Bibliotherapy refers to a dynamic process that occurs when mindful reading of books helps the reader to gain potential insight into their life experiences, overcome negative emotions, and enhance adaptive coping. The key to effective therapeutic reading involves selecting developmentally appropriate books with portrayed characters, situations, and emotional experiences with whom the child can identify. Children’s literature can be used as a pedagogical and clinical tool to teach values, facilitate emotional growth, and promote healthy development. The present case report demonstrates that parent-directed bibliotherapy has the potential to reduce childhood fears and help young children come to terms with loss in a nonthreatening and engaging way. The easy accessibility and low cost make bibliotherapy the treatment of choice in low- and middle-income countries where there is a need for alternative options for the delivery of services due to the scarce availability of trained child mental health professionals.
{"title":"Healing with Storybooks","authors":"P. Malhi, B. Bharti","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_76_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_76_21","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Bibliotherapy refers to a dynamic process that occurs when mindful reading of books helps the reader to gain potential insight into their life experiences, overcome negative emotions, and enhance adaptive coping. The key to effective therapeutic reading involves selecting developmentally appropriate books with portrayed characters, situations, and emotional experiences with whom the child can identify. Children’s literature can be used as a pedagogical and clinical tool to teach values, facilitate emotional growth, and promote healthy development. The present case report demonstrates that parent-directed bibliotherapy has the potential to reduce childhood fears and help young children come to terms with loss in a nonthreatening and engaging way. The easy accessibility and low cost make bibliotherapy the treatment of choice in low- and middle-income countries where there is a need for alternative options for the delivery of services due to the scarce availability of trained child mental health professionals.\u0000","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48553018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-08DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_101_21
S. Bhattacharya, Aarti Karahda, A. Aggarwal, Kuldeep Saneja, A. Pandey
Unprecedented circumstances necessitate extraordinary measures. Professionals in health care have been the frontline fighters against COVID-19. They have worked tirelessly, putting their own and family members’ lives at risk. We would like to share our personal experience with using lessons from Lord Hanuman’s life and how they can be applied during the COVID-19 era. The easy connection between a person’s mental health and the almighty, combined with a deep faith in mythology, appears to make it an easy way to boost fighters’ morale.
{"title":"Teachings from the Life of Lord Hanuman","authors":"S. Bhattacharya, Aarti Karahda, A. Aggarwal, Kuldeep Saneja, A. Pandey","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_101_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_101_21","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Unprecedented circumstances necessitate extraordinary measures. Professionals in health care have been the frontline fighters against COVID-19. They have worked tirelessly, putting their own and family members’ lives at risk. We would like to share our personal experience with using lessons from Lord Hanuman’s life and how they can be applied during the COVID-19 era. The easy connection between a person’s mental health and the almighty, combined with a deep faith in mythology, appears to make it an easy way to boost fighters’ morale.\u0000","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45527363","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-08DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_315_21
A. M. G. Sanjali, S. Srinivasan, V. Raghavan
{"title":"Mental Health for Youth","authors":"A. M. G. Sanjali, S. Srinivasan, V. Raghavan","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_315_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_315_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43510806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-08DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_210_21
D. Ram, Akash Mathew
Many decades has passed since the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry was founded, and the social psychiatry movement in India began, but overall growth in this discipline has been gradual. In India, the field of psychiatry is rapidly expanding, and there is a need to reflect and consider what may be done to address the issues of social psychiatry. In recent years, it has been stated that social psychiatry is in trouble as an academic and medical discipline. We have attempted to highlight the importance of social psychiatry and its current state, developments, and challenges in this article. We also tried to envision future scenarios and offer suggestions for overcoming obstacles.
{"title":"Social Psychiatry amid Biological Psychiatry and Indian Perspective","authors":"D. Ram, Akash Mathew","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_210_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_210_21","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 Many decades has passed since the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry was founded, and the social psychiatry movement in India began, but overall growth in this discipline has been gradual. In India, the field of psychiatry is rapidly expanding, and there is a need to reflect and consider what may be done to address the issues of social psychiatry. In recent years, it has been stated that social psychiatry is in trouble as an academic and medical discipline. We have attempted to highlight the importance of social psychiatry and its current state, developments, and challenges in this article. We also tried to envision future scenarios and offer suggestions for overcoming obstacles.\u0000","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49268403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-07-08DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_155_21
P. Malhi, P. Singhi
There is a paucity of research on the personal experiences of individuals regarding disclosure of diagnosis of autism in India. In this case report, we share the journey of a 19-year-old male, who learned about his high functioning autism diagnosis when he was diagnosed at 8 years of age, to highlight how timely disclosure can lead to acceptance and growth. Management focused on working with the child’s areas of strengths rather than deficits. The parents were supportive and readily shared his diagnosis with family and school authorities. They ascribed to the neurodiversity view and encouraged their son to take pride in being who he was and not try to be like his nonautistic peers. The latest follow-up was done at age 19 and the child was reported to be well adjusted, had excelled in his schoolwork, and aspired for a career in computer animation. Efforts to focus on the neurodiversity paradigm and reducing negative beliefs should also be targeted to reduce the stigma of autism and increase its acceptance among families and the community.
{"title":"Why Keep it a Secret? Implications of Disclosure of a Diagnosis of Autism for Children and Families","authors":"P. Malhi, P. Singhi","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_155_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_155_21","url":null,"abstract":"\u0000 \u0000 There is a paucity of research on the personal experiences of individuals regarding disclosure of diagnosis of autism in India. In this case report, we share the journey of a 19-year-old male, who learned about his high functioning autism diagnosis when he was diagnosed at 8 years of age, to highlight how timely disclosure can lead to acceptance and growth. Management focused on working with the child’s areas of strengths rather than deficits. The parents were supportive and readily shared his diagnosis with family and school authorities. They ascribed to the neurodiversity view and encouraged their son to take pride in being who he was and not try to be like his nonautistic peers. The latest follow-up was done at age 19 and the child was reported to be well adjusted, had excelled in his schoolwork, and aspired for a career in computer animation. Efforts to focus on the neurodiversity paradigm and reducing negative beliefs should also be targeted to reduce the stigma of autism and increase its acceptance among families and the community.\u0000","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49500759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
K. Sadh, Swati Ravindran, Abhineeth Mosale, Allen Daniel Christopher, P. Reddy, Sobin George, Nidhi Gupta, M. Raghunath, N. Devaki, F. Ibrahim, P. Nirisha, B. Malathesh, D. Dinakaran, A. Goyal, S. Manikappa, J. Christy, B. Roopesh, K. Sekar, C. Naveen Kumar
{"title":"National Tele-Helpline for Psychosocial Support and Mental Health Services during COVID -19","authors":"K. Sadh, Swati Ravindran, Abhineeth Mosale, Allen Daniel Christopher, P. Reddy, Sobin George, Nidhi Gupta, M. Raghunath, N. Devaki, F. Ibrahim, P. Nirisha, B. Malathesh, D. Dinakaran, A. Goyal, S. Manikappa, J. Christy, B. Roopesh, K. Sekar, C. Naveen Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_8_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_8_21","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49069879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_146_21
Obioma Juliet Amaibi, C. Okeafor, I. Okeafor
Background: The role of family function in the context of the occurrence of depression among stroke survivors is yet to be accorded adequate attention. This study set out to assess the relationship between family function and poststroke depression among stroke survivors attending clinical outlets of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional design comprising of 381 stroke patients aged ≥18 years, selected consecutively, was employed in the study. The Beck's depression inventory-II (BDI-II) and family adaptability, partnership, growth, affection, and resolve (APGAR) questionnaire were used to assess depression and family function, respectively. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 381 stroke survivors were involved in the study with mean age of 60.54 ± 13.41 years. The proportion of stroke survivors with poststroke depression in this study was 36.75% (n = 140). There was a significant negative correlation between BDI and family APGAR scores (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that family function was significantly related to poststroke depression irrespective of sex. Stroke survivors from dysfunctional families were about 1.6 times more likely to have poststroke depression in comparison to those from functional families (adjusted odds ratio = 1.58; 95% confidence interval: 1.01–2.51; P < 0.05). Conclusion: Poststroke depression is not uncommon. There is a significant relationship between family function and occurrence of poststroke depression irrespective of age and gender of the stroke survivor. Therefore, efforts geared toward the improvement of family function among stroke-survivors should be implemented.
{"title":"Relationship between family function and poststroke depression among stroke survivors in university of port harcourt teaching hospital","authors":"Obioma Juliet Amaibi, C. Okeafor, I. Okeafor","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_146_21","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_146_21","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The role of family function in the context of the occurrence of depression among stroke survivors is yet to be accorded adequate attention. This study set out to assess the relationship between family function and poststroke depression among stroke survivors attending clinical outlets of the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Materials and Methods: A hospital-based cross-sectional design comprising of 381 stroke patients aged ≥18 years, selected consecutively, was employed in the study. The Beck's depression inventory-II (BDI-II) and family adaptability, partnership, growth, affection, and resolve (APGAR) questionnaire were used to assess depression and family function, respectively. A P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: A total of 381 stroke survivors were involved in the study with mean age of 60.54 ± 13.41 years. The proportion of stroke survivors with poststroke depression in this study was 36.75% (n = 140). There was a significant negative correlation between BDI and family APGAR scores (P < 0.05). Logistic regression analysis showed that family function was significantly related to poststroke depression irrespective of sex. Stroke survivors from dysfunctional families were about 1.6 times more likely to have poststroke depression in comparison to those from functional families (adjusted odds ratio = 1.58; 95% confidence interval: 1.01–2.51; P < 0.05). Conclusion: Poststroke depression is not uncommon. There is a significant relationship between family function and occurrence of poststroke depression irrespective of age and gender of the stroke survivor. Therefore, efforts geared toward the improvement of family function among stroke-survivors should be implemented.","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":"39 1","pages":"162 - 167"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49393312","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_369_20
Mohit Sharma, S. Aggarwal, Deepak Kumar
Rehabilitation services for homeless persons with mental illness (MI), especially females, are rudimentary in India. The Mental Healthcare Act, (MHCA) 2017 of India advocates community-based living for persons with MI where the role of the police is more defined. The aim is to highlight the role of the police helping in the treatment and rehabilitation of homeless females with MI through demonstration of a series of three cases. Three cases have been described in which the patients with MI were found by the police on the street. They were brought to the hospital and engaged in treatment network by the police, who then also facilitated their rehabilitation back in the community. The three cases are an illustration of Section 100 of MHCA 2017, which defines the specific role of the police. The police was guided by the said section to work in collaboration with the treating team for the overall well-being of the patients. Adequate utilization of available resources, along with the legislation can help in the upgradation of the neglected homeless individuals with MI.
{"title":"Role of Indian legislation in rehabilitation of homeless mentally ill females: A series of three cases","authors":"Mohit Sharma, S. Aggarwal, Deepak Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_369_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_369_20","url":null,"abstract":"Rehabilitation services for homeless persons with mental illness (MI), especially females, are rudimentary in India. The Mental Healthcare Act, (MHCA) 2017 of India advocates community-based living for persons with MI where the role of the police is more defined. The aim is to highlight the role of the police helping in the treatment and rehabilitation of homeless females with MI through demonstration of a series of three cases. Three cases have been described in which the patients with MI were found by the police on the street. They were brought to the hospital and engaged in treatment network by the police, who then also facilitated their rehabilitation back in the community. The three cases are an illustration of Section 100 of MHCA 2017, which defines the specific role of the police. The police was guided by the said section to work in collaboration with the treating team for the overall well-being of the patients. Adequate utilization of available resources, along with the legislation can help in the upgradation of the neglected homeless individuals with MI.","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":"39 1","pages":"182 - 185"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42305305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_309_20
S. Bhadra, Shashank Kumar
Background: The Internet has given birth to the virtual community; further, social media occupied a major chunk of computer mediated communication where virtual life considerably influences reality. For youths, social media became part of their existence and identity. Internet has widened the doors of opportunities for seeking knowledge and also has some challenges. Aim and Objectives: To study the impact of social media in forming prosocial behavior among youths in an institute of higher education. The objectives were, (a) to explore, the role of social media in forming pro-social behavior among youths (b) to understand the pro-social behavior exhibited by the youths in social media, (c) to understand the challenges in formation of pro-social behavior in social media. Methodology: Through a series of focused group discussions (FGD), various aspects of social media usage and engagements were explored. Five FDGs were conducted with 58 participants. Further, points are categorized and subcategorized to develop and standardize the questionnaire (self reporting) to assess the impact of social media in the formation of prosocial behavior and related challenges. A total of 100 youths, with equal distribution of gender, filled the self reporting questionnaire. Result: Social media plays an important role in strengthening prosocial behavior than the challenges it has for the users. Social media often facilitated seeking information, and transaction of ideas that helped in identity formation, aspiration development, and peer engagement. Further, youths encounter challenges in social media that can impose hindrances in promoting prosocial behavior. Conclusion: Ultimately, social media play an important role in the formation of prosocial behavior. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms became an essential source of information and extending support. Thus, it is important to facilitate adequate programs and policies to strengthen the prosocial usage of social media.
{"title":"Impact of social media on forming individual's prosocial behavior and related challenges among youths in college","authors":"S. Bhadra, Shashank Kumar","doi":"10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_309_20","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_309_20","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The Internet has given birth to the virtual community; further, social media occupied a major chunk of computer mediated communication where virtual life considerably influences reality. For youths, social media became part of their existence and identity. Internet has widened the doors of opportunities for seeking knowledge and also has some challenges. Aim and Objectives: To study the impact of social media in forming prosocial behavior among youths in an institute of higher education. The objectives were, (a) to explore, the role of social media in forming pro-social behavior among youths (b) to understand the pro-social behavior exhibited by the youths in social media, (c) to understand the challenges in formation of pro-social behavior in social media. Methodology: Through a series of focused group discussions (FGD), various aspects of social media usage and engagements were explored. Five FDGs were conducted with 58 participants. Further, points are categorized and subcategorized to develop and standardize the questionnaire (self reporting) to assess the impact of social media in the formation of prosocial behavior and related challenges. A total of 100 youths, with equal distribution of gender, filled the self reporting questionnaire. Result: Social media plays an important role in strengthening prosocial behavior than the challenges it has for the users. Social media often facilitated seeking information, and transaction of ideas that helped in identity formation, aspiration development, and peer engagement. Further, youths encounter challenges in social media that can impose hindrances in promoting prosocial behavior. Conclusion: Ultimately, social media play an important role in the formation of prosocial behavior. During the COVID-19 pandemic, social media platforms became an essential source of information and extending support. Thus, it is important to facilitate adequate programs and policies to strengthen the prosocial usage of social media.","PeriodicalId":55693,"journal":{"name":"Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry","volume":"39 1","pages":"153 - 161"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47526244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-04-01DOI: 10.4103/ijsp.ijsp_278_20
Tanya Anand, A. Kandasamy, L. Suman
Background: Literature in the area of substance dependence treatment and outcomes is vast. However, the meaning of recovery and its processes from the perspectives of men with substance dependence are limited in literature. Their voices and felt needs in treatment are pertinent in prevention of substance dependence and improving treatment engagement. Aim: This study aimed to explore perspectives on recovery of men with early-onset substance dependence who sought treatment in a deaddiction centre of a tertiary care hospital in India. Methods: The study had a qualitative research design. A semi-structured interview schedule (SIS) was prepared for 30 male patients who developed substance dependence at an early age (≤22 years). Results: The mean age of the sample was 26.47 years (standard deviation = 6.13). The SIS elicited perceived facilitators and barriers to recovery. Thematic analysis of interviews revealed themes about the subjective beliefs about recovery and its definition from the patients' perspectives, which included goals concerning substance use, lifestyle, personal growth, and the role of family and ecological factors. Conclusion: The model of recovery developed based on the findings of this study elucidates factors in recovery and provides inputs for psychotherapy for substance dependence. The role of family in recovery from alcohol and dependence has been highlighted. It presents need for research in the area of family psychotherapy for men with substance dependence.
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