Delusional parasitosis is not as rare as described: it does not need to be chronic, and can involve young patients. Antipsychotic treatments other than pimozide are equally effective in delusional parasitosis especially if the patients are young and seen early in the illness. The frequency and nature of the disorder observed could probably be due to regional cultural factors.

Eating disorders do not seem to manifest as Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia in non- Western cultures like India, but occur infrequently in milder forms with fewer symptoms, In the absence of the major disorders, standard questionnaires such as the Eating Attitudes Test appropriate for detecting severe disorders, may not be useful in identifying low-prevalence milder disorders. This paper describes the development of a 15 item questionnaire for use in populations with very low or nil prevalence of major disorders of eating but where minor forms do occur. One such minor disorder, Eating Distress Syndrome, described by the authors in an earlier study, is replicated here and its associated variables are studied. The paper discusses the factors influencing the nature of presentation of eating disorders in a culture different from the West and the possible future emergence of severe disorders like Anorexia Nervosa and Bulimia in such cultures.

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The present study examined the prescription pattern and usage of 'as required' neuroleptics (PRNs) in the management of challenging behaviours in people with intellectual disability in a hospital setting. The prescription cards and drug administration records of residents were scrutinized to see how many of them were prescribed PRNs and how many had actually received these drugs during the previous 3 months. The results were compared in the following groups: (1) males and females; (2) the behavioural and nonbehavioural sectors; (3) intensive treatment wards (ITWs) for severe challenging behaviour which had a better staff:resident ratio than the rest of the behavioural wards; and (4) those prescribed PRNs together with the daily administration of neuroleptics and those without. It was found that more females used PRNs and that the prescription rate was higher in the behavioural sector. A better staff:resident ratio did not bring about any reduction in the usage of PRNs. The use of these drugs was not influenced by whether PRNs were prescribed along with regular neuroleptics or not. Further research is required to delineate the precise role of PRNs for challenging behaviours in this population, and to determine if PRNs can be used along with other modes of therapeutic interventions, instead of administering neuroleptics on a regular basis for this indication.

The coping strategy of claimed simulation of insanity observed at the onset of psychotic episodes in a manic patient is reported here. There is a need for systematic research on coping strategies in affective psychosis in order to develop techniques to help contain or prevent relapses.

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This paper is an attempt to examine the total productivity growth of foreign banks for the period 2002-2003 to 2013-2014. Data of ten major foreign sector banks for twelve years were used for the analysis and interpretation. Malmquist Productivity Index and Input oriented CRS data envelopment analysis are being used to measure the productivity of these banks over the years. Along with the productivity of foreign sector banks, their performances were also determined through ratios. The results show that the foreign sector banks has obtained an excellent mean TFP of 1.06 and nine foreign sector banks has obtained an eligible score of one which depicts that foreign sector banks are doing well in the country. The excellent performance of foreign sector banks in the banking industry is further substantiated with the ratios. The study has revealed that by enlarging the scope of foreign banks will obviously bring growth, development and technological advancement in the Indian banking Sector.