Research Journal of Pharmacy and Technology

Suganya M ¹, Sibikar Prabakar ², US Mahadeva Rao ³

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 Post Graduate, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka,, IN
3 Professor, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Kuala Terengganu,, MY

Abstract

Pediatric obesity is a major global concern. Obesity in childhood and adolescence is associated with both physiological and psychological comorbidities, which have been well described, and severe obesity is associated with a higher degree of risk. The World Health Organization (WHO) has recognized obesity as a predisposing factor to measure chronic diseases ranging from cardiovascular diseases to cancer. Once considered a problem only in wealthy countries, WHO estimates show that overweight and obesity are now dramatically on the rise in low and middle income countries. The disturbing sequelae of this increased trajectory of overweight populations are the parallel increases in chronic diseases that are co-morbidities of obesity. Primary health care providers, including dental professionals, are well-positioned to address this public health problem at the patient level. Dental professionals must be aware of the increasing numbers of the obese patients and of the significance of obesity as a multiple risk factor syndrome for oral and overall health. Dental professionals have a crucial role in the prevention and detection of many oral and systemic diseases because of their diagnostic and screening abilities as well as the frequency of patient visits. Ultimately, a health condition as prevalent and serious as obesity must be approached by a concerted and collaborative effort of many disciplines and organizations. The dental profession should include itself in this collaboration using the tools and education opportunities available. Although the connection between oral health and obesity is critical to understand, it should not be the sole motivating factor for taking action.

Keywords

Obesity, Body Mass Index, Oral Disorders, Psychological, Comorbidities

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Suganya M ¹, Sibikar Prabakar ², US Mahadeva Rao ³

Affiliations
1 Post Graduate Student, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, People's College of Dental Sciences and Research Centre, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh,, IN
2 Post Graduate, Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Faculty of Dental Sciences, Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka,, IN
3 Professor, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin (UniSZA), Kuala Terengganu,, MY

Abstract

Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is an active, problem-focused, and time-sensitive approach to treatment that aims to reduce emotional distress and increase adaptive behaviour in patients with a host of mental health and adjustment problems. Cognitive behavioural therapists deliver interventions in a strategic manner, such that interventions emerge from the customized case formulation of the patient’s clinical presentation, are delivered in a collaborative manner with the patient, are designed to move patients forward and directly towards meeting their treatment goals, It has been shown to be effective for a wide variety of mental health disorders, including anxiety disorders, Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorders (ADHD), obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), insomnia, avoidant/restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID), social anxiety, autism, depression in children and adolescents. CBT has also been associated with improvements in quality of life in all the mental health disorders. CBT is typically conceptualized as a short-term, skills-focused treatment aimed at altering maladaptive emotional responses by changing the patient’s thoughts, behaviours, or both. It is the combination of one’s thoughts, feelings and behaviours. Cognitive therapy focuses on changing cognitions, which is proposed to change emotions and behaviours. Subsequently, the terms cognitive therapy, behavioural therapy, and cognitive-behavioural therapy have emerged. For the purposes of parsimony and to facilitate discussion of this diverse set of treatments, in this article we group the cognitive and behavioural therapies under the umbrella term “CBT” while acknowledging that the relative emphasis of cognitive vs behavioural techniques differs across treatment programs.

Keywords

Cognitive behavioural therapy, obsessive-compulsive disorder.

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