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Clinical Interview For Psychiatric Assessment, Amresh Srivastava Oct 2009

Clinical Interview For Psychiatric Assessment, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Early Psychosis: A Novel Gateway For Suicide Prevention, Amresh Srivastava Oct 2009

Early Psychosis: A Novel Gateway For Suicide Prevention, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Early Psychosis: A Novel Gateway For Suicide Prevention, Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston Oct 2009

Early Psychosis: A Novel Gateway For Suicide Prevention, Amresh Srivastava, Megan Johnston

Amresh Srivastava

Early psychosis: A Novel Gateway For Suicide Prevention

Amresh Shrivastava 1, Megan Johnston 2 Address: 1. Department of Psychiatry, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry, The University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario, Canada; Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada); Mental Health Foundation of India (PRERANA Charitable Trust) and Silver Mind Hospital, 209 Shivkripa Complex, Gokhale Road, Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 602 (Present Address: Regional Mental Health Care, 467 Sunset Drive, St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada N5H 3V9; 2. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto.

Early psychosis and early intervention initiative in by now a well established model for treatment …


Duration Of Untreated Psychosis & Long-Term Outcome Of First Episode, Hospitalized Schizophrenia: Search For A Missing Link In A Linear Correlation, Amresh Srivastava, Nilesh Shah, Meghana Thakar, Larry Stitt, Gurusamy Chinnasamye Oct 2009

Duration Of Untreated Psychosis & Long-Term Outcome Of First Episode, Hospitalized Schizophrenia: Search For A Missing Link In A Linear Correlation, Amresh Srivastava, Nilesh Shah, Meghana Thakar, Larry Stitt, Gurusamy Chinnasamye

Amresh Srivastava

Duration of untreated psychosis & Long-term outcome of First episode, hospitalized schizophrenia: Search for a missing link in a linear correlation Amresh Shrivastavaa,*, Nilesh Shahb, Meghana Thakarc, Larry Stittd, Gurusamy Chinnasamye a Excecutive Director , Mental Health Foundation of India (PRERANA Charitable trust) and Silver Mind Hospital, 209 Shivkripa Complex, Gokhale Road, Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 602, Currently: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of western Ontario, & associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario,Canada, E Mail : amresh.edu@gmail.com b Professor of Psychiatry LTMG Hospital, University of Mumbai, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 022 c Clinical psychologist, Silver …


Is The Risk Syndrome For Psychosis Risky Business?, Amresh Shrivastava Oct 2009

Is The Risk Syndrome For Psychosis Risky Business?, Amresh Shrivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


First Episode Is The Best Episode: Lessons And Limitations In Duration Of Untreated Psychosis (Dup) And Outcome In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava Sep 2009

First Episode Is The Best Episode: Lessons And Limitations In Duration Of Untreated Psychosis (Dup) And Outcome In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

First episode is the best episode: Lessons and limitations in duration of untreated psychosis (DUP) and outcom Amresh Shrivastavaa, *, Nilesh Shahb, Meghana Thakarc, Larry Stittd, Gurusamy Chinnasamye

a Executive Director , Mental Health Foundation of India (PRERANA Charitable trust) and Silver Mind Hospital, 209 Shivkripa Complex, Gokhale Road, Thane, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 602, Currently: Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, The University of western Ontario, & associate Scientist, Lawson Health Research Institute, London, Ontario, Canada, E Mail : amresh.edu@gmail.com Professor of Psychiatry LTMG Hospital, University of Mumbai, Sion, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India 400 022 c Clinical psychologist, Silver Mind Hospital, Mumbai, …


Family Education For Psychosis, Amresh Srivastava Sep 2009

Family Education For Psychosis, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Cannabis & Psychosis: The Interface Emerging Frontiers For Research, Amresh Shrivastava Sep 2009

Cannabis & Psychosis: The Interface Emerging Frontiers For Research, Amresh Shrivastava

Amresh Srivastava

INTRODUCTION: CANNABIS CONTINUES TO AFFECT MENTAL HEALTH. ITS ABUSE IS ON RISE GLOBALLY. IN CANADA A RISE BY 30% IN LAST TEN YEARS HAS BEEN OBSERVED IN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. INTERRELATIONSHIP OF CANNABIS WITH PSYCHOSIS AND SCHIZOPHRENIA IS A COMPLEX ONE. CANNABIS IS HIGHLY COMORBID WITH PSYCHOSIS, & RELATED TO FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY AND OUTCOME. IT POSES SEVERAL CHALLENGES IN UNDERSTANDING CAUSAL RELATIONSHIP FOR COMORBIDITY, UNDERLYING NEUROCHEMICAL BASIS AND SPECIFICS OF SERVICE DEVELOPMENT. PREVALENCE OF CANNABIS VARIES FROM 20 TO 50% EARLY PSYCHOSIS. OBJECTIVE OF THIS PAPER IS TO REVIEW AVAILABLE LITERATURE TO IDENTIFY CHALLENGES FOR NEWER TARGETS OF RESEARCH AND …


Response, Remission & Recovery: Need To Review Outcome Measures For Schizophrenia, Amresh Shrivastava, Nilesh Shah Sep 2009

Response, Remission & Recovery: Need To Review Outcome Measures For Schizophrenia, Amresh Shrivastava, Nilesh Shah

Amresh Srivastava

Schizophrenia is a complex neurobehavioral disorder known to be associated with poor outcome. It causes significant disability in patients and burden of care amongst relatives. Outcome in developing countries has been reported to be far better than western world, which has come into scientific scanner recently. Wide gap exists between expectations of outcome amongst patients, relatives, caregivers and professionals, which is possibly because of limitations in measurements tools. Significant number of patients remain marginalized without improvement in social & occupational functioning preventing their integration into mainstream of society despite 'clinically reported good outcome' and significant advancement in treatments. The contemporary …


Should Schizoaffective Disorder Be Dropped From Dsm V, Amresh Srivastava Sep 2009

Should Schizoaffective Disorder Be Dropped From Dsm V, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Should Schizoaffective Disorder Be Dropped From Dsm V, Amresh Srivastava Sep 2009

Should Schizoaffective Disorder Be Dropped From Dsm V, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Treatment Resistant Depression, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Treatment Resistant Depression, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Schizophrenia: General Findings And Current Status, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Schizophrenia: General Findings And Current Status, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Comprehensive Instrument, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson Aug 2009

Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Comprehensive Instrument, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Switching And Selecting Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: Paliperidone, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Switching And Selecting Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: Paliperidone, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Catatonia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Catatonia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk-Assessment, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk-Assessment, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Treatment Resistant Depression, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Treatment Resistant Depression, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk-Assessment, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk-Assessment, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Comprehensive Instrument, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson Aug 2009

Coping With Clinical Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Comprehensive Instrument, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Catatonia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Catatonia Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Schizophrenia: General Findings And Current Status, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Schizophrenia: General Findings And Current Status, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Switching And Selecting Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: Paliperidone, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Switching And Selecting Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs: Paliperidone, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Relapse Prevention In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava Aug 2009

Relapse Prevention In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Social Determinants Of Health And Disease Working Together, Amresh Srivastava Jul 2009

Social Determinants Of Health And Disease Working Together, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Outcome In Schizophrenia: The Long-Term Good Outcome In Schizophrenia Is Not Yet Good Enough, Amresh Srivastava, Meghan Thakar Jul 2009

Outcome In Schizophrenia: The Long-Term Good Outcome In Schizophrenia Is Not Yet Good Enough, Amresh Srivastava, Meghan Thakar

Amresh Srivastava

The illness of schizophrenia has always been a matter of concern for its nature and extent of outcome particularly for its regional and cultural differences. The concept of outcome has been evolving and this study examines the scenario of good outcome in developing countries.


Cognition As An Outcome Measure In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava Jul 2009

Cognition As An Outcome Measure In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Mood Symptoms As Comorbidity In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava Jul 2009

Mood Symptoms As Comorbidity In Schizophrenia, Amresh Srivastava

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Differential Characteristics Of “Good Outcome Schizophrenia” In A Long-Term Ten Years Study, Mumbai, India, Amresh Srivastava, Meghan Thakar, Nilesh Shah, Larry Stitt Jul 2009

Differential Characteristics Of “Good Outcome Schizophrenia” In A Long-Term Ten Years Study, Mumbai, India, Amresh Srivastava, Meghan Thakar, Nilesh Shah, Larry Stitt

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.


Coping Up Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Scale: Sis-Map, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson Jul 2009

Coping Up Challenges Of Risk Assessment: Towards A New Scale: Sis-Map, Amresh Srivastava, Charles Nelson

Amresh Srivastava

No abstract provided.