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Targets Of Therapeutic Intervention For Prevention Of Repeated Hospitalization: Need For Developing ‘Personalised Care Model’, Amresh Srivastava
Targets Of Therapeutic Intervention For Prevention Of Repeated Hospitalization: Need For Developing ‘Personalised Care Model’, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Targets of therapeutic intervention for prevention of repeated hospitalization: need for developing ‘personalised care model’
Amresh Srivastava1, Coralee Belmont 2, Miky Kaushal 3, Avinash DeSouza 4 Robbie Campbell 5 and Larry Stitt 6 1. Associate Professor of Psychiatry, The Western University, Associate Scientist, and Lawson Health research Institute. Consultant psychiatrist Adult Ambulatory and Psychosis Program. Parkwood Institute Wellington Road. London. ON, N6C 0A7 2. Psychiatric Social worker southwest forensic mental health. St. Thomas 3. Research Fellow, Regional mental health St. Thomas 4. Research Fellow, LTMG Medical College and mental Health Resource Foundation, Mumbai, India 5. Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry. The …
Positive Psychiatry, Amresh Srivastava
Positive Psychiatry, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Revolutionary advances in understanding mental disorders and in providing novel treatments have enhanced the expectations of patients and relatives. There is a growing demand on newer research in providing interventions that allow patients to live a normal life. Of late, concept of the illness itself has undergone significant change. It is now proposed that expected outcome from treatment of mental disorder is to achieve a state of ‚ ‘wellness.’ Positive psychiatry is a newer branch of psychological medicine that seeks to promote understanding of wellness and examines its application in intervention and prevention of mental disorders. The concept of positive …
Behavioural Charactertics Of Patients Vulnerable For Repeated Hospitalisation, Amresh Srivastava, Coralee Berlmont, Miky Kaushal, Avinash Desouza, Robbie Campbell, Larry Stitt
Behavioural Charactertics Of Patients Vulnerable For Repeated Hospitalisation, Amresh Srivastava, Coralee Berlmont, Miky Kaushal, Avinash Desouza, Robbie Campbell, Larry Stitt
Amresh Srivastava
Background
Re-hospitalization which takes place in about 30 to 50% postdischarge patienst, leads to poor outcome, increased rate of mortality and consumes more than 2/3 of budgetary allocations. Inability to identify vulnerable candidates for repeated admissions limits our options for strategic treatment.
Methods
In this prospective study conducted at Regional Mental Health Care ( Presently Parkwood Institute) 101 patienst ( 51 feamles, mean age 43 years), were examined using standard psychometric tools on parameters of clinical, psychopathological, suicide behaviour and resiliency for their risk and preventive characerstics.
Results
We assessed 101 subjects (51 females) with mean age of 42 years. …
Should Suicide Behaviour Be An Outcome Parameter For Mental Disorder, Amresh Srivastava
Should Suicide Behaviour Be An Outcome Parameter For Mental Disorder, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Suicide and mental illness are closely related to each other. A high number of people who commit suicide suffer from a mental illness, and a high number of mentally ill patients exhibit suicide behavior. Suicide behavior is a significant aspect of mental illness. It is consistently observed throughout the course of illness, seen in the prodromal stage, during acute phase of remission, in residual phase and whenever illness relapses. A number of times, mental disorder improves but suicide behavior persists. 10-15% patients attempt suicide in the initial phase of an illness. More than half of the patients get hospitalized due …
Abc Of Severe Mental Illnesses, Amresh Srivastava
Abc Of Severe Mental Illnesses, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava MD,MRCPsych,FRCPC Associate Professore of Psychiatry Western University London.ON Severe Mental Illnesses: Training and Education - About 4% patients in the community suffer from severe mental illness and about 16% from ‘any mental disorder’ Maximum financial and human resource allocations for mental health is consumed in managing severe mental disorders, leaving very little for treatment of early phase of illness and for developing preventive program. All of us, psychiatrists, family physicians, other mental health professionals like, nurse, psychologists, socal workers, occupational therapists, counsellors, and members of advocacy groups and mental health organisations, face the challenge for managing patients who …
Creating Healthy Community In The Postindustrial City, Brian A. Hoey
Creating Healthy Community In The Postindustrial City, Brian A. Hoey
Brian A. Hoey, Ph.D.
Capitalizing On Distinctiveness: Creating Wv For A New Economy, Brian A. Hoey
Capitalizing On Distinctiveness: Creating Wv For A New Economy, Brian A. Hoey
Brian A. Hoey, Ph.D.
This article explores use of images and ideas of place to promote particular social and economic agendas within the regional context of Appalachia. Despite prevailing imageries of backwardness and isolation that adhere to the region, as well as recent history of often-bleak economic conditions, communities such as Huntington, West Virginia, are ideal places to observe inventive forms of community-building, place-making, and place-marketing that borrow from emerging cultural and economic models and stand in sharp contrast to a once dominant paradigm that encouraged capital investment by relying simply on tax breaks and the provision of cheap land and labor to attract …
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Amresh Srivastava
No abstract provided.
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Eating Disorders Remain Undetected In Psychiatric Hospitalization: Study Of Electronic Chart Review Of 8000 Patients, Amresh Srivastava, Miky Kaushal, Megan Johnston, Robbie Campbell
Amresh Srivastava
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of Physical Fitness And Weight Status Among Fisherwomen In Relation To Their Occupational Workload, Pallav Sengupta
Evaluation Of Physical Fitness And Weight Status Among Fisherwomen In Relation To Their Occupational Workload, Pallav Sengupta
Pallav Sengupta, PhD
Fisherwomen contribute significantly to the coastal economy of Eastern India; however, data about their physical fitness and weight status are scant.
OBJECTIVES:
The present cross-sectional study was designed to investigate cardiorespiratory fitness and weight status of fisherwomen, which may be influenced by their occupational workload, using morphometric and anthropometric measures.
METHODS:
The study was conducted among young fisherwomen (mean age 23.7 years) randomly selected from Araku, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, and among young women who are not engaged in the fishing industry but are residents of Araku, who served as controls (mean age 21.3 years). Measurements of body composition included several …
Suicidal Ideation In Callers To A Crisis Hotline In Mumbai,, Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Larry Stitt, Meghana Thanksr, Sunita Iyer, Nilesh Shah, David Lester
Suicidal Ideation In Callers To A Crisis Hotline In Mumbai,, Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Larry Stitt, Meghana Thanksr, Sunita Iyer, Nilesh Shah, David Lester
Amresh Srivastava
Suicidal ideation in callers to a crisis hotline in Mumbai, India Amresh K. Shrivastava1,2, Megan Johnston3, Larry Stitt4, Meghana Thakar5, Sunita Iyer6, Nilesh Shah7 and David Lester8* 1Silver Mind Hospital and Mental Health Foundation of India, (PRERANA Charitable Trust) Mumbai. 2Department of Psychiatry, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada. 3Department of Psychology, University of Toronto, 100 St. George St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5S 2M2. 4Biostatistical Support Unit, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada. 5Silver mind Hospital, Mumbai, Currently, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Practitioner, Lambeth CAMHS Early Intervention Team, South London and Maudsley …
Resilience, Psychopathology And Rehospitalization, Amresh Srivastava
Resilience, Psychopathology And Rehospitalization, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Purpose: The goal of the project was to determine why patients are being hospitalized repeatedly within an acute psychiatric facility. Past studies have found repeated hospitalization leads to economic drain, disability, poor outcome, stigma and discrimination. Repeated hospitalizations are one of the main causes of disability and dysfunction amongst the mentally ill as well as consuming more than 90 % of the mental health budget. This drain deprives consumers of a major part of allocated health resources. Identifying the potential risk factors for repeated hospitalization, interrelationships between risk factors, and vulnerability will help us take the appropriate measures to prevent …
Study Of Negatives Symptoms In First Episode Schizophrenia*, Vivek Bambole, Nilesh, Shah, Shushma Sonavane, Megan , Johnston, Amresh Srivastava
Study Of Negatives Symptoms In First Episode Schizophrenia*, Vivek Bambole, Nilesh, Shah, Shushma Sonavane, Megan , Johnston, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Background: Prevalence of negative symptoms in the early phase of schizophrenia remains uncertain. Ne- gative symptoms are the primary cause of long term disability and poor functional outcome. The purpose of this study is to examine the presence of negative symptoms in patients with fist episode psychosis in schizophrenia who were hospitalized. Methods: Nega- tive symptoms were measured in 72 patients present- ing with FEP using the scale for assessment of nega- tive symptoms (SANS) and ascertained diagnosis us- ing DSM-IV. Prevalence of SANS items and sub- scales were examined for both schizophrenia and bi- polar disorder. Results: This study …