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Burden Of Stigma On Mentally Ill And Social Exclusion, Amresh Srivastava
Burden Of Stigma On Mentally Ill And Social Exclusion, Amresh Srivastava
Amresh Srivastava
Stigma of mental illness causes great burden on the patients and their families. It leads to discrimination, social exclusion and personal isolation. It occurs across all social, economic, and cultural class and geographical regions. As one of the greatest barrier to treatment and outcome, it is a potential clinical risk which leads to suicide, violence, physical impairment, physical illnesses, unemployment, and economic deprivation. People having mental illness suffer prejudice due to stigma. Anti-stigma measure is focussed on public health. Answer to stigma lies in personalised interventions. We carried out systematic studies to understand patient and family’s perception, and proposed clinical …
Risk Level And Range Of Suicidality Amongst Non-Attempting Early Psychosis Patients., Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Charles Nelson, Robboe Campbell
Risk Level And Range Of Suicidality Amongst Non-Attempting Early Psychosis Patients., Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston, Charles Nelson, Robboe Campbell
Amresh Srivastava
Purpose: Patients who are not admitted with a suicide attempt also kill themselves in post discharge period. The purpose of the study was to examine suicide risk of those patients who are not admitted due to a suicide attempt. Methods: Sixty inpatients with early psychosis were assessed in a naturalistic cross-sectional, cohort study. Standard tools for measurement of psychopathology were used. Range of suicidality and its severity was studied using a locally developed suicide assessment instrument, Scale for Impact of Suicidality-Management, Assessment and Planning of Care (SIS-MAP). Results: Out of 60 patients, 32-showed severe suicidality and 28-showed low suicidality. Characteristics …