Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

R. Ashwini ¹, Vijay Prasad Barre ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Clinical Psychology, Dharwad Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (DIMHANS), Dharwad, Karnataka, IN

Abstract

The present study seeks to explore the stress and adjustment areas and their academic performance of PUC College going students within a city. Three college students comprising of (N= 80) students were second year (N=40) from Arts and (N= 40) from Science 20 boys and 20 girls each stream within age groups 16 to 18 years were chosen randomly. Students with behavioural problems, poor academic performances and health issues were excluded to ensure homogeneity. After obtaining informed consent, a self-report inventory. Stress and the Bell's Adjustment Inventory was administered to student groups over a period of 1 month to understand stress and perceived adjustment on academic performance. Scoring was done manually and descriptive statistics, Pearson correlations and univariate analysis of variance done by using SPSS-11. Findings revealed that there is a significant difference in the level of stress experience among students. There is significant difference between arts and science student's adjustment areas. There is a significant difference between boys and girls on academic performance. There is significant difference between arts and science on academic performance. However, there were no significant gender differences among the arts and science, boys and girls. In conclusion, adolescents present as a vulnerable group of children and therefore, this is an important implication for parents and significant other professionals who need to help students develop adequate adjustment as well as academic performance.

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Manoj Kumar Bajaj ¹, Vikas Sharma ², Vijay Prasad Barre ³

Affiliations
1 Govt Medical College, Chandigarh, IN
2 Amity University, Haryana, IN
3 DIMHANS, Dharvad, Karnatak, IN

Abstract

Estimates indicate that approximately 20 to 30 percent of patients who are seen in epilepsy centers actually suffer from PNES as opposed to epilepsy. Patients who suffer from PNES often exhibit a higher incidence of symptoms such as anxiety and depression than patients with epilepsy, along with a reduced quality of life due to the effect of the seizures themselves. It is recognized, however, that conditions such as anxiety and depression often respond well to CBT. To date, treatment trials for PNES are few, despite the disabling nature of the disorder. This study aims to examine the effectiveness of cognitive behavioral intervention in the treatment of PNES. Our primary objective is to assess the effectiveness of CBT in reducing seizure frequency. The study adopted a two-group comparison with pre and post assessment design. Sample: The sample consisted of 50 patients sub sequentially allotted to the Cognitive Behavior Therapy (n=30) and waiting control (n=20) groups. Along with the socto-demographic sheet seizure diary to record the frequency of seizure episodes, Hamilton Depression and Anxiety Rating scale (HDARS) tools were administered. The CBT group provided comprehensive cognitive behaviour therapy and the waiting control group provided only standard medical care. In this small clinical trial, treatment with the CBT for PNES appears to be a beneficial approach in helping patients with PNES reduce their seizure frequency, anxiety and depressive symptoms compared to standard medical care.

Keywords

PNES, CBT, Anxiety, Depression.

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