promoting and protecting children’s interests. It can be utilized to create appropriate policies and legislation that enshrine the values identified in the UNCRC. In India, children have been considered only in the context of their family and were welfare recipients in the past, but
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Cognitive Functioning Among Community-dwelling Older Adults in Rural Population of Lucknow and Its Association with Comorbidities Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Pratyaksha Pandit, Reema Kumari, Adarsh Tripathi, Prabhakar Mishra
Background:The transitional state between normal aging and dementia is known as Cognitive impairment (CI) where a person has memory complaints and objective evidence of CI but no evidence of dementia. With the globe undergoing a “demographic transition,” the magnitude of neurodegenerative disorders is rising. In India, 27.3% of older persons with comorbidities had CI. Early identification of CI will
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Substance Use Among People Seeking Health Care Services in Primary Health Care Settings in Coastal Karnataka Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-06 Anusha Viswanathan, Akhila Doddamani, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey, Priyanka Bantwal, Muralidhar M. Kulkarni
Background:Patients with substance use disorders are common in general medical practice and are a major risk factor for several non-communicable diseases. Appropriate screening is a vital step for providing brief interventions which can provide a good opportunity to tackle this crisis and in achieving target 3.5 of the sustainable development goal which includes strengthening the prevention and treatment
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Common Mental Disorders and Their Correlates: A Community-based Survey Among Women in Southern Karnataka, India Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-05 Rakshitha R Shenoy, Divya Arvind Prabhu, Akhilesh Kumar Pandey, Samir Kumar Praharaj, Ranjitha S. Shetty
Background:About 10% of Indians have common mental disorders (CMDs) which include depression and anxiety. These disorders are common in women, which not only impacts on their quality of life but also their family members. The objective of the study was to estimate the prevalence of CMDs, and factors associated with them among women residing in coastal Karnataka.Methods:A cross-sectional study was carried
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Course and Outcome of Anorexia Nervosa in Adolescents from a Tertiary-level Mental Health Setting in India: A Retrospective Chart Review Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-02-04 Lakshmi Sravanti, Arul Velusamy, Utkarsh Karki, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Satish Chandra Girimaji
Background:Anorexia nervosa is one of the least studied mental health conditions in the Indian setting. The objective of this study was to assess the course and outcome of anorexia nervosa in adolescents who had presented to a tertiary care child and adolescent psychiatry center over a period of 10 years.Methods:The present study is a retrospective chart review of adolescents (up to the age of 18 years)
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A Follow-up Study on Coping Strategies and its Association with Relapse Among Alcohol-dependent Patients Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Sabitha Venkateswaran, Ranganathan Thirumalai
Background:Alcohol Dependence Syndrome is a chronic illness that is relapsing in nature. Past research has shown that coping strategies that are specific to alcohol dependence are useful in preventing long-term relapse. This follow-up study is, therefore, an attempt to understand the coping styles and strategies that are associated with relapse among individuals dependent on alcohol.Methods:We aimed
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Development and Validation of the Emotion Laden Sentences Toolbox for Emotion Recognition (ELSTER) Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Rohit Verma, Navkiran Kalsi, Neha Priya Shrivastava, Anita Sheerha, Ishita Dhyani, Shubham Narnoli
Introduction:Emotion recognition plays a crucial role in our social interactions and overall well-being. The present cross-sectional study aimed to develop and validate Emotion Laden Sentences Toolbox for Emotion Recognition (ELSTER), that utilizes emotion-laden sentences as stimuli to assess individuals’ ability to perceive and identify emotions conveyed through written language.Methods:In Phase I
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Association Between Sleep-related Cognitions, Sleep-related Behaviors, and Insomnia in Patients with Anxiety and Depression: A Cross-sectional Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Kavya Muthuraman, Avudaiappan Sankaran, Karthick Subramanian
Background:The cognitive model of insomnia states that worry about sleep contributes to poor sleep quality. Besides worry, beliefs about sleep and maladaptive safety behaviors also affect sleep quality. We aimed to find the association among the presence of insomnia, sleep-related cognitions, and behaviors among patients diagnosed with anxiety or depression.Methodology:The present cross-sectional comparison
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Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in Patients with Schizophrenia and Its Relation with Cognitive Impairment Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Anu Padmanabhan, Padma B. Prabhu, Varsha Vidyadharan, Harish M. Tharayil
Background:Schizophrenia is a chronic severe mental illness with heterogeneous clinical presentation, course, and outcome. Cognitive impairment is one of its core features. Retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) imaging using OCT (optical coherence tomography) could provide easy access for in vivo imaging of the retina, rendering it as a “window to the brain.” Studies done on schizophrenia have shown RNFL
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Influence of Lifestyle Factors on Metabolic Syndrome in Psychiatric Patients Attending a Community Mental Health Setting: A Cross-sectional Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Nilamadhab Kar, Socorro Barreto
Background:Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a concern in psychiatric patients. We aimed to study the influence of the modifiable lifestyle factors on MetS in adult psychiatric patients along with associated clinical factors and quality of life.Methods:Factors such as diet (Healthy Eating Index), exercise, substance use, cardiovascular risk (QRISK), illness severity (Clinical Global Impression), medications
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Description of Nomophobia Among College Students: An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-31 Rajeev Ranjan, Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Biswa Ranjan Mishra, Siddharth Sarkar, Ayushi Bharti, Muskan Sinha, Shamshad Ahmad, Pankaj Kumar, Meha Jain, Sahadeb Panigrahi
Background:Nomophobia is a situational phobia evoked by unavailability of smart phone or the thought of the possibility of not having it, not being able to use it and losing it. Currently used instruments for assessment of severity of nomophobia offers challenges of administration and have limited applicability in the Indian setting. Therefore, this study was aimed to depict and understand the lived
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Bifrontal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation on Craving in Alcohol Use Disorder Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-24 Arundhati Gairola, Anil Nischal, Sujita Kumar Kar, Amit Arya, Amit Singh
Background:Transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) is a potential neuromodulation option for the management of cravings in patients with alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of tDCS in the management of craving for alcohol and to measure the change in subjective well-being in patients with AUD following tDCS intervention.Methods:Patients with AUD aged
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Development of A Suicide Prevention Training Module for Social Work Students in India Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-20 Bharath Rathinam, Anish V. Cherian, Santosh Loganathan, Prabha S. Chandra, Gregory Armstrong
Introduction:Social workers constitute a significant task force that serves diverse populations experiencing psychosocial challenges in their daily lives. Lack of suicide prevention content/training in the Master of Social Work program may affect the student’s self-esteem/ability to intervene when they come across a person with suicidality in the field. Developing a suicide prevention training module
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Stress, Anxiety, and Depression Before and Twelve Months After Bariatric Surgery: Repeated Cross-sectional Study Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Amani ElBarazi
Background:Bariatric surgery (BS) is an effective therapy for those who are excessively obese. However, the consequences of surgery on mental health are still debatable. We aimed to investigate the patients’ depression, stress, and anxiety levels before and after BS at two different times: just before surgery and 12 months later.Methods:This is a repeated cross-sectional study. The Depression Anxiety
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Validation of a Tamil Version of the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire Using Rasch Analysis Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-15 Kalpana Raman, Richard J. Siegert, Jaishankar Bharatharaj, Christian U. Krägeloh
Background:Various assessment tools that explore and assess mindfulness are available. Keeping in view both the origin of and the literature surrounding mindfulness assessment tools, this study aimed to evaluate the workability of one widely researched tool, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), for establishing cross-cultural generalizability and utility in the Indian context.Methods:We
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Meta-Analytic Review of Temperamental Correlates of the Five-Factor Model and Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology Domains Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2024-01-08 Azad Hemmati, Farzin Rezaei, Khaled Rahmani, Saeid Komasi, Jouko Miettunen, Federico Amianto, Lee Anna Clark
Background:There is little and heterogeneous knowledge on the links between the temperamental predispositions of psychopathology and the contemporary dimensional models of psychopathology, such as the Hierarchical Taxonomy of Psychopathology (HiTOP) classification system, which can be aligned with the five-factor model (FFM) of personality. This meta-analysis seeks to expand the temperamental theoretical
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Dying Declaration: Musings from the Outgoing Editor. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2023-08-17 Shahul Ameen
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Boil the Ocean: No Apologies for Setting the Standard High! Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine Pub Date : 2023-08-03 Samir Kumar Praharaj