7+5=13, Dysphrenia, and OJPAS®
Journal Title: Open Journal of Psychiatry & Allied Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 2
Abstract
This editorial draws the timeline of the journal at the backdrop of mental health scenario in a low and middle income country.
Authors and Affiliations
Shyamanta Das, Simanta Talukdar
Psychotherapeutic management of hypochondriasis: a case study
Objectives: The present study aims to explore the course of hypochondriasis and to assess the efficacy of psychotherapeutic management in alleviating the symptoms associated with hypochondriasis and to improve the client...
Reliability and validity of the Screening Tool for Assessment of Psychosocial Problems
Background: While working in a multidisciplinary team, many a time there is lack of clarity or connivance who will work on what issue and how to decide about a referral to another team member, particularly to the psychia...
Stress, anxiety, and depression among individuals with epilepsy
Background: Epilepsy is a disorder characterised by recurrent seizures of cerebral origin, presenting with episodes of sensory, motor, or autonomic phenomenon with or without loss of consciousness. Patients with epilepsy...
A cross-sectional comparative study of insomnia, depression, and suicidality between male and female prisoners of Guwahati Central Jail
Background: Female prisoners are consistently reported to suffer more from insomnia, affective disturbances, and higher suicide rates than males. Objective: To compare the prevalence of insomnia, depression, and suicidal...
Rett's syndrome: a case report
Rett’s syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that occurs almost exclusively in females and has a typically deteriorating course. We describe a case of Rett’s syndrome in a girl of three years. She had normal developm...