9 articles in this issue
Kamlesh Kumar Sahu
It is a well-known fact that the mental illnesses comprise a substantial amount of the disability which can be equally or more disabling than general medical conditions. Psychiatric Social Work is working with severe or chronic mental illness major part o... see more
Remesh Krishnan, Daya Ram, V M Hridya, A J Santhosh
Background: For the parents to have a child with intellectual disability becomes the most traumatic experience of life which makes them unenthusiastic to accept the fact. Studies havemostly tended to focus on parental adjustment to their child’s disabilit... see more
Febna Moorkath, Vranda Mysore Narasimha
Background: In the current globalized, technologically advanced society, suicide is one of the serious public health issues. The health system has an important role in assessing and preventing the suicidal act. General practitioners are the first contact ... see more
Mercian Daniel, Arvind Kumar
Background: Studies in most parts of the world, which have included persons with a mental illness in general and those with psychotic illnesses in particular conclusively show that they experience being stigmatized. These responses are seen as a major obs... see more
Nand Kumar Singh, Aman Kishore
Background: In recent years social support has emerged as an important influencing variable and perhaps determining outcome in various disorders. It is proposed and generally accepted that social support buttresses against the deleterious of stress. In th... see more
Ezhumalai Sinu, Berigai Nirmala Parthasarathy, Krishna Reddy, Priya Thomas
Background: In India, Many persons with a neurological disorder (PwND) get discharged from several hospitals with significant unmet needs. Aim: To assess the needs of persons with neurological disorders in a tertiary care hospital, Bangalore, India. ... see more
Tanaya Roy Chowdhury, Kamlesh Kumar Sahu, Parthasarathy Biswas
Background: Schizophrenia is a major mental illness. It imposes significant disability which has a measurable impact on many aspects of a person’s life. Rehabilitation need is a major aspect of needs of persons with schizophrenia. The present study intend... see more
Pomi Mahanta, Arif Ali
The social functioning of a person living with schizophrenia is necessary to contribute a better life and to live effectively in the community. The present case study was planned to provide psychiatric social work intervention to enhance client social ski... see more
Seema P Uthaman, Anvar Sadath
Background: The chronic mental illnesses constitute substantial difficulties to person affected and the family. The difficulties could arouse due to the symptoms, functional disability, and stigma attached with the mental illness. Method: Using a single c... see more