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The Feasibility and Preliminary Efficacy of a School-based Intervention on the Health Cognition of Adolescents Open

Soyuz John, Dhanasekara Pandian, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Adhin Bhaskar · 2025

Background: The major modifiable risk factors for noncommunicable diseases are physical inactivity, food habits, alcohol, and smoking. The risk factors typically emerge during adolescence and extend to the later years of life. Even though …

Safety and Tolerability of Xanomeline and Trospium Chloride in Schizophrenia Open

Inder Kaul, Amy Claxton, Sharon Sawchak, Colin Sauder, Stephen K. Brannan , et al. · 2025

Trial Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov identifiers: NCT03697252, NCT04659161, NCT04738123.

Prevalence of Nutritional Anaemia in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in the Absence of Renal Impairment Open

Suresh Kanna Subramaniam, Rajan Umashankar, Mullangi Chenchu Vinatha, Aravind Raj Elangovan, I Keerthana , et al. · 2024

The study shows that anemia is common in people with type 2 diabetes, especially if their blood sugar is not well controlled or as they get older. It highlights the need for regular blood tests to check for anemia in diabetes patients, esp…

Mental Health Santhe: A Cultural Approach Toward Community-based Mental Health Promotion Open

K. S. Meena, Latha Krishnamurthy, Anish V. Cherian, Kanmani Raju, Athyadi U. Shreedevi , et al. · 2024

Delivering non-communicable disease services through primary health care in selected south Asian countries: are health systems prepared? Open

Syed Masud Ahmed, Anand Krishnan, Obaida Abdul Karim, Kashif Shafique, Nahitun Naher , et al. · 2024

In the south Asian region, delivering non-communicable disease (NCD) prevention and control services through existing primary health-care (PHC) facilities is urgently required yet currently challenging. As the first point of contact with t…

Comparison of Clinical Profile and Current Status of the Treatment Nonadherent Persons with Mental Illness: A Study from a Rural Community Mental Health Center in India Open

Sudhir Babu Sriramalu, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Mohan Isaac, Janaki Raman Kalyanasundaram · 2024

Background: Treatment nonadherence comprises a combination of individual, family, social, treatment center, and illness-related factors. In this context, the present study aims to compare the clinical profile and the current status of pers…

Epidemiological analysis of mental health morbidity in Tamil Nadu Open

Damodharan Dinakaran, A. Vamsi Krishna, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Senthil Amudhan, Selvi Muthuswamy , et al. · 2023

Background: Existing psychiatric epidemiological studies from Tamil Nadu with methodological limitations and variations had under-reported the prevalence of mental morbidity. Robust data from a representative population-based epidemiologic…

Outcome of capacity building in mental health for well-being volunteers Open

Shivanand Yaresheemi, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Kavita V. Jangam, Padmavathy Doraiswamy, Manoj Kumar Sharma , et al. · 2023

Introduction Volunteering is any activity in which time is given to assist another individual, group, or organization. It assists people who want to get involved in philanthropic programs that help volunteers develop awareness and lead hea…

Psychological distress and quality of community life among migratory construction workers in India Open

Sudhir Babu Sriramalu, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Sadananda Reddy Annapally, Raju Birudu, Lakshmana Govindappa · 2023

Objectives: The objectives of this study are to elicit sociodemographic details, assess the level of psychological distress, and measure the quality of community life (QoCL) of migratory construction workers. Materials and Methods: A cross…

RCI or NCAHCP? Dilemmas About the Recognition of Psychiatric Social Work Professionals Open

Renjith R. Pillai, Srilatha Juvva, Jobin Tom, H. Sobhana, Aravind Raj Elangovan · 2022

Intervention-based mental health training for community level workers in India –A systematic review Open

Raghu Paramasivam, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Senthil Amudhan, John Vijay Sagar Kommu, Harshal Haridas , et al. · 2022

Community-level workers (CLWs) are frontline workers who function as mediators between the government and the community. They effectively and efficiently distribute government policies and welfare schemes directly to the public, especially…

Effectiveness of Individual Planned Teaching Programme (PTP) to the Caregivers on Prevention of Pressure Sores among Caregivers of Immobilised Patients Open

Aravind Raj Elangovan · 2021

An insight into the mental health needs of the common public of Tamil Nadu, India, subjected to COVID-19 lockdown, a rare unprecedented crisis Open

Karthikeyan Pandiyambakkam Rajendran, Srinivas Govindarajulu, Joseph Adaikalam, Valarmathi Srinivasan, Sudha Seshayyan , et al. · 2021

EFFECTIVENESS OF TOT WORKSHOP ON PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE IN DISASTER MANAGEMENT FOR NATIONAL DISASTER RESPONSE FORCE PERSONNEL Open

James Ranjith. P, Aravind Raj Elangovan, Ajinder Walia · 2020

Introduction: The efficient disaster response will depend primarily on effectiveness of training and re-training of specialized Disaster Response Forces in all dimensions of disaster management that includes psychosocial disaster preparedn…

DIETARY PRACTICES AND SELF ADHERENCE TO TYPE 2 DIABETIC MANAGEMENT AMONG URBAN POPULATION OF CHENNAI METROPOLITON CITY-A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY Open

Aravind Raj Elangovan, Adhithya Sankar · 2020

Background: The prevalence of Diabetes Mellitus is 2.4% among adults in rural population and 4-11.6 % in urban population. In recent years, the simultaneous acceleration of diabetes and obesity worldwide has led to increasingly sedentary l…

Addressing the mental health concerns of migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic: An experiential account Open

Rakesh Chander, Manisha Murugesan, Daniel Ritish, Damodharan Dinakaran, Vikram Arunachalam , et al. · 2020

The COVID pandemic has affected the world in a drastic manner taking a toll of not only human lives but also the economy and lifestyle. Of all the population suffering, the underprivileged and vulnerable groups have faced the maximum econo…

First 2 Years of Experience of “Residential Care” at “Sakalawara Rehabilitation Services,” National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India Open

Narayana Manjunatha, Preeti Pansari Agarwal, Harihara Nagabhushana Shashidhara, Mohan Palakode, Aravind Raj Elangovan , et al. · 2017

SRS kind of residential set-up is feasible and demonstrated effectiveness in maintaining continuity of care of SMDs. There is a need for better structured and customized interventions. There is further a scope for tele (video) aftercare fo…

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