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Family Stress among Persons with Neurotic Disorders
No full textIntroduction: Family stress is a common phenomenon in our present social system. Sometimes it has been managed by the family members through their own dynamic life style but failing to cope up with their stress often resulted into neurotic disorders.
Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, cross-sectional study. Using random sampling method 92 samples were taken out of the total 871 persons with neurotic disorders attained the outpatient department (OPD) of Psychiatric Centre, Jaipur, India in one year. The required information was gathered through an interview schedule design for study.
Result: On the analysis of the data, it was found that more than one-third respondents having the conflict of various degrees with spouse; near one-fourth of the sample had inter-personal conflict with parental family of spouse (in-laws); one-fifth had conflict with other persons with his/her sibling and finally one-eight has conflict with their own parents. The cause of conflict with their family members was mainly due to environmental and economic tension in the nature of inter-personal relationships which creates stress in the family relationship. The impact of stress on body function was sleep disturbances in thirty per cent cases.
Conclusion: In the present study sample most of them were having interpersonal conflict in the family. The basic cause of the conflict was found to be due to environmental and economic tensions which affected the body function in the forms of sleep disturbance in thirty per cent cases.
Keywords: Family stress, neurotic disorder
Helping Families of Persons with Mental Illness: Role of Psychiatric Social Work
No full textFamilies’ ability to adapt positively to a new situation is important to maintain a healthy balance in any difficult situation. It plays a major role in cure and recovery from mental illness. Studies reported that families with severe mental illness often have poor adaptation and functioning. The gross dysfunction in family functioning may be the cause and outcome of mental illness. Families often lack knowledge about the illness and illness management skills. Proper guidance and support from mental health professionals play a significant role in the success of treatment and recovery. The present article will discuss about the strategies for developing better acceptance, providing proper professional support and harvesting resources in the living community to help the families with mentally ill by giving a key focus on the role of Mental Health Social Work.
Keywords: family, mentally ill, adaptation skills, recovery, mental health social wor
Acceptance of Mental Illness Promoting Recovery among Culturally Diverse Groups
No full textAuthors: Lauren Mizock and Zlatka Russinova
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Print Publication Date: Jun 2016
Print ISBN-13: 9780190204273
Published online: Sep 2016
DOI:10.1093/med:psych/9780190204273.001.0001
Pages: 208
Paperback
Price: $47.95
This book has ten chapters covers a wide range of topic of acceptance of mental illness, comprehensively that is often observed in our social setup but some of these issues are often overlooked
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 !!
Effectiveness of supportive therapy on quality of life among person with chronic schizophrenia: A randomized control trial
Get PDFBackground: Quality of life is a multidimensional concept comprising material, physical, social, emotional wellbeing; Supportive psychotherapy has been developed as an approach to address the long-term difficulties of patients with chronic diseases and complaints.
Aim of the Study: Present study was aimed to investigate the effectiveness of supportive therapy on quality of life among person with schizophrenia at occupational rehabilitation centre. Methodology: This was a hospital based quasi experimental research in which pre and post with control group design was used. Twenty male patients diagnosed with schizophrenia according to ICD-10 DCR were selected for the study. Two stage sampling was used first stage participants (with screening) were selected purposively and in the second stage systematic random technique was used for creating experimental and control groups. A self prepared Motivational Analysis Checklist and WHO Quality of Life Brief was used for pre and post assessment.
Results: Study reports supportive psychotherapy significantly improves participant’s quality of life.
Keywards: Supportive therapy, quality of life, chronic schizophreni
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
HIV Disclosure: Parental Perceptions in Disclosing Perinatally HIV Infected Children about their HIV Positive Status
No full textBackground: The increased access to antiretroviral treatment resulted in increased survival rates among the children infected with HIV/AIDs and also led to the improved quality of life of sero-positive children. The chronic medical conditions in the paediatric population pose a range of potential psychosocial challenges and also disclosure of HIV status to the positive children. The current study aimed to understand the Parental Perceptions on Disclosure of diagnosis to their HIV Positive Children. Methodology: For this purpose the researcher used qualitative method in which 13 parents were interviewed to understand the parental perception about disclosure of HIV status to their perinatally infected children and challenges in disclosure. Results and Conclusion: The results were analyzed used thematic approach. The findings of the study showed lack of understanding of importance of disclosing HIV status to their positive children, fears of post disclosure impact and lack of consensus among few parents regarding who should disclose HIV status to the infected children and adolescents.
Keywords: Children, disclosure, HIV/AIDS, perinatal, parent
Mediating Structural Factors in Mental Health in Indian Context
No full textA structural condition, such as an economic crisis, wherein populations experience large scale job and income losses are generally seen to be related to increased rates of suicides. Mental health problems may be seen either as a response to adjust to such and other societal-level strains. Societies, where inequalities are relatively less, are seen to have better mental health, while in those where resources are unequally distributed have poorer well-being. There has been a growing interest regarding the effects of deprived social environments and its organization on its members' mental health. While particular racial groups in Western countries are more likely to be exposed to mentally unwell conditions, could such an explanation be tenable among specific minority groups in India. Research that looks into the social contexts of minority communities and the ways in which caste in India affects health in general and mental health, in particular, would be able to shed additional insights. Inequalities in terms of access to basic health care among poorer groups and skewed regional distribution of availability, the lack of its provisioning or an absence of it in itself should be considered as an important factor of large scale structural discrimination. A conceptual framework that is able to explain the pathways through which race or caste, gender, and SES interact and operate in complex ways to affect emotional well-being of some of these groups is now seen by many to be a more socially all-encompassing explanation by which these factors are inter-relationally understood better.
Keywords: Structural factors, mental health, Indian context, socio-economic statu
Sexuality in Adolescents with Intellectual disability: Felt Needs of Parents
No full textIntroduction: Felt needs of primary caregivers of adolescents with intellectual disabilities (AWID) with regard to sexuality issues have been an under researched area. The present study aimed to develop scientific knowledge in this area. This study gave a better insight into the less spoken area of sexuality among adolescents with intellectual disability, especially in the Indian context.
Methodology: An exploratory design was adopted for this study which involved analysing the review of the literature, 20 unstructured interviews, 35 structured individual interviews, 10 key person interviews and 4 focus group discussions with 16 participants.
Result: The specific concerns of parents with regard to educating sexuality issues of their Intellectually Disabled adolescents were identified.
Conclusion: The findings emphasised the need for adequate knowledge attitude and practice among the parents in order to deal with the sexuality issues of adolescents with intellectual disability. This also laid the base for developing suitable tools and intervention programs for this population.
Keywords: Adolescents, sexuality, intellectual disability, needs, parent
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