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“Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall…Who is the Fairest of Them All?”—Body Image and Its Role in Sexual Health
Abstract Changing times on a global scale have seen a paradigm shift in the perception of “idealness” of body shape and construct of beauty. This has far-reaching impacts on several spheres of life from psychological, physical, as well as sexual health. The influence of attitudes, beliefs, culture…
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Psychosomatic interface: psychological distress and perceived stress in psoriasis patients in a tertiary care hospital in South India
Introduction: Psoriasis is worldwide but the prevalence varies among different ethnicities. Reported prevalence of psoriasis in North India of 0.8% in the seventies has now risen to 2.8%. Psoriasis is associated with significant psychological distress and psychiatric morbidity. Data on Indian…
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Anorexia nervosa in rural South India
Anorexia Nervosa, an eating disorder having first been identified in the 17th Century Europe has been considered a western syndrome with emphasis on slimness as a measure of feminine beauty. Global development and rapid changes in South-East Asian countries in economy, mindsets, and Adoption of…
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“Extant of the living dead”: a case report on Cotard’s syndrome and its treatment aspects from a tertiary care hospital in India
Cotard’s syndrome has always borne a historical construct, being linked to pure psychosis, affective disorders as well as organic disorders like Parkinson’s, temporal lobe epilepsy, migraine, and cerebral infarction. Emphasis has remained on the psychopathology, involving beliefs of negation…
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A Comparative Assessment of Empathy in Medical Undergraduates: First-year Medical Undergraduates versus Final-year Medical Undergraduates in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India
Introduction: Empathy anchors the doctor–patient relationship, making the interaction therapeutic in itself. The concept of empathy, although considered an essential ingredient in the make-up of a physician, remains an unmeasured, untaught entity. Very often, it is considered an inherent trait…
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A Chronicle of Sexuality in the Indian Subcontinent
Abstract Human sexuality has been researched, documented, and scrutinized through the centuries but persists in retaining its unfathomable depths in its layers. Sexuality in India has undergone paradigm shifts from the Bronze Age civilization to present-day India. Ever changing facets dependent on…
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Love, Veritably—A Mélange of Love, Intimacy, Attraction, and Sensuality
Love forms the theme of various poems, plays, historic as well as contemporary literature, and is glorified in art and music, deliberated upon in speeches, celebrated on the silver-screen. Nevertheless, the scientific basis of love remains wrapped in mysticism although there have been advances in…
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A study of methods used by adolescent suicide attempters in rural South Inida
Background: As per the World Health Organization, India has one of the highest suicide rates in the world. Aims: Our study aims to explore the characteristics of child and adolescent suicides, focussing on common methods used, and the socio-economic and literacy status of this particularly…
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An exploration of psychological distress and stigma in frontline workers amidst COVID-19 from Andhra Pradesh, India
Background: Time has evidenced the impact of various pandemics on the human race, and specifically the impact on the healthcare workforce assigned to the forefront. The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brought in similar challenges across the globe, and also nationally. Mental health-related…
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The Preventive Role of Perceived Social Support in Postpartum Psychiatric Morbidity: Insights from a Rural Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India
Introduction: Postpartum psychiatric disorders show a rising trend in developing countries, where the lack of social support is a major risk factor. Evidence from Western scientific literature also reports of similar preventive role of social support in postpartum psychiatric states. However, the…
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The Mirror Has Two Faces: A Unique Case of Delusional Parasitosis with Cotard’s Syndrome in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India
Delusional parasitosis is a psychiatric disorder wherein a person strongly believes themselves being infected by a parasite. Cotard’s syndrome is a neuropsychiatric disorder of rarity that occurs as nihilistic delusions ranging from denial of the existence of body parts to negating one’s existence…
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Postexposure psychological sequelae in frontline health workers to COVID-19 in Andhra Pradesh, India
Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 has engulfed the globe since December 2019. Healthcare workers remain at the forefront of this battle, and like prior pandemics face mental health challenges along with physical risks. We…
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An exploration of perspective of knowledge, attitude and help seeking behaviour in pregnant women and their families towards psychiatric ailments in a primary health care setting in South India – A cross sectional study
Background: Mental illness, often linked to ignorance and superstitions, significantly impacts women’s mental health, particularly during pregnancy—marked by significant physical, emotional, and psychological changes. Prenatal mental health screening face challenges like stigma and lack of…
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Founding and managing a mental health establishment under the Mental Healthcare Act 2017
The World Health Organization Atlas reveals lower bed and mental health professionals ratio per population in India. This may be due to a poor allocation of funding in the mental health sector by the Government. This resulted in a lack of complete and comprehensive care ranging from acute treatment…
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The prospective, 24-week assessment of cost-efficacy of and compliance to antidepressant medications in a rural setting (PACECAR) study
Background: Anxiety and depression are common mental health disorders that are responsible for considerable societal burden. There are no data on cost-efficacy and medication compliance related to the treatment of these disorders in rural India. Materials and Methods: All consenting adults (n =…