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View article: Feasibility, acceptability and practicality of transcranial stimulation in obsessive compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): A randomised controlled crossover trial
Feasibility, acceptability and practicality of transcranial stimulation in obsessive compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): A randomised controlled crossover trial Open
View article: Person-Centered Medicine and Psychiatry – Emerging Perspectives
Person-Centered Medicine and Psychiatry – Emerging Perspectives Open
Person-centered medicine is dedicated to the promotion of health as a state of physical, mental, socio-cultural and spiritual wellbeing as well as to the reduction of disease, and founded on mutual respect for the dignity and responsibilit…
View article: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (r-TMS) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistance in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis and clinical implications
Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (r-TMS) and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor-resistance in obsessive-compulsive disorder: A meta-analysis and clinical implications Open
View article: New challenges in facing cyberchondria during the coronavirus disease pandemic
New challenges in facing cyberchondria during the coronavirus disease pandemic Open
View article: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (r-TMS) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder a Meta-Analysis and Clinical Implications
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (r-TMS) and Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor-Resistance in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder a Meta-Analysis and Clinical Implications Open
View article: Mental Health in an Unequal World - The Role of Social Determinants
Mental Health in an Unequal World - The Role of Social Determinants Open
The world, particularly in the past decade was shaped by events that exposed the drastic inequalities in modern-day societies. The social scientists and policy makers have looked at the interactions between these inequalities and health/il…
View article: Feasibility and acceptability of transcranial stimulation in obsessive–compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD)
Feasibility and acceptability of transcranial stimulation in obsessive–compulsive symptoms (FEATSOCS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) in obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) Open
View article: Early Career Psychiatry Section – World Association of Social Psychiatry – History and Future Directions
Early Career Psychiatry Section – World Association of Social Psychiatry – History and Future Directions Open
Early Career Psychiatry (ECP) sections have had a considerable impact on the way psychiatric associations function around the world. Early inclusion and participation of young professionals in an association's activities often is beneficia…
View article: The Need for a Paradigm Shift to Person-Centered Medicine during Pandemic Times
The Need for a Paradigm Shift to Person-Centered Medicine during Pandemic Times Open
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection has completely changed how the world looks at medicine. Unfortunately, the larger focus has been on the physical health only – epidemiology, clinical features, preventi…
View article: Effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): a meta-analysis
Effectiveness of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) for the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD): a meta-analysis Open
Aims OCD is a chronic and debilitating psychiatric illness. Current first-line treatments include serotonin reuptake inhibitors and cognitive behavioural therapy, but a substantial minority of patients fail to respond adequately, requiring…
View article: Bridging the gap – MTI experience to an excellent MTI experience – An experiential, theme driven, concordance verifying study
Bridging the gap – MTI experience to an excellent MTI experience – An experiential, theme driven, concordance verifying study Open
Aims To collate experiences of international medical graduates (trained psychiatrists) on the Medical Training Initiative (MTI) and equivalent programs (International Medical Fellowship (IMF)/CESR Fellowships) in the United Kingdom and to …
View article: Undergraduate education in psychiatry in India
Undergraduate education in psychiatry in India Open
Medical education curricula, from around the world, have often neglected psychiatry as a subject of importance in undergraduate medical training. In India, the scenario has not been different from the rest of the world. The National Mental…
View article: Approach to Informed Consent in Telepsychiatric Service: Indian Perspective
Approach to Informed Consent in Telepsychiatric Service: Indian Perspective Open
Consent is an essential and important medico-legal prerequisite for a patient’s treatment. This necessitates the service provider to participate in the informed consent process and discuss the risk-benefit of the proposed treatment, the be…
View article: Undergraduate Education in Psychiatry in India
Undergraduate Education in Psychiatry in India Open
Medical education curricula, from around the world, have often neglected psychiatry as a subject of importance in undergraduate medical training. In India, the scenario has not been different from the rest of the world. The National Mental…
View article: Comments on “perspectives, attitude, and practice of lithium prescription among psychiatrists in India”
Comments on “perspectives, attitude, and practice of lithium prescription among psychiatrists in India” Open
Sir, The article by Mandal et al.[1] aims to address the knowledge, attitude, and practice of lithium among a subset of psychiatrists in India. To find out the lithium prescribing practice among psychiatrists, the authors chose an online s…
View article: Utilization of primary health-care infrastructure in tackling COVID-19
Utilization of primary health-care infrastructure in tackling COVID-19 Open
There is a wide discrepancy in India on how the various states have responded to the threat posed by COVID-19. The response strategy and its success varied from State to State and the strength of the primary health care has been an importa…
View article: Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Success Story from Kerala, India
Coronavirus Disease 2019: The Success Story from Kerala, India Open
Kerala, a state in the southern part of India, has recently been in the news for its successful handling of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. Here, we briefly share the various factors leading to this success so that these can be lear…
View article: Social Psychiatry – Why is it important in clinical practice?
Social Psychiatry – Why is it important in clinical practice? Open
Social Psychiatry – Why is it important in clinical practice?-TJP-Print ISSN No:- Online ISSN No:-2455-8559Article DOI No:-10.18231/j.tjp.2019.021,Telangana Journal of Psychiatry-IP Innovative Publication Pvt Limited, Medical Journals Publ…
View article: Comments on “Utilization of Emergency Psychiatry Service in a Tertiary Care Centre in North Eastern India: A Retrospective Study”
Comments on “Utilization of Emergency Psychiatry Service in a Tertiary Care Centre in North Eastern India: A Retrospective Study” Open
View article: Psychiatrist in Court: Indian Scenario
Psychiatrist in Court: Indian Scenario Open
The impetus for practical exposure to legalities that arise in the context of psychiatry and law is minimal in postgraduate training in psychiatry and curriculum. Those who choose to get trained often do not get first-hand exposure to cour…
View article: Is it the right time to implement Community Treatment Order in India?
Is it the right time to implement Community Treatment Order in India? Open
India enacted the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA 2017) on April 7, 2017 to align and harmonize with United Nations Convention on Persons with Disabilities and the principles of prioritizing human rights protection. While MHCA 2017 is or…
View article: Data for: Video based interventions to improve compliance with prescribed drug regimens
Data for: Video based interventions to improve compliance with prescribed drug regimens Open
It is a asynchronous video based approach to improve drug compliance and possible with iOS, android application based smartphone and tablets with video recording applications devices
View article: Cost estimation for the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017
Cost estimation for the implementation of the Mental Healthcare Act 2017 Open
The Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 (MHCA) was a step that was essential, once the Government of India ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities in 2007. The MHCA looks to protect, promote, and fulfill t…
View article: Comments on “Study of depression, anxiety and stress among Class IV workers in a medical college in Delhi”
Comments on “Study of depression, anxiety and stress among Class IV workers in a medical college in Delhi” Open
View article: Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and homeless persons with mental illness in India
Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and homeless persons with mental illness in India Open
Homeless persons with mental illness (HPMI) suffer indignities due to shirking of all obligations by the society. In addition, the HPMI is denied all rights available to citizens, such as confidentiality, privacy, safety, right to practice…
View article: Making the most of Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Practitioners' perspective
Making the most of Mental Healthcare Act 2017: Practitioners' perspective Open
The Mental Healthcare Act (MHCA) 2017, after parliamentary approval in 2017, came into effect from May 29, 2018. It is rights-based and empowers the patients to make their own choices unless they become incapacitous due to mental illness. …
View article: Sale of medicines by Registered Medical Practitioners at their clinics: Legal and ethical issues
Sale of medicines by Registered Medical Practitioners at their clinics: Legal and ethical issues Open
In India, manufacturing, storing, transportation, distribution, and dispensing of drugs are licensed and regulated under the drugs and cosmetic act, 1940; Indian Medical Council Act, 1956; the Pharmacy Act, 1948; and the Narcotic Drugs and…
View article: Prioritizing rural and community mental health in India
Prioritizing rural and community mental health in India Open
With a huge population of 1.3 billion and deficient mental health personnel and infrastructure, India needs newer strategies for rural and community mental health care. There is a huge and unmet gap in mental health services, which needs o…
View article: Stigma toward psychiatric disorders - National and International perspectives
Stigma toward psychiatric disorders - National and International perspectives Open
View article: Global mental health movement has helped in reducing the global burden of psychiatric disorders
Global mental health movement has helped in reducing the global burden of psychiatric disorders Open
Introduction “Mental health is an integral part of health and social services provision, but has received inadequate attention by policy makers and also by society in general. Mental disorders impose an enormous disease burden and an incre…