Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Pooja Mahour ¹, Meha Jain ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, UP, Lucknow, IN

Abstract

As technology offers several benefit to society, out of which computer is a boon in every aspect of development. Today we are using computer for e-mailing, e- learning, transaction of data and information, for business purposes, entertainment, e-commerce, services etc. Despite the positive outcome, there are certain negative outcomes due to the excess use of internet like behavioural changes, mental health problems, problems related to family and relationships and occupation related problems being identified. This review study is planned to understand the different sources of internet related problems, types of problems, who are prone to be affected by internet uses and preventive measures.

Keywords

Internet Addiction (IA), Cyberbullying, Mental Health Problems with IA.

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Pooja Mahour ¹, Prama Sharma ², Rakesh Kumar ³, Vivek Agrawal ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, KGMU, Lucknow, UP, IN
2 Department of Psychology, DSSV, Haridwar, IN
3 Department of Psychology, IMHH, Agra, UP, IN

Abstract

Insight of illness is an important concept in mental illness like schizophrenia. Cognitive insight and meta cognition are crucial aspect of cognitive process during pathological state, cognitive insight is the individual's ability to self-reflect, to acknowledge the possibility of being mistaken, to be open to feedback, and to refrain from overconfidence (Back, 2004) and meta cognition is the awareness of one's own mental processes, Studies suggested both are crucial component for illness insight hence crucial for the treatment compliance, functioning and maintenance of the illness, it has great clinical significance for the facilitating change in clinical and psychological management. This study was aimed to explore and identify the relationship between cognitive insight and meta cognitive ability in schizophrenic patients. A sample of 100 patients, aged 18-60, diagnosed with schizophrenic according to ICD-10 DCR were drawn from the adult OPD of department of psychiatry, KGMU, UP Lucknow, India. Those who qualified the inclusion and exclusion criteria and consented for the study they were evaluated further for clinical and socio demographic, Back Cognitive Insight Scale (BCIS) and Meta cognitive Inventory (MCI). A significant positive correlations were found between Cognitive insight and metacognition abilities. There is a significant positive correlation between cognitive insight and Meta cognitive ability of schizophrenic patients. Intervention aiming to improvement in cognitive insight would lead to betterment in meta cognition abilities.

Keywords

Schizophrenia, Cognitive Insight, Meta Cognition, Insight.

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Pooja Mahour ¹, Meha Jain ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, King Georg's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Tension type headache (TTH) and Migraine is the most common type of primary headache. Psychological difficulties and stress are widely demonstrated as a contributing factor in such headaches. It was also evident in studies that having different personality traits individuals respond differently to stressful situations. In this view the present study was aimed to review the personality and psychiatric co morbidity in patients of TTH and Migraine. The related literature was searched on Pubmed, Proquest, PsychINFO and Google for all the available studies associated with TTH, Migraine, Personality type and Psychiatric co morbidities. The search was restricted to 10 year old studies i.e. in between 2003-2013. Certain personality traits and psychiatric co morbidities affect the persons with TTH and Migraine.

Keywords

Personality, Psychiatric Co-Morbidities, Tension, Migraine.

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