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Prof. R Parthasarathy : Retd. Professor, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work NIMHANS, Bengaluru
No full textDr. 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
As a professional social work educator for the past 37 years, he created a special place in the annals of social work education and in the hearts of his students and professional colleagues within the country and outside. He positively transformed the lives of many of his students and professional colleagues.He was undaunted by challenges and was always affirmative in his passion to create avenues for students to realise their goals through academic pursuancHe was truly an educator extraordinaire, a teacher par excellence and an astute leader
Both as a student and a teacher, to numerous other important and prestigious positions, Dr. Partha, as fondly known, practised with a sense of social responsibility that kept pace with the growth of his professional skills as a teacher and supervisor. With determination and conviction, he explored many different approaches seeking greater understanding of the solution of the plethora of issues with the objective to deliver desired and lasting results.
He was well known as a good teacher, trainer, educator, researcher, clinician, role model and mentor for many of his students, who were pursuing their various degrees in social work education at various universities and faculty members of psychiatric social work and various other allied disciplines.His generous and unending mentorship of students is legendary – students wholeheartedly expressed their gratitude for creating an enriching environment and for the lifelong impact he had on their learning and professional development as future professionals, mentors and scholars. Students and colleagues alike had been struck by his calm but genuine enthusiasm, his remarkable imagination, innovative thinking and creativity, witty responses and the gentle humility underlying his extraordinary accomplishments.
Dr. Partha published more than 250 scientific academic research papers in reputed professional academic journals and textbooks.He had also served as an active member of many Academic Councils and functioned as an honorary member of the University Boards for the selection of several professors and faculty of social work at several prestigious universities. His significant contributions were in the areas of professional social work practice in general and child psychiatry, school mental health, life skills education, community mental health and family psychiatry in particular.
His leadership and monumental contributions facilitated and empowered the Department of Psychiatric Social Work at NIMHANS to enhance the professional contributions of its human resource and to undertake many ongoing social research projects
As a person, he epitomized all the life skills and he was also well known for the practice of spirituality in his day-to-day personal and professional activities. His zeal, passion and dedication to social work education is unparalleled and has gone a long way in recognizing and respecting his students and professional colleagues who were associated with him in varied capacities.
Dr. Parthasir, we miss you !!
Occupational Stress among Anganawadi Workers in Kerala State, India: Implications in Psychiatric Social Work
No full textBackground: Stress related to one’s job is referred as occupational stress. It occurs due to unexpected responsibilities and pressure on the person. The Anganawadi workers under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) scheme are the grass root level workers in India. They are expected to do all the holistic activities related to Anganawadi children, adolescent girls and breast feeding mothers. Apart from that they are assigned to do surveys, election work, polio irradiation program and so on. All these additional activities apart from their routine work can lead to extreme stress among Anganawadi workers. The present study was conducted among the Anganawadi workers of Kasargod district in Kerala to unearth the level of occupational stress experienced by them. Methodology: A descriptive research design is used in the study. The universe of the study was Kanhangad additional area in Kasargod, Kerala. From the master list of Anganwadi workers working in the three panchayath sunder the block, namely Pallikkara, Pullu-Periye and Uduma, thirty (30) were randomly selected as respondents (sample). Anganwadi workers in service at least for the past oneyear and have given written consent were only included in the study. Data was collected from the respondents using (1) a socio-demographic profile and (2) Occupational Stress scale [1]. Approval for the study was granted by the research committee of the Department of Social Work, Central University of Kerala and the data collection was completed in the month of November, 2016. Results: Data was analyzed to unearth the level of occupational stress among the respondents. It revealed that 83.3% Anganwadi workers were experiencing moderate level of stress and another 16.7% reported severe stress. Also, workers with lesser experience in service perceived higher occupational stress. Conclusion: Occupational stress is a reality among Anganwadi workers. Departmental intervention, Implementation of Stress management to harmonize the personal, professional and social life of the workers, booster training and handholding exercises, preparation of stress information materials and its dissemination among workers are suggested.
Keywords: Occupation, stress, ICDS, Anganwadi worker
Personality Traits among Frequent and Infrequent Facebook Users
Get PDFBackground: Use of Facebook is a most common phenomenon in the present world. However, it has been seen that gradually excessive use of Facebook often creates some psychological problems. Literature shows that there are some specific personality profiles which are responsible for excessive Facebook use. So the main objective of the study is to reveal the specific personality profile of frequent and infrequent Facebook users. Methodology: A group of 30 frequent Facebook users of Agartala were compared with a group of 30 infrequent Facebook users aged between 18-24 years in respect to their personality traits and leisure time activity preferences with the help of Cattell's 16 Personality Questionnaire and a general information schedule. Results: The result reveals that the frequent Facebook users are enthusiastic, cheerful, talkative, frank, expressive, quick, alert, and imperturbable, they put more emphasis in concrete thinking, they are also undependable, unsteady, quitting. And the infrequent Facebook users are self sufficient, independent, resolute, and accustomed to going their own way, making decisions and taking actions by their own and they also put more emphasis in concrete thinking. Conclusion: It may be concluded from the study that there is a significant difference between personality traits of frequent and infrequent Facebook users. However, a study with a larger sample may reveal more information regarding this issue.
Keywords: Personality traits, facebook users
Mental Health Act 2017 and Psychiatric Social Work Practice
No full textI feel a strong need for a journal on Psychiatric Social Work, and I don't think I need to justify why. The strongest reason is the current development in Psychiatric Social Work (PSW) teaching and training institutions and the rapid growth in research and publication, with hundreds of journals now emerging. I explored various options and was set to start a new journal, but then the name 'Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work' came to mind. This journal was started by Dr. R.K. Upadhyay, then the head of the Department of Psychiatric Social Work, and was published by the Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. The first volume was published in 1972 and continued regularly until 1978, with volume VII being the last before it was discontinued. Many eminent faculty professionals have written papers for this journal, and it was indexed in Psychological Abstracts, USA. Finally, after trying for two years, I came into contact with Dr. R.K. Upadhyay, and he graciously granted me permission to continue the Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work from the next volume. So, this is the story behind the journal which is now in your hands
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Get PDFI feel a strong need for a journal on Psychiatric Social Work, I don't think I need to justify why? The strongest reason isthe current development in Psychiatric Social Work (PSW) teaching and training institutions and rapid growth in researchand publication; where hundreds of journals are now coming up. I explored the various options and I was set to start anewthe journal, but then the name of the 'Indian Journal of Psychiatric Social Work' came in my mind which was started by Dr. R.K. Upadhayay, then the head Department of Psychiatric Social Work and publishing from Central Institute ofPsychiatry, Ranch. The first volume was published in 1972 and was in regular publication till 1978, volumeVIIwaswas lastthen discontinued many eminent faculty professionals have written paper for this journal and it was indexed inPsychological Abstracts, USA. Finally, I came into contact with Dr. R.K. Upadhayaywhich I was trying for two yearsand he graciously granted me permission to continue the Indian Journal of Psychiatric SocialWorkfromnext volume. Sothis is the story behind this journal which is now in your hand
Psychiatric Social Work Program in Rural Community: A Multi-sectoral Initiative
Get PDFBackground: Community based programmes with the combined focus on promotive and curative aspects are the planned objective of interventions and services organised by psychiatric social workers in a rural community for identification and treatment linkage provision for mental health problems. Aim of the Study: The aim of the survey is to find out the mental health related problems in the rural community and to provide psychiatric social work services in the rural community by providing linkages to community based psychiatric extension services. Methods: This research cum intervention program used a survey method, with the universe of the study consisting of all the persons residing in Samardoloni village in Sootea Block, in Sonitpur district of Assam. People, who are permanent members of their respective household of Samardoloni village, formed the sample for the present study. Household survey was done with data being collected through the semi-structured tool for socio-demographic data and clinical information. Psychiatric social work programme was conducted in the community for awareness' and de-stigmatization of mental illness. Results: In the survey, 271 households were assessed and it was found that in the surveyed village, forty-seven (47) persons were identified as having mental illness and other related problems; eleven (11) persons were having Epilepsy, thirteen (13) persons had Psychosis, eight (8) persons had Somatization disorder, five (5) persons had Child related psychiatric disorder and ten(10) people were having substance related disorders. Awareness program on mental health and illness was conducted in the community at three levels. First, at the Community-level, sensitization for acceptance and de-stigmatizations of mental illness, secondly, at the School-level, addressing various problems of children and adolescents for teachers and children, and thirdly, at the group level, targeted knowledge and information was given to the persons identified with mental disorders during the survey and were further motivated to access treatment at the local PHC where psychiatric treatment was available. Conclusion: Psychiatric social worker services can address various mental health issues through inter-sectoral collaboration with local rural functionaries. Focused activities for various groups can be useful at community-level for identifications, acceptance, de-stigmatization of mental illness and providing psychosocial care in the community. The role of a psychiatric social worker as a networker for linkage building and coordinating is emphasized apart from being a researcher and as an interventionist in psychiatric social work. Initiative resulted in treatment accession for 37 patients of the 47 identified. Community participation formed an integral component in mobilizing and utilizing community members and for early identification and linkage provision for treatment. The initiative impacted inter-sectoral systems to plan, coordinate, assess, educate, counsel and link- up and sustain within the community resources.
Keywords: Community, psychiatric social work, mental illnes
Socio Demographic and Clinical Profile of Indoor Female Patients of RINPAS
Get PDFThe role of women is very crucial in our society. She cares for her parents, partner, children and other relatives. She performs all types of duties in family and also in the society without any expectations. Because of playing many roles, women often face many challenges in their life including both physical and mental. Mental health problems affect women and men equally, but some problems are more common among women including both physical and mental health problems. Aim of the study- The present study is aimed to describe and compare the clinical and socio-demographic correlates of female mentally ill patients. Methods and Materials: The study includes 180 female mentally ill patients based on cross sectional design and the sample for the study was drawn purposively. A semi structured socio-demographic data sheet was prepared to collect relevantinformation as per the need of the study. Result: The present study reveals that the socio-demographic factors contribute a vital role in mental illness. Findings also showed that majority of patients had mental problems in the age range of 20-30 have high rate. Illiterate and primary level of education and daily wage working women as well as low and middle socio-economic status women are more prone to have mental illness. Other factors like marital status, type of family and religion etc. are also important factors for mental illness.
Keywords: Socio demographic profile, female, psychiatric patien
Perceived social support and burden of care of male and female caregivers of patient with schizophrenia
Get PDFBackground: Schizophrenia is associated with a high familial, social and economic burden. Schizophrenia is also associated with a high level of disability which may create impediments on the social and economic areas of the patients as well as on their respective family networks. Families with schizophrenia may encounter problems such as impairment of health and wellbeing of other family members, restriction of social activities of the family members and shrinking of support from the social network.
Aims: The present study examined the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional study examining the difference in perceived social support and burden of care between the male and female caregivers of patients with schizophrenia. The sample consisted of 60 (30 male and 30 female) caregivers of the patients with the diagnosis of schizophrenia as per ICD-10-DCR.
Results and Conclusion: This study revealed that male caregivers perceived more social support and less burden of care as compared to female caregivers.
Keywords: Gender, social support, burden, schizophreni
Study of Depression, Anxiety and Stress among School Going Adolescents
Get PDFBackground: Adolescents; the bright hope of the future are characterized by many physical, emotional and developmental changes. However, during this stage, some of adolescents, experience anxious feeling, overwhelming sense of fear, depression and academic stress. Adolescents can experience various life stresses ranging from catastrophic or traumatic life events, persistent strain and daily hassles. Thus Present study was carried out to check the depression, anxiety and stress in this population. Material and Method: It is a cross-sectional study, in which 200 adolescents were taken; equally boys and girls using purposive sampling. Assessment was done using Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale-DASS (Hindi Version). The statistical analysis was carried out using the SPSS Windows 16.0 software package. The analysis of the obtained data was done using various descriptive and inferential statistics. Results: The scores of students in all three domains of Depression, anxiety, and Stress scale were found to be remarkably correlated. It was seen that depression was significantly more common among the female students than the male students. Conclusion: Overall findings suggest that these adolescents are at high risk of developing depression and anxiety disorder. Adolescents with stress need to be identified early and interventions to reduce academic stress need to be provided which are likely to affect the occurrence and severity of depression and anxiety.
Keywords: Adolescents, depression, anxiety, stres
Marital Quality and Social Functioning in spouses of individuals with and without Alcohol Dependence
No full textIntroduction: Alcohol is one of the leading substances abused worldwide. Alcohol affects the user’s ability to perceive, integrate and process information and can increase the user’s sense of personal power and domination over others especially their spouses. Alcohol addiction causes marital disharmony and instances of family violence leading to an unhealthy ambience in the family environment. This study intends to explore two important areas related to the spouses of alcohol addicted individuals i.e. marital quality and their social functioning. Methodology: Study Design: Cross sectional comparative studyVenue: Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi. Samples: total sample size of the study was sixty; 30 participants were the spouses of Alcohol dependent (AD) who fulfilled the criteria of ICD-10-DCR and 30 participants were from normal population. Statistical measures: Descriptive statistics chi-square and independent samples’ T test used for comparison and Pearson’s Correlation Coefficient was used for correlation. Results: Spouses of alcohol addicted individuals perceived significantly lesser marital quality and social functioning than the spouses of non-alcoholic individuals. There is positive relation between marital quality of life and social functioning of spouses of alcohol dependent individuals. Conclusion: Spouses of alcohol dependent individuals have lower marital quality as well as social functioning in comparison to spouses of individuals not dependent on alcohol.
Keywords: Marital quality, social functioning, spouses, alcohol dependenc