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View article: Prevalence and association of sexual dysfunction in male patients with alcohol dependence syndrome
Prevalence and association of sexual dysfunction in male patients with alcohol dependence syndrome Open
Background: Chronic use of alcohol is usually associated with poor sexual functioning. Sexual dysfunction is often associated with disharmony in relationships, which ultimately leads to an increase in alcohol consumption. Aim: This study a…
View article: Effectiveness of Quetiapine as a Mood Stabilizer: A Case Series
Effectiveness of Quetiapine as a Mood Stabilizer: A Case Series Open
Introduction: Bipolar affective disorder (BD) had a chronic episodic course with recurrent episodes of mania or depression, leading to socio-occupational dysfunction. Standard pharmacology is dependent on conventional mood stabilizers, suc…
View article: Psychological Morbidity of the COVID-19 Second Wave in Health-care Workers: A Cross-sectional Online Survey
Psychological Morbidity of the COVID-19 Second Wave in Health-care Workers: A Cross-sectional Online Survey Open
Background: During the first wave of the pandemic, health-care workers (HCWs) experienced high levels of stress, depression, and anxiety. These frontline workers remained a vulnerable group with the second wave of the pandemic being more s…
View article: Alcohol dependence syndrome in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A cross sectional observational study
Alcohol dependence syndrome in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A cross sectional observational study Open
Background: Excessive alcohol use leads to a spectrum of liver disease. While physicians treat liver disease, the cause, i.e. alcohol, often remains untreated. This portends a poor overall outcome as such patients may continue to consume a…
View article: Delusional parasitosis: Report on response to olanzapine in a case series of 04 patients
Delusional parasitosis: Report on response to olanzapine in a case series of 04 patients Open
Delusional parasitosis (DP) is a type of delusional disorder which is characterised by single hypochondriacal delusion in which patient believes that he/she is infested with insects/worms/parasite. The authors present a case series of four…
View article: Positive mental health for all serving the under-served
Positive mental health for all serving the under-served Open
Mental disorders are major contributors to global burden of disease measured in Disability Adjusted Life Years (7% of all disease burden in 2017). Large treatment gaps for these disorders exist in all parts of the world. In India, overall …
View article: Selecting a thesis topic: A postgraduate’s dilemma
Selecting a thesis topic: A postgraduate’s dilemma Open
It is said that well begun is half done. Choosing a thesis topic and submitting a research protocol is an essential step in the life cycle of a postgraduate resident. National Medical Commission of India mandates that all postgraduate trai…
View article: Adding pre-emptive anticholinergics to antipsychotics
Adding pre-emptive anticholinergics to antipsychotics Open
Anti-psychotics are the mainstay of treatment for Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. Historically, anticholinergics have been prescribed to prevent or treat extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) associated with first-generation antipsychot…
View article: Identifying entrustable professional activities for postgraduation in psychiatry
Identifying entrustable professional activities for postgraduation in psychiatry Open
Background: Competency-based medical education (CBME) has been the mandate by regulatory bodies of medical education in India, and implementation is an evolving process. This study aimed to identify and propose a set of entrustable profess…
View article: Risk factors of postpartum depression
Risk factors of postpartum depression Open
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common puerperal psychiatric illnesses impairing quality of life and mental health of the mother and also the child. Aim: The aim is to study the prevalence and risk factors of PPD…
View article: Mental health impact of COVID-19 among health-care workers
Mental health impact of COVID-19 among health-care workers Open
Background: Health-care workers (HCWs) in COVID-19 pandemic have faced the major impact in providing care to infected persons. Most of the studies on mental health impact among HCW have not incorporated paramedical staff. Furthermore, they…
View article: Refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder complicated by alcohol withdrawal seizures in a female
Refractory obsessive–compulsive disorder complicated by alcohol withdrawal seizures in a female Open
Drug-resistant obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) has been defined as less than 25% reduction in yale brown obsessive compulsive scale (YBOCS) to at least two sequential selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor and clomipramine given for a …
View article: First-rank symptoms in Bipolar disorder
First-rank symptoms in Bipolar disorder Open
Despite their description as characteristic symptoms of schizophrenia, first-rank symptoms (FRS) are also seen in other conditions.[1] The prevalence of FRS was 70% in schizophrenia, 29% in psychotic bipolar disorder, and 18% in psychotic …
View article: Alzheimer's disease
Alzheimer's disease Open
Fifty million people are affected with dementia worldwide with Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounting for 70%–80% of these cases. In India alone, 4.1 million people suffered from dementia in 2015. To date, there are no definitive treatment op…
View article: Coping with the aftermath of COVID
Coping with the aftermath of COVID Open
COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of people worldwide. Economies world over have suffered slowdown with a direct impact on industry. The vulnerable industrial worker has suffered both financially and mentally. As the pandemic has beg…
View article: Regulating e-pharmacies: Whose job is it anyway?
Regulating e-pharmacies: Whose job is it anyway? Open
Sir, An e-pharmacy is an online pharmacy (OP) or internet pharmacy, which takes orders over the internet and sends the orders to customers through the mail or shipping companies.[1] During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a surge in s…
View article: Prevalence of childhood depression in school going adolescents in an urban Indian school
Prevalence of childhood depression in school going adolescents in an urban Indian school Open
BACKGROUND: Understanding the prevalence of a psychiatric disorder among children is essential for formulating sound public health policy. AIM: This study is aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression in urban school-going adolescents …