Exposure to ECT in lecture and clinical scenarios followed by interaction with the patient should be included in the undergraduate medical curriculum to improve students' knowledge and attitude about this safe, effective, and potentially lifesaving treatment modality.
Acute hair felting is a rare disorder of scalp hair. In this condition, the hair becomes twisted, entangled as a hard stony mass resembling a bird's nest. Sudden hair matting has been reported earlier in the literature after vigorous use of chemical and herbal shampoos. Plica polonica is a patchy area of hair matting occurring in due course of time in neglected hair or underlying psychiatric illness. This case is interesting as the whole scalp hair matted immediately after using coconut oil and castor oil following washing. Growing long hair and taking oil bath are cultural and religious customs in South India. The high viscosity of castor oil and long hair had contributed to sudden felting of hair. This disorder of hair is irreversible and the hair should be cut off. Acute nature of this disorder will result in a serious psychological impact on the patient and the family.
Background: COVID 19 pandemic and the associated restrictions can have significant impact on patients with pre-existing mental disorders. Fear of getting infected and excessive focus on contamination can worsen in patients with OCD. Methodology: Thirty patients with OCD attending Chengalpattu Medical College Hospital were evaluated for OCD symptom severity using Y-BOCS severity scores in June and July 2020 and that was compared with their scores five months prior (pre covid) Results: Majority of the study population (53%) had no changes in symptom severity after the onset of COVID19 pandemic. Twenty seven percent (27%) had a decrease in symptom severity while only 20% had increase in severity. Conclusion: Our study results indicate that there were no significant changes in OCD symptom severity after the onset of COVID 19 pandemic.
BACKGROUND: Behavioral problems in children are one of the most common and rising problems in India. The studies of behavioral problems in children would give us data for mental health planning for children. We can identify children at risk and preventive intervention can be made at the earliest. AIMS: Aim of this study is to determine the proportion of various behavioral problems in children of age 5 to 15 years. Objectives of this study are to find the relationship between behavioral problems and socio-demographic variables and to determine the frequencies of internalizing, externalizing and other behavioral problems. SETTINGS AND DESIGN: In this cross sectional study, 400 children in the age group of 5-15 years from the pediatrics department of a tertiary care hospital were selected. METHODS AND MATERIALS: Child Behavior Check List (CBCL) was used to measure the magnitude of problem behaviors. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Descriptive statistics, Chi-square test/Fishers exact test. RESULTS: The sample included 400 children and out of them 22% had behavioral problems. Out of them 4% of children had internalizing problems, 9.75% had externalizing problems and 8.25% had other problems (Social and attention). Regarding the frequency of psychiatric disorders, conduct disorder was the most common problem (2.75%). Externalizing problems were prevalent in males while internalizing problems were prevalent in females. There is a significant association between parent's (Deceased/Alive) status, their marital status, family history of psychiatric illness and the development of behavioral problems in children. CONCLUSION: Therefore identifying the children with behavioral problem in young age and treating them would go a long way in preventing psychiatric morbidity later life. The need for such study is very much warranted in developing countries like India where such information is limited and this study would go on to augment existing data.
scite is a Brooklyn-based organization that helps researchers better discover and understand research articles through Smart Citations–citations that display the context of the citation and describe whether the article provides supporting or contrasting evidence. scite is used by students and researchers from around the world and is funded in part by the National Science Foundation and the National Institute on Drug Abuse of the National Institutes of Health.
hi@scite.ai
10624 S. Eastern Ave., Ste. A-614
Henderson, NV 89052, USA
Copyright © 2024 scite LLC. All rights reserved.
Made with 💙 for researchers
Part of the Research Solutions Family.