IAHRW International Journal of Social Sciences Review

Ashok Parasar ¹, Dinesh Naik ², Pramod Gupta ³, Ashok Kumar Patel ⁴, Ajay Maurya ⁵, Varun Kumar Srivatav ⁵

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychotherapy, Ankur Rehab Center, Dharmpuri, Ujjain, Indore, IN
2 N.V.P. Mandal's Arts, Commerarce & Sciences Collage, Lasalgaon, Nashik, Maharastra, IN
3 CIIMHANS, Dewada, Rajnadgaon, C.G, IN
4 Clinical Epidemiology Unit, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, IN
5 Ankur Rehab Center, Dharmpuri, Indore, M.P., IN

Abstract

Families often bear a substantial amount of the burden of any illness in a relative and this is true in schizophrenia. Families no longer consider them self a cause but still are obligated to care for their children. A large body of literature explores the familial interactions and clinical course of schizophrenia (Tasman, 2003). Here it's a huge problem of coping of care givers schizophrenia. Coping style is a person's characteristic strategies used in response to life problems or trauma. These can include thoughts, emotions or behaviour. The term coping refers to the process by which a person attempts to manage stressful demands. The aim of the present study was to explore the coping strategies of caregivers of Schizophrenia patients. The sample size of the study is 60 caregivers of schizophrenic patients. The tools used for assessing the variables are Socio Demographic Data Sheet (Self made), General Health Questionnaire, and The Cope Scale. Suggests Emotion-Focused Coping was mostly used by the caregivers of schizophrenic patients.

Keywords

Copping Strategies, Caregivers And Schizophrenia.

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Varun Kumar ¹, Richa Ojha ¹, Ashok Parasar ¹, Ajay Maurya ¹, Ajay Sharma ², Ashok Kumar Patel ², Ankur Agrawal ², S. K. Chawala ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychotherapy, Ankur Rehab Centre, Dharmpuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Department of Neurology, Shri Arvindo Institute, Ankur Rehab Centre, Mediacal Sciences, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN
3 Ankur Rehab Centre, Dharmpuri, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Psychoeducation has been emerged as an indispensable mode of treatment in modern day psychiatric treatment. Most mental health clinicians and researchers are in favour of adding psychoeducation as the adjunct to strengthen the other forms of psychiatric treatment because psychoeducation has the potentialities to help the patients and family members know about their creative and positive role in the treatment and enhance their ability to deal with daily stress. Psychoeducation is an adjunctive approach which has the immense potentialities to reduce the relapse as well as rehospitalization rates and mental health costs in relapsing psychiatric disorders. Psychoeducation is understood as systematic, structured, didactic information on the illness and its treatment options and psychoeducation aims to enable patients as well as family membersto cope with the illness. Modern treatment protocols cite psychoeducation as an indispensable part of psychiatric treatment. Psychoeducation for patients with severe and relapsing mental disorder improves the understanding of mental illness, increases the quality of life, and can reduce relapse rates. Family psychoeducation as well has become a strongly supported evidence-based practice in the treatment of chronic and relapsing mental disorders. Psychoeducation in families of patients with such disorders can reduce the relapse rates of these patients, positively influence the course of the patient's illness, and help the families and patients to better cope with the mental illness (Rummel-Kluge et al., 2006). In our review paper we present evidence supporting the efficacy of psychoeducation, the topics to be addressed in a psychoeducational program and its postulated mechanisms of action as well as side-effects.

Keywords

Psychoeducation, Psychiatric Disorders.

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Nidhi Sharma ¹, Ashok Parasar ², J. Mahto ³

Affiliations
1 Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences, Chotti Baradari, Jalandhar, Punjab, IN
2 District Hospital, Jhansi, U.P, IN
3 PGIBAMS, Raipur, Chhatisgarh, IN

Abstract

The term, "developmental disabilities," [i.e., severe chrome conditions that are due to mental and/or physical impairments with an age of onset prior to age 22] "Intellectual disabilities/Mental Retardation", "physical disabilities", and "autism" are terms that are used in India and are subsumed our use of the term developmental disabilities (Center for Disease Control&Prevention, 2004). Mental retardation is one of the most prevalent developmental disabilities. Mental retardation, mental deficiency, mental sub normality and mental handicap, developmental disability or delay are the terms used to refer to the same condition. The terms used m the past such as amentia, idiocy, feeble minded, moron, imbecile and oligophrenia are now obsolete. According to the World Health Organization(1994); Syle(1975); According to the World Health Organization(1994); approximately 156 million people or 3 percent of the world's population have mental retardation. Coping has been defined as problem solving efforts made by an individual when the demands of a given situation tax adaptive resources (Lazarus et al., 1974; Pearlm&Schooler, 1978). To Sturdy of coping strategies used by the parents of mentally retarded and autistic children. A sample of 70 parents i.e. 35 parents of mentally retarded children (18 fathers and 17 mothers ) and 35 parents of autistic children were taken from different institutions of Raipur(Samwedna, Asha, Deep, & Kopalwani) and Chandigarh (Pryaas) who were fulfilling the inclusion and exclusion criteria were selected for the present study. The tools used for assessing the variables are Socio Demographic Data Sheet (Self made), The Cope Scale (Carver et al., 1989). This study revealed that Significant differences were found in two coping strategies, i.e., planning and alcohol drug disengagement both being used more by Parents of autistic children and mentally retaded.

Keywords

Coping Strategies, Mentally Retarded and Autistic Children.

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Shama Hamdani ¹, Ashok Parasar ², Deapti Mishra ³

Affiliations
1 NMHP Sparsh Clinic District Hospital, Durg, Chhattisgarh, IN
2 District Hospital, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, IN
3 Post Graduate Insitute of Behavioural & Medical Sciences, Raipur, Chhatisgarh, IN

Abstract

The aim of the present study is to see the level of anxiety in person's having skin disease. Skin disease here refers to disorders of exclusively (or predominantly) the superficial layers of the skin. Psychological factors have long been associated with the onset, maintenance and exacerbation of many cutaneous disorders (Newell, 2000, p. 8; Papadopoulos, Bor, & Legg, 1999, p. 107). Anxiety has been defined as a diffuse, vague and very unpleasant feeling of fear and apprehension. The anxious person worries a lot, particularly about unknown dangers. The sample size consisted of 40 patients suffering from common skin problems. The study was conducted at dermatology outpatient clinic Bhilai, Durg. The samples were selected by purposive sampling method. The tools used for assessing the variables are Socio demographic, self made consent form and Hamilton Rating Anxiety Scale (Hamilton, 1959). A moderate anxiety level was found in 22.5% of patients.

Keywords

Skin Disease, Anxiety, Patients.

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