An application of ordinal regression to extract social dysfunction levels through behavioral problems.

Psychological problems are complex in nature and accurate identification of these problems is important. For the identification of psychological problems, one of the preliminary tools is the use of interviews/questionnaires. Questionnaires are preferred over interviews if the group under study is large.

Personality and achievement: A follow-up study.

Background: The health and well-being of medical students along with their successful progression is an important concern for society. Studies across the world demonstrated a high prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and low self-esteem among medical students requires immediate attention and effective management.

Aim: To compare the symptoms of depression, anxiety, and stress between the groups who have cleared all papers in the first attempt with those who have got supplementary at least in one paper during their MBBS course.

Modelling and forecasting Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale scores to achieve remission using time series analysis.

Objectives: Schizophrenia is a chronic mental condition. The objective of this study is to apply time series modelling to Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale scores of outpatients with schizophrenia, observed at regular intervals of time, and hence forecast the number of visits required to reach remission.

Methods: A retrospective data of outpatients diagnosed with chronic paranoid-type schizophrenia were extracted from the records of outpatient department of a tertiary hospital in New Delhi, India.