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{"title":"Insights from health care providers in dealing with suicide attempters in Kashmir: A preliminary qualitative analysis","authors":"Zahid Maqbool, A. Bashir","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2019.V10.I2.144","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2019.V10.I2.144","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Valley of Kashmir has witnessed a growing number of suicides. It is often witnessed that whenever a person attempts or commits suicide, most of the times he/she is bought to the hospital to save his/her life. Thus, the role of health care providers in a hospital setting is very important, as this is the first point of contact with the suicide attempters. In this study, an attempt was made to assess the intervention of health care providers toward suicide attempters in Kashmir. Methodology: In-depth expert interviews were conducted with the 12 healthcare professionals (Psychiatrists, Clinical Psychologists and Primary Health Care Physicians) who were involved in the identification; assessment, management, and prevention of suicidal behaviour at an urban general hospital in Srinagar, Kashmir. Purposive sampling method was used based on the availability and willingness of the participants from August to November 2018. Results: The results revealed that the health care providers follow a systematic procedure i.e., prevention, intervention and postvention in dealing with suicide attempters. However, their main focus remains on the intervention within the walls of the hospital setting. Conclusion: The results of the study provides some broad understanding about the role of doctors in the treatment and management of suicide attempters that will go a long way in the management of people attempting suicide in Kashmir. Keyword: Suicide, health care professionals, prevention, intervention, postvention","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"17 1","pages":"24-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-12-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"85036009","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":"Assessment of Degree of Mental Handicap for Certification","authors":"D. Pershad","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.1976.V5.I1.187","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.1976.V5.I1.187","url":null,"abstract":"Mental retardation and handicap are the two terms used to refer to developmental retardation during the developmental period of child and connote the limited intellectual functioning of permanent nature. For the rehabilitation of the subjects suffering from mental handicap, and to provide them social security, degree of disability or handicap need to be determined. Government of India, Ministry of Welfare (1986) has provided uniform standards for determining disability based on Intelligence Quotient (IO) and degree of mental retardation, as follows. Degree of Mental  IQ  Disability Handicap (a) Mild   50-70   Less than 40% (b) Moderate   35--49  40% and above (c) Severe   20 -34    75% & above (d) Profound   Less than 20   100% Government of India has made provisions for certain benefits to provide social security and stimulating opportunity to the handicapped (IQ 50-70) like fixation of quota for the allotment of industrial plot commercial sites for self-employment, (Directorate Social Welfare, 1989), residential buildings, railway concession, special employment exchanges for employment opportunity (Encyclopaedia of Social work in India, Lele, 1987), provision of pension to those handicappeds who are unable to sustain themselves from their own resources (Haryana Handicapped Persons Pension Rule, 1988), a special assistance for M.R. Child of poor family (Govt. of J & K: 1981), and scholarship to the M.R. children studying in private institutions (Kcrala, 1981).","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"134 1","pages":"33-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"86302475","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":"Relapse Among Drug-Dependent Industrial Workers","authors":"C. Singh","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.V5I1.183","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.V5I1.183","url":null,"abstract":"During the recent years, manifold increase in drug addiction in India has become a cause of serious public concern as it is slowly threatening the individual, the family and society with disintegration. The reasons for this increase arc numerous, ranging from relief from tension and fatigue, euphoria, forgetting the problems, to escape from the harsh realities of life and environment, etc. Industrial workers quite prone to these factors get easily attracted towards these substances, hence the problem of drug abuse is increasing unchecked among them (Gangrade & Gupta, 1976). The addicts and generol population generally do not take it as a serious problem as it does not disrupt their normal life and economy of the houschold. They realise the gravity of its effect only when it becomes dangerous for the family as well as to the addict himself. So far as its treatment is concerned, it is being observed that a sizable population of addicts is contacting the drug de-addiction and counselling centres run by Government through NGOs at district level and also approach qualified practitioners. However, the number of drug users who contact unauthorised and unqualified sources is not known which is certainly, according to one estimate, very large. How far these drug addicts are able to abstain themselves permanently from this menace is a question to be explored. A study conducted in Bombay by Bagadia, Shaha and Mundra (1981) revealed that patients showed a good response when followed up for 6 months to 2 years, however, longer follow up is likely to show relapses and drop-outs. Another study of one hundred and seventy eight cases of which 138 were traceable (twenty nine deaths and six absconders, five couldn't be traced anywhere) of drug addiction registered during five years between 1970 to 1974 in the Institute of Psychiatry Madurai, reports that 63% continued to take drugs regularly and 8 percent intermittently.","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"25 1","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73382198","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":"Study of some of the socio-psychological factors among the adolescent criminals","authors":"T. Shukla","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.1972.V1.I1.167","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.1972.V1.I1.167","url":null,"abstract":"Human society is confronted with criminals and they have been presenting problems in all the societies and in all the ages. No society has ever been successful in making all its individuals conform to its norms. The problems which these criminals present are of various types and have different causes. Despite the centuries of interest in crime, it is only within the past century that the men have sought to study scientifically the factors underlying criminal behaviour. Gradually many studies have come up considering various aspects of crime. Present study is an attempt to study some socio-psychology factors in relation to adolescent criminals","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"41 1","pages":"31-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-04-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78128954","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":"Burden and Marital Satisfaction among the Spouses of Persons with Depression","authors":"T. Singh, Aakriti Sharma, B. Chavan","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.V10I1.139","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.V10I1.139","url":null,"abstract":"Depression is a very common psychiatric disorder. The burden on the spouse of a depressed individual is considered to be a multi-dimensional problem and is seen in the context of its emotional, psychological, physical and economic consequences. The depressed individual’s aversive interpersonal behaviours may lead spouses to experience depression and problems in marital adjustment. Aim: To study and compare the burden and marital satisfaction among male and female spouses of patients suffering from depression. Materials & Methods: Spouses of patients were inducted from those attending the Department of Psychiatry of Government Medical College and Hospital (GMCH), Chandigarh, India with their partners. A total of 60 spouses of patients with ICD-10 diagnosis of depression fulfilling inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the study. Consecutive sampling was used for data collection. Participants were divided into two groups i.e. Male and Female. Zarit Burden Interview and Marital Satisfaction Scale were used to assess the burden and marital satisfaction respectively. Results: There was no significant difference in burden and marital satisfaction between the two genders which means both the groups are equally vulnerable and prone to develop psychiatric problems like stress, anxiety, depression. Conclusion: Considering the findings, both groups have an equal need to cater to care giving and related responsibilities. The study can be useful in implementing programs to help the spouses and cater the needs of care giving, to handle the burden productively associated with the care giving of their depressed partners, to strengthen their coping and to have a better marital life. Keywords: Depression, burden, marital satisfaction","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"8 1","pages":"46-50"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"73190286","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":"Psychosocial Needs of the Families with a Person with First Episode Psychosis","authors":"P. Kapse, M. Kiran","doi":"10.29120/ijpsw.v10i1.138","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.v10i1.138","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The people who experience psychotic symptoms first time can be frightening for them and their close family members. It is crucial to provide family support and care to persons with first episode psychosis. Aim: To assess the needs of family members presenting to a tertiary care centre. Methods: Cross-sectional outpatient based study design was adapted to collect data from the family members of persons with first episode psychosis presented to a tertiary care centre. Total 60 family members were randomly selected for the study and assessed for the burden, attitude, ways of coping and quality of life. Results: Study results indicate the high burden; it has noted that high negative expressed emotions among family members. Negative coping styles were also found and the family members and having a poor quality of life. Conclusion: First episode of psychosis can traumatizing to the patients and their family members. Family members can experience the burden of caregiving including financial burden, can have faulty ways of coping and negative expressed emotions towards their own wards having psychosis which can lead to poor treatment outcome. Findings indicated that need to provide psychosocial intervention for family members of persons with first episode psychosis. Keyword : Family, psychosocial intervention, needs, first episode psychosis, expressed emotions, burden","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"116 1","pages":"56-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2019-01-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"88554148","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":"Disability and Rehabilitation Needs of Persons with Schizophrenia","authors":"T. Chowdhury, K. Sahu, Parthasarathy Biswas","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.41","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.41","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Schizophrenia is a major mental illness. It imposes significant disability which has a measurable impact on many aspects of a person’s life. Rehabilitation need is a major aspect of needs of persons with schizophrenia. The present study intended to assess the disability in various areas of daily life of the persons with Schizophrenia as well as to assess the rehabilitation needs, perceived by them. Method and Materials: The present cross sectional institution based descriptive study was conducted at a tertiary care centre. Fifty individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia fulfilled inclusion and exclusion criteria were taken up for the study. The data was collected by administering Indian Disability Evaluation Assessment Scale (IDEAS) and Rehabilitation Needs Assessment Schedule (RNAS) after taking informed consent. Results: Results revealed that most of the persons with schizophrenia had mild level of disability with most disability in the area of interpersonal activities and least in the self care. Skills training were the most preferred area of rehabilitation needs followed by in finding employment, people’s or family’s/friend’s/ neighbor’s attitudes modification, providing help for families. Conclusion: This present study contributed to the knowledge of studied areas and given a new insight which can be use to plan and develop and psychosocial rehabilitation services. Keywords: Disability, need assessment, schizophrenia","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"6 1","pages":"38-46"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-08-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"78664274","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":"Psychiatric Social Work Practice in Disability and Rehabilitation field in India","authors":"K. Sahu","doi":"10.29120/ijpsw.2018.v9.i1.111","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2018.v9.i1.111","url":null,"abstract":"It is a well-known fact that the mental illnesses comprise a substantial amount of the disability which can be equally or more disabling than general medical conditions. Psychiatric Social Work is working with severe or chronic mental illness major part of psychosocial intervention will be assessment and rehabilitation. So, they are directly involved in disability and rehabilitation practice. In contemporary situation Psychiatric Social Work teaching training and practice in disability and rehabilitation field in India must be regulated by RCI and for the same, we need a constant, combined and coordinated effort. Keywords: Psychiatric Social Work, disability, rehabilitation council of India","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"66 1","pages":"1-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-05-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82850040","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 Psychoeducation on Psychological Wellbeing and Self-Determination in Key Caregivers of Children with Intellectual Disability","authors":"R. Krishnan, D. Ram, V. M. Hridya, A. Santhosh","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.54","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.54","url":null,"abstract":"Background: For the parents to have a child with intellectual disability becomes the most traumatic experience of life which makes them unenthusiastic to accept the fact. Studies havemostly tended to focus on parental adjustment to their child’s disabilityand its correlates. There is littleresearch examining interventions that aim to improveparents’ and children’s relationship or quality of life. This study aimed to see the effectiveness of psychoeducation in increasing the level of psychological well-being and self-determination of the caregivers of children with intellectual disability (ID). Methodology: A total of 20 caregivers of children with intellectual disability were purposively selected from Central Institute of Psychiatry and Deepshika Institute of Child Development and Mental Health, Ranchi. They were assessed with General Health Questionnaire (GHQ-28), Ryff’s Psychological wellbeing scale, Family Interview for Stress and Coping in Mental Retardation (FISC-MR), Social Problem Solving Inventory (SPSI-R) and Self-determination scales before giving the psychoeducation. The psychoeducational module was developed specially for the caregivers based on National Institute of Mental Health manual for Psychologists and Teachers, Counsellors manual for family intervention in mental retardation & Problem Solving therapy manual. This module was applied on them individually for the period of four weeks. The measures mentioned earlier were used again to assess the post treatment levels on the selected key caregivers. Results: Study identified significant increase in the caregiver’s psychological well-being and self-determination levels after eight sessions of psychoeducation. Conclusions: Results suggested that psycho educational intervention is effective in increasing knowledge regarding the condition and in meeting the needs of the care givers . There are very few culturally sensitive parent intervention practices directed to the key caregivers of children with intellectual disability and that these practices should be enhanced. Keywords: Intellectual disability, psychological wellbeing, self-determination, psychoeducation","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"1 1","pages":"4-11"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84581239","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":"Psychiatric Social Work Interventions in Schizophrenia: A Case Report","authors":"Seema P. Uthaman, A. Sadath","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.44","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.44","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The chronic mental illnesses constitute substantial difficulties to person affected and the family. The difficulties could arouse due to the symptoms, functional disability, and stigma attached with the mental illness. Method: Using a single case method, we qualitatively evaluated the effectiveness of psychiatric social work interventions in a case of person with chronic schizophrenia. The interventions were psychoeducation, social skill training, activity scheduling, supportive work and family interventions.  Result and Conclusion: In the qualitative assessment, we have found that these interventions were helpful in improving functional status and family environment. Keywords: Psychiatric social work, schizophrenia, case work","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"42 4 1","pages":"54-58"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"83175676","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}