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{"title":"Lived Experiences of Wives of Persons with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome during COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Jatwinder Kaur Gaga,&nbsp;Kamlesh Kumar Sahu,&nbsp;Ajeet Sidana,&nbsp;Samrat Singh Bhandari","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>There have been reports of increasing alcohol use and domestic violence among individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study assessed the experiences of domestic violence, psychological distress, and coping mechanisms used by wives of individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome (PWADS) during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This cross-sectional institutional-based study collected data from 50 participants using the consecutive sampling method. The following tools were utilized: Socio-demographic Questionnaire, Domestic Violence Questionnaire, the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and the Brief Cope.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean age of the spouses (PWADS) was 42 ± 8.20 years, with 42% (N = 21) being skilled workers. Sixty percent (N = 30) had been consuming alcohol for the past 10 years, and 50% (N = 25) had been undergoing treatment for 2-5 years. Among the study participants (wives of PWADS), the mean age was 40.70 ± 8.70 years, and 82% were housewives. They reported a significant increase in alcohol use and excessive spending by their husbands, which negatively affected the home environment. Domestic violence, in terms of psychological, physical, and sexual abuse, also significantly increased (p < .001) compared to before and during the lockdown. Forty-eight percent of the wives reported experiencing severe levels of psychological distress. They employed various coping strategies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The lived experiences of wives of individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome during the COVID-19 pandemic were challenging, as their husbands not only continued their regular alcohol consumption but also increased the amount and expenditure on alcohol. This had a detrimental effect on the home environment, worse than the situation before the lockdown. Targeted interventions are necessary to address these issues during the COVID-19 pandemic or similar situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10399139/pdf/nihms-1893735.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9942902","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Psychiatric Social Work Services In Neurology Emergency Care Setting.","authors":"Chithiraivalli Kuppusamy,&nbsp;Backiyaraj Shanmugam,&nbsp;Sinu Ezhumalai","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Psychiatric social workers are important multi-disciplinary team members, and they assess patients and their families social, emotional, environmental, financial, and support needs in emergency settings. They support patients and their families through difficult times and improve patient lives.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To study the profile of patients availed psychiatric social work services in neurology casualty and emergency settings.</p><p><strong>Materials & methods: </strong>The study was retrospective in nature. The ex-post facto research design was used in the study. Data were obtained from a casualty & emergency psychiatric social work referral registry maintained by the psychiatric social work team at the Neurology emergency setting at NIMHANS, Bangalore. Patients referred for psychiatric social work interventions from April 2020 to March 2021 were considered for the study purpose. Frequency and percentages were used to describe the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Psychiatric social work services at the neurology emergency setting were started in July 2018. Social workers get referrals from triage (four hours to 24 hours), followed by priority ward (72 hours to two weeks), observation ward (72 hours days - two weeks) and emergency ICU. There are 100 beds available for neuro-emergency settings. Of ≈15,939 patients who availed the neurology emergency services, 159 patients were referred for psychiatric social work services. A majority (61.6%) received neuro-education about their illness; awareness about their illness were given to patients and their family members. More than half of them were given guidance for availing treatment welfare benefits under below poverty line and Ayushman Bharath Scheme (54%), 43.3% received supportive psychotherapy, 35.2% pre-discharge counselling, one-third received crisis intervention,12.6% family interventions, 10.7% were facilitated for hospital charges waiver off, few unknown patients management and tracing their family members. Most patients were diagnosed with a stroke, GBS, neuro-infections, and seizure disorder patients who sought psychiatric social work services in emergency and casualty settings. Assessment of their functionality revealed that most were partially independent and dependent. Social workers work from 9 am to 9 pm in the neuro-emergency setting. Immediate social work referrals were made for unknown patients, tracing the caregivers who left the emergency ward without permission, which required financial assistance and communicating poor prognosis (breaking the bad news).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The most common psychiatric social work intervention provided in the neurology emergency care setting were education about the illness, facilitating poor patients to avail social welfare benefits, supportive psychotherapy and crisis intervention.</p>","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8932406/pdf/nihms-1779665.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40309284","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Indispensable Quality of a Scholarly Online Journal","authors":"K. Sahu","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.249","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.249","url":null,"abstract":"It gives me immense pleasure to bring out this issue of the National Journal of Professional Social Work. I would like to first share credit with all the authors who have trusted and submitted their precious work to publish with us. Secondly, I acknowledge the President of ISPSW and patron of this journal who granted permission to publish and entrusted me as Honorary Editor. I am also grateful to all the Executive Committee members for their support and encouragement and my esteemed editorial board members for their prompt and positive response for an extensive review and editing of this journal issue.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"74838275","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}

{"title":"Quality of Life and Life Satisfaction among Persons with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome","authors":"Bijayalaxmi Dash, M. Swain","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.245","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.245","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Quality of life plays a vital role to improve the life satisfaction of an individual. The increase in quality of life is related to the increase of subjective life satisfaction. There is an existing relationship between quality of life and life satisfaction for persons with alcohol dependence (Frisch et al., 2000). Aim: The aims of the present study was to assess and examine the relationship between Quality of life and life satisfaction among persons with alcohol dependence. Methodology: A total number 30 respondents with alcohol dependence syndrome were taken by using a purposive sampling technique. The samples were collected from MHI (COE), SCBMCH, Cuttack IPD and OPD. The scales such as WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire and Life Satisfaction were administered. Result: In this present study it was found that the persons with alcohol dependence scored the poor quality of life in all domains of WHO QOL, as well as life satisfaction scale and also statistically positive significant co-relationbetween quality of life and life satisfaction among persons with alcoholdependence.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81385863","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}

{"title":"Social Work Practice: Emerging Trends and Challenges","authors":"R. R. Singh","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.238","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.238","url":null,"abstract":"I recall vividly the first time I visited the Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, formerly it was part of Bihar now it is the capital of the state of Jharkhand. The Department, therefore, has to play a lead role, like others, in the field of mental health and social work. Diversity of population of the new state provides a rich context which is indeed challenging. Science and tradition, therefore, have to meet and work together to achieve the goal of enhancing mental health. Field demonstration and social and institutional networking may facilitate new programmes, consolidate earlier ones, and also change policies and streamline programmes of mental health by securing citizen participation.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83684681","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}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Social Skills Training in Person with Schizophrenia: A Case Study","authors":"Nibedita Sarkar, Abhijeet Singh, Arif Ali","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.242","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.242","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Schizophrenia imposes problems in day to day living, community functioning, interpersonal relationships, problem-solving strategies or new skills acquisition. Psychosocial intervention like social skills training helps in the improvement of social skills of the person with schizophrenia. The applicability of social skills training for the patient with poor social skills has been well evidenced in social work practice. Aim: The present case study aimed to improve the social skills of the person with schizophrenia by using social skills training. Methodology: This case study was a single subject case study done in the inpatient department of LGBRIMH, Tezpur. A case diagnosed with schizophrenia according to ICD-10 criteria was selected. Psychiatric social work assessment was done using clinical and social history proforma, Work Behaviour Inventory, Social Adaptive Functioning Evaluation (SAFE), Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), Social Skills Checklist was administered before and after the intervention. Based on the assessment social skill training was provided to improve the social skills of the client. Results: There were changes observed in pre and post scores of social functioning, social skills, positive and negative symptoms. Significant changes were noticed in social skills and work functioning. Conclusion: Social skills training is effective and can be provided for improving social skills, for enhancing work behaviour and social functioning.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78352277","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}

{"title":"A Study on Social Media Addiction and Phubbing among Health Trainees","authors":"Neha Gupta, S. Saha","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.244","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.244","url":null,"abstract":"<jats:p />","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78014755","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}

{"title":"Predictors of Hopelessness among Youth Living in Slums of Bengaluru City","authors":"S. Krishnan, V. Sethuramalingam","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.239","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.239","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Hopelessness is more than just a feeling. It is a mental state in which one finds life empty and the future to be meaningless. It can derail one's life altogether. Youth, including those living in slums, have the potential to rise and win over their challenges. However, the feeling of hopelessness can be a significant barrier to break. Objectives: To determine whether there are any differences between demographic and socio-economic variables (independent variable) on more than one continuous dependent variable: resilience and hopelessness score (one-way MANOVA) and to identify the significant predictors of hopelessness among youth living in two slums in Bengaluru city. Methodology: A total of 285 youth living in two slums in Bengaluru city were chosen using simple random sampling. The Beck Hopelessness Scale was used to measure hopelessness among the respondents. Step-wise multiple regression analysis was used to identify the significant predictors of hopelessness among the respondents. Moreover, the unstandardised and standardised regression path analysis was done. Results: The results indicate that lack of education is the biggest significant predictor of hopelessness among the youth living in slums, having about 32 per cent influence (cause) on feelings of hopelessness. Conclusion: The lack of education seems to be a major reason for hopelessness among youth living in slums in the present study.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77789414","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}

{"title":"Effectiveness of Family Therapy on Poor Communication and Family Relationship: An Intervention Study","authors":"E. Gupta, O. Ganguly","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.240","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.240","url":null,"abstract":"Background: A structured way of communication can bring clarity of expression between family members which help to maintain the homeostasis in the family. Like communication, there are various other aspects in the family that affects the entire familial relationship, such as cohesion between the members, their way of handling conflict situation and level of expressiveness amongst them. Aim: To evaluate and intervene poor communication and familial relationship through providing family therapy. Methods and Materials: This was an intervention study with a pre-post experimental design. Fifteen families those who had attended the OPD of the Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata were selected in this study following clear inclusion and exclusion criteria and through purposive sampling technique. After assessing with FCS and BFRS, eclectic family therapy as provided, followed by post-assessment in the same parameters. Descriptive statistics and Wilcoxon signed-rank test were used for statistical analysis. Results: The findings reveal that an eclectic family therapeutic approach significantly improved communication level and overall family relationship among the members of the families. Conclusion: The study highlights the impact of communication in a familial relationship in the form of cohesion, expressiveness and conflict resolution through a practical implication of family therapy, which demonstrated to be highly effective.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"75228820","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}

{"title":"Magico-religious Beliefs Stigma and Help-seeking Behaviour among the Caregivers of Persons with Schizophrenia","authors":"Mrinal Basumatary, Arif Ali, Buli Nag Daimari","doi":"10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.243","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.51333/njpsw.2020.v21.i1.243","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The cultural and traditional aspects of caregivers of people with mental illness have been seen widely, where the faith healers are the immediate source for treatment. Due to poor understanding of mental illness and stigma among caregivers, people often seek traditional help than modern medical treatment. Aim: To assess the Magico-religious beliefs, stigma and help seeking behaviour among the caregivers of persons with schizophrenia. Methods and Materials: Descriptive research design was used. Seventy caregivers of persons with schizophrenia attending the outpatient department of LGBRIMH, Tezpur, Assam were purposefully taken for the study. Socio-demographic datasheet, Family Interview Schedule (stigma section), Super Natural Attitude Questionnaire and General Help Seeking Questionnaire were administered. Results: Prevalence of the stigma was 100%. The majority (80%) of care giver's locality and community believe in Jadu Tona, 75.7% have performed puja/ritual/jhad-phook, 72.9% visited or consulted faith healer, 67.1% talk about or believe in bhoot pret, Jadu Tona (65.7%), Opari kasar (64.3%), 68.6% believed that performing puja/rituals/jhad-phook can change patient's behaviour. Majority 57.6% care giver showed high help-seeking behaviour while 42.4% showed low help-seeking behaviour. Majority of the caregivers seek help from the parents (5.47±1.20). Conclusion: Supernatural beliefs and stigma found to be common among the caregivers of persons with schizophrenia. Caregivers have higher help-seeking behaviour from informal groups than formal groups.","PeriodicalId":74242,"journal":{"name":"National journal of professional social work","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2020-12-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"77888678","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}