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A study of factors affecting the health seeking behaviour of people with pre-existing mental illness during the COVID-10 pandemic 对COVID-10大流行期间影响已有精神疾病患者求医行为的因素的研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.41

S. R., S. S., R. T., K. P.

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Specific Learning Disorder: Challenges and Intricacies for a Practicing Psychiatrist 特殊学习障碍:对执业精神病学家的挑战和复杂性

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.68

Vimal Doshi Veerappan

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Predictors of Access to Mental Health Care Services Among Persons with Severe Mental Disorders: A Community-Based Study from Rural South India 严重精神障碍患者获得精神卫生保健服务的预测因素:一项来自印度南部农村的社区研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.47

V. Raghavan, Aishwarya Gonzalez Cherubal, S. John, K. Rao, R. Padmavati, R. Thara, Thara R. Predictors

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Phenomenology and Severity of Symptoms in OCD Patients After COVID 19: A Cohort Study COVID - 19后强迫症患者症状现象学和严重程度:一项队列研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.49

U. Nandhini, S. Vaishali, Ahalya Vedachalam, S. Sudhakar, P. Kannan

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Prevalence of Physical comorbidities among Long-Term Psychiatric Inpatients: A Single Centre Study from South India 长期精神病住院患者身体合并症的患病率:来自南印度的单中心研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.34

V. Narmadha, A. Akshaya, V. Raghavan, P. Poornachandrika

{"title":"Prevalence of Physical comorbidities among Long-Term Psychiatric Inpatients: A Single Centre Study from South India","authors":"V. Narmadha, A. Akshaya, V. Raghavan, P. Poornachandrika","doi":"10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.34","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.34","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Physical comorbidities are the most common causes of early mortality among patients with mental disorders. Prevention and early treatment of physical comorbidities would lead to better outcomes. Hence, the aim to the study was to estimate the prevalence of physical health disorders present as comorbidities among long-term stay psychiatric inpatients and to compare the difference in the physical comorbidities among male and female patients. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at Institute of Mental Health, Madras Medical College, Chennai. It was a descriptive study combining data from clinical files and nursing records related to the physical health of the long-term inpatients. The clinical records of long-term inpatients, defined as the duration of stay in the care facility for more than 5 continuous years between 1stJanuary and 30thJune, 2019 were assessed. Results: The estimated prevalence was74.2% (95% CI: 69.5-78.6) for at least one physical disorder comorbidity and 38.8% (95% CI: 33.8-43.9) had more than one physical comorbidities. Female in-patients have 2.7 times higher risk than males to have diabetes mellitus, hypertension and thyroid disorders. They also have 0.92 times higher risk than males to have anaemia. Conclusion: There is a high prevalence of physical comorbidities among long term psychiatric inpatients. Systems for the early detection and better clinical management of these physical comorbidities are essential in any long-term psychiatric facility.","PeriodicalId":113988,"journal":{"name":"INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"114206007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Coping strategies among medical professionals during COVID-19 outbreak 新冠肺炎疫情期间医护人员的应对策略

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.43

Vaishali Shanmugam

{"title":"Coping strategies among medical professionals during COVID-19 outbreak","authors":"Vaishali Shanmugam","doi":"10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.43","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUND: COVID -19 pandemic is a very stressful situation for doctors, who face the risk of infection in daily life. Coping is the process by which a person deals with stressful situations or demands. Identifying the coping strategies of our medical professionals will help us to understand their coping styles and to deliver effective interventions to enhance their mental well-being. METHODS: An online survey form with socio-demographic profile and BRIEF COPE tool for assessing different coping strategies was sent to interns, residents, and teaching faculty. The coping strategies were divided into emotion-based, problem-based, and dysfunctional coping, and spearman's correlation was done to determine any correlation between sociodemographic variables and the coping strategies. RESULTS: A total of 84 valid and complete responses were included in the study. There is a variable distribution of mean scores for problem-focused, emotion-focused, and dysfunctional strategies. Age and marital status had a positive correlation with problem-focused and emotion-focused strategies meaning that older adults and married people used these strategies predominantly. Higher designation used problem-focused coping predominantly. Dysfunctional coping strategies had no correlation with any of the sociodemographic variables. CONCLUSION: Sociodemographic factors affecting the coping mechanisms in medical professionals differ from those of the general population seen in previous studies. Within the group of medical professionals, those with higher age, higher designation and married had predominantly adaptive strategies. Interventions targetting maladaptive components of emotion-focused strategies and dysfunctional strategies should be aimed at a younger age group, unmarried people, interns, and residents among the medical professionals to better cope with this COVID scenario.","PeriodicalId":113988,"journal":{"name":"INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES","volume":"83 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"134398134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychological Morbidity Among Post-COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from Chennai, South India covid -19后患者的心理发病率:来自印度南部钦奈的横断面研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2021-01-01 DOI: 10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.48

D. Devi, V. Monica, R. Santhosh, V. Raghavan, P. Poornachandrika

{"title":"Psychological Morbidity Among Post-COVID-19 Patients: A Cross-sectional Study from Chennai, South India","authors":"D. Devi, V. Monica, R. Santhosh, V. Raghavan, P. Poornachandrika","doi":"10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.48","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32746/ijmhns.2021.v4.i1.48","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The COVID-19 pandemic is a global health threat and is by far the largest outbreak of atypical pneumonia, since the SARS outbreak in 2003. A range of psychiatric morbidities such as persistent depression, anxiety, panic attacks, delirium and suicidality were observed in the post infectious state across the world. Hence, the aim of the study was to understand the psychological status of the patients affected by COVID during their post-COVID follow-up period and to examine the socio-demographic and clinical factors associated with high psychological morbidity. Materials and Methods: A cross sectional study conducted in the post-COVID follow up clinic, at a tertiary care hospital between the months of August - November 2020, using a semi structured proforma and rating scales such as Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) and Insomnia Severity Index (ISI) for depression, anxiety and insomnia, respectively. Results: The study results indicate that the prevalence of depression and anxiety among post-COVID-19 patients was 21.9% and 11.9%, respectively. Insomnia was observed among 21.7%Among various sociodemographic and clinical variables examined, it was observed that female gender, patients with ongoing stressors and patients with post-COVID-19 persistent physical symptoms were found to be associated with greater depression and anxiety among the study population. Conclusions: Persistent physical symptoms and ongoing life stressors are found to be associated with depression and anxiety among post-COVID-19 patients. Hence, periodic screening for individuals with persisting physical symptoms and care for the vulnerable population such as those with ongoing stressors will provide a significant advantage in the follow up of the mental health of the patients affected with COVID-19.","PeriodicalId":113988,"journal":{"name":"INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES","volume":"3 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116527374","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Lockdown: A Focus on Emotions & Coping in Adolescents 锁定:关注青少年的情绪和应对

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.32746/ijmhns.2020.v3.i2.35

Yamini Kannappan, Tinu Thamby, Aishwariya Ramesh, H. Tharoor

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Prevalence and family factors associated with loneliness during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study from South India COVID-19期间与孤独感相关的患病率和家庭因素:来自南印度的横断面研究

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2020.v3.i2.52

G. Sanjana, V. Raghavan

{"title":"Prevalence and family factors associated with loneliness during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study from South India","authors":"G. Sanjana, V. Raghavan","doi":"10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2020.v3.i2.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2020.v3.i2.52","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Loneliness can affect anyone at any point in their life. It can be detrimental to the wellbeing and quality of life of individuals and communities. In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, loneliness is considered as a public health crisis. Hence, the objectives of the study were to estimate the prevalence of loneliness and family related factors associated with loneliness among general population in south India. Materials and Methods: The study employed a crosssectional online survey design. The data was collected in the first phase of the lockdown in 2020 from adults in Southern India. Socio-demographic profile and family related variables were collected using a semistructured proforma. Loneliness was assessed by UCLA loneliness scale. Results: Of 573 total respondents to the survey, aged between 18-65 years, 43% were male and 57% were female. The overall prevalence of loneliness was 63% (358/573). No significant gender differences were observed in the prevalence of loneliness. Family discord was associated with higher rates of loneliness (p less than 0.01). Other factors associated were younger age and being single. Conclusion: Rates of loneliness during the COVID-19 lockdown were high in Southern India. Findings suggest that interventions should prioritize younger people. Increasing social support and improving interpersonal skills, which in turn would help reduce family discord and may reduce the impact of COVID-19 on loneliness.","PeriodicalId":113988,"journal":{"name":"INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES","volume":"5 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124023692","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Psychosocial issues of antenatal mother with COVID 19: A case report COVID - 19产前母亲的社会心理问题:1例报告

INDIAN JOURNAL OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEUROSCIENCES Pub Date : 2020-07-01 DOI: 10.32746/10.32746/ijmhns.2020.v3.i2.30

S. S., N. M, K. P., B. A.

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