{"title":"Psychiatric Social Work Intervention in Person with Schizophrenia Having Poor Social, Communication and Work Functioning","authors":"Pomi Mahanta, Arif Ali","doi":"10.29120/ijpsw.2018.v9.i1.46","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/ijpsw.2018.v9.i1.46","url":null,"abstract":"The social functioning of a person living with schizophrenia is necessary to contribute a better life and to live effectively in the community. The present case study was planned to provide psychiatric social work intervention to enhance client social skills and overall quality of life. Further, the present case focuses on providing psychosocial intervention to help the family to understand the nature of the illness. Keywords : Schizophrenia, Social skills, Psychiatric social work intervention","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"22 1","pages":"47-53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81497281","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 Comparative Study of Perceived Social Support among Persons with Schizophrenia and Mania","authors":"Nandalal Singh, Aman Kishore","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.43","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.43","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In recent years social support has emerged as an important influencing variable and perhaps determining outcome in various disorders. It is proposed and generally accepted that social support buttresses against the deleterious of stress. In the context of better outcome of schizophrenia and mania in India and other developing countries, consideration of social support as an influential variable assumes importance. So the present study was conducted with the objective of to study and compare of perceived social support of the persons diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Mania and to find out its relationship with the socio-demographic variables. Methodology: The research work was done at the outpatient department of Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, India. It was a cross-sectional hospital based study using purposing sampling technique. The sample consisting of 150 samples, 75 from each group diagnosed with Schizophrenia and Mania which were consented and met the inclusion criteria. Socio demographic and clinical data sheet and Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ) were used to collect the data. The persons with Schizophrenia and Mania have taken in study. Result: It indicates that persons with schizophrenia (PWS) group has less perceived social support in comparison to persons with mania (PWM) group. Conclusion: Perceived social support was correlated to symptoms because when individuals are provided a good support they cope with stressful events more effectively and thus are likely to experience less psychological distress. Keywords: Schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, mania, perceived social support","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"8 1","pages":"24-28"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79084811","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}
E. Sinu, Berigai Nirmala Parthasarathy, K. Reddy, P. Thomas
{"title":"Needs of Persons with Neurological Disorders","authors":"E. Sinu, Berigai Nirmala Parthasarathy, K. Reddy, P. Thomas","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.61","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.61","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In India, Many persons with a neurological disorder (PwND) get discharged from several hospitals with significant unmet needs. Aim: To assess the needs of persons with neurological disorders in a tertiary care hospital, Bangalore, India. Method and Materials: It was a cross-sectional deceptive study where thirty PwND availing the in-patient services at NIMHANS, Bangalore were selected through purposive sampling. Camberwell Assessment of Need – Research version was used. Results: A Large majority (90%) of the respondents have unmet needs in daytime activities, psychological distress, information about the illness, sex. The majority (70%) have unmet needs in job, self-care, medicines, mobility, childcare. Half (50%) of the respondents have unmet need for accommodation, intimate and social relationships, finance. Three-fourth revealed that their need for food, safety and social welfare needs have been met. Conclusion: Patients from lower economic, educational status and urban domicile have more service needs. The present study attempts a systematic need assessment which has implication in addressing the unmet needs of PwND to improve their quality of life. Keywords: Need assessment, neurology, discharge planning","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"57 1","pages":"29-37"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81051236","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":"Suicide an Alarming Need to Go Beyond Medication - An Exploration of Primary Care Scenario","authors":"Febna Moorkath, Vranda Mysore Narasimha","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.55","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.55","url":null,"abstract":"Background: In the current globalized, technologically advanced society, suicide is one of the serious public health issues. The health system has an important role in assessing and preventing the suicidal act. General practitioners are the first contact for the community to seek health care. The aim of the study is to explore knowledge of general practitioners’ regarding suicide prevention and the extent of risk assessment and management in the primary health care setting. Methods: Twelve in-depth interviews were conducted among general practitioners working in the primary health care setup both the public and private sectors in Urban Bangalore, Karnataka. A qualitative research design was adopted. Data was analyzed using thematic analysis approach. Results: This study reveals the general practitioners who are working in the primary health care set up, had inadequate knowledge about the causation of suicide, warning signs, risk and protective factors of suicide and also lacked skills in risk assessment and prevention strategies in the primary health care set up. Conclusion: Viewing suicide as a public health issue, it is very important to relate to the primary health care set up –where; people directly coming, approaching and being in contact with the health care system. The study indicates to focus psycho-social aspect with the medical management of the suicidal behaviour and also highlights the importance of risk assessment of suicidal behaviour in the primary health care setup by enhancing the knowledge of general practitioners regarding suicide prevention in a bio-psycho-social framework. Keywords: General practitioner, knowledge, suicide prevention","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"70 1","pages":"12-17"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"79168973","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":"Experiences of Stigma among Outpatients with Psychotic Illnesses in a Tertiary Hospital","authors":"Mercian Daniel, Arvind Kumar","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.52","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2018.V9.I1.52","url":null,"abstract":"Background: Studies in most parts of the world, which have included persons with a mental illness in general and those with psychotic illnesses in particular conclusively show that they experience being stigmatized. These responses are seen as a major obstacle to recovery limiting opportunities and undermining self-esteem of people with mental illnesses. There is a conspicuous absence of this in the Indian context. This study assessed the nature and degree of stigma experienced by the persons with a psychotic disorder and examined its relationship with various clinical and demographic characteristics. Methods: The sample comprised of 100 consecutive remitted adults with a psychotic disorder as per DCR, ICD-10 attending outpatient services. Stigma was assessed using Wahl’s self-administered stigma questionnaire. After computing a composite score, groups experiencing ‘high’ stigma were differentiated from those having ‘low’ stigma scores on the basis of the median. Results: Results showed that participants tend to conceal their disorders, worry of being treated unfavorably, were treated as less competent and experienced offensive media portrayals of mental illness. Lower educational levels and history of psychiatric illness in the family significantly related with higher degrees of stigma. Conclusions: The findings of this study may be seen as a serious call for sustained attention to issues related to stigma as a central and powerful experience among those with a psychotic illness in the Indian context. Those who have another family member suffering from a psychiatric illness, and having lower levels of education should be particularly assessed and managed for stigma during routine outpatient evaluations. Keywords: Stigmatizing experiences, psychosis, outpatients, tertiary hospital","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"31 1","pages":"18-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89972869","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":"Prof. R Parthasarathy","authors":"S. Thakrar","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.V8I2.91","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.V8I2.91","url":null,"abstract":"Dr. R Parthasarathywas born in a prestigious, well educated, highly spiritually oriented, joint family at Aaraniin Tamil Nadu state in the year 1950. He was a meritorious scholar throughout his educational career and was a revered teacher, trainer and a colleague.","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"14 1","pages":"70"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87488968","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":"Mental Health Act 2017 and Psychiatric Social Work Practice","authors":"K. Sahu","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.87","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.87","url":null,"abstract":"The Mental Healthcare Act 2017 [1] is an ambitious and progressive step in many ways. The Act guarantees to every person with mental illness, the right to access mental healthcare and treatment from the government. This right includes affordable, good quality, and easy access to facilities such as minimum mental health services. However, implementation will be a key challenge due to the lack of infrastructure and resources available in the country for the treatment of mental illness. The problem is aggravated due to the shortage of mental health care professionals - psychiatrist, psychologists, psychiatric social workers and psychiatric nurses. Keywords: Mental Health Act 2017; Psychiatric Social Work, India","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"1 1","pages":"1-2"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-11-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91261305","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}
Surekha Nair, V. Indiramma, S. Girimaji, R. Pillai
{"title":"Sexuality in Adolescents with Intellectual disability: Felt Needs of Parents","authors":"Surekha Nair, V. Indiramma, S. Girimaji, R. Pillai","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.42","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.42","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Felt needs of primary caregivers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities (AWID) with regard to sexuality issues has been an under researched area. The present study aimed to develop scientific knowledge in this area. This study gave a better insight into the less spoken area of sexuality among adolescents with intellectual disability, especially in the Indian context. Methodology: An exploratory design was adopted for this study which involved analysing the review of the literature, 20 unstructured interviews, 35 structured individual interviews, 10 key person interviews and 4 focus group discussions with 16 participants. Result: The specific concerns of parents with regard to educating sexuality issues to their Intellectually Disabled adolescents were identified. Conclusion: The findings emphasised the need for adequate knowledge attitude and practice among the parents in order to deal with the sexuality issues of adolescents with intellectual disability. This also laid the base for developing suitable tools and intervention program for this population. Keywords: Adolescents, sexuality, intellectual disability, needs, parents","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"3 6 1","pages":"28-38"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89406159","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":"Family Stress among Persons with Neurotic Disorders","authors":"Dinesh Deman","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.39","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.39","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Family stress is a common phenomenon in our present social system. Sometimes it has been managed by the family members through their own dynamic life style but failing to cope up with their stress often resulted into neurotic disorders. Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Using random sampling method 92 samples were taken out of the total 871 persons with neurotic disorders attained the outpatient department (OPD) of Psychiatric Centre, Jaipur, India in one year. The required information was gathered through an interview schedule design for study. Result: On the analysis of the data, it was found that more than one-third respondents having the conflict of various degrees with spouse; near one-fourth of the sample had inter-personal conflict with parental family of spouse (in-laws); one-fifth had conflict with other persons with his/her sibling and finally one-eight has conflict with their own parents. The cause of conflict with their family members was mainly due to environmental and economic tension in the nature of inter-personal relationships which creates stress in the family relationship. The impact of stress on body function was sleep disturbances in thirty per cent cases. Conclusion: In the present study sample most of them were having interpersonal conflict in the family. The basic cause of the conflict was found to be due to environmental and economic tensions which affected the body function in the forms of sleep disturbance in thirty per cent cases. Keywords: Family stress, neurotic disorders","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"26 1","pages":"39-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"84624275","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 Support Problem Solving and Self Esteem among Individuals with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome","authors":"S. Pawar, M. Kiran, A. Singh","doi":"10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.32","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.29120/IJPSW.2017.V8.I2.32","url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: Regular alcohol drinking or dependence is changing the individual’s personal, social, occupational, marital, physical and mental health. Alcohol dependence is a major problem worldwide; India is not an exception. Family members’ negative responses to the alcoholic’s behaviour usually reinforce the individual’s alienation and dependency resulting from alcoholism. There are a number of social factors identified as leading factors for the relapse and re-admission such as family conflict and peers pressure which attracts the high attention of mental health professionals including psychiatric social workers. Aim: The aim of the study was to assess and find out the association between social support, problem solving ability and self esteem among individual with the alcohol dependence syndrome. Method and Materials: It is a hospital based cross-sectional study. Total 40 participants were selected purposefully for the study from inpatient and outpatient department of the RINPAS, Ranchi. Socio demographic details, social support, the problem solving and self esteem of the individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome were assessed. Result: There was a significant correlation between social support, problem solving ability and self esteem among individual with the alcohol dependence syndrome which important bearing on treatment and rehabilitation of these population. Keywords: Social support, problem solving ability, self esteem","PeriodicalId":86089,"journal":{"name":"Journal of psychiatric social work","volume":"1 1","pages":"23-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2017-08-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"89411581","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}