6 articles in this issue
K Bhaskaran
Rehabilitation has been defined as the restoration of the handicapped to the optimum level of functioning in the emotional, social and occupational spheres that the individual rehabilitee is capable of. The crux of the rehabilitation programmes is individ... see more
B K Jha
The term ‘Institutional Neurosis” was coined by Russell Barton in 1959. The adjective ‘institutional’ does not imply that institutions are the only cause of the disorder, but Signifies only that institutions are the places where it was first generally rec... see more
R K Upadhyay
In the recent years, psychiatric literature has reflected the keen interest of researchers in identifying various aspects of hospitalization. There is no dearth of studies on the long-stay mental patients, the adjustment of ex-mental patients in the commu... see more
T R Shukla
Human society is confronted with criminals and they have been presenting problems in all the societies and in all the ages. No society has ever been successful in making all its individuals conform to its norms. The problems which these criminals present ... see more
R G Sharma
The rapid growth of population is a major factor which is strongly retarding India's development as a self-sufficient nation. Today, from far east to west Asia, bold efforts are being made by the countries to tackle the problem in an effective... see more
Brij Mohan
In many an earlier writing, I have tried to highlight the need for psychiatric social work in India.1,2,3 Here I propose to spotlight as briefly as possible a few problems that confront the growth of this nascent specialty. My emphasis is based on the fol... see more