"SILENT": A case report of a rare syndromal presentation of chronic lithium toxicity.

This text discusses a case report of an affected person with bipolar ailment who developed the syndrome of irreversible lithium effectuated neurotoxicity (SILENT). In this case of a 62-year-old man with bipolar affective disorder, we found how continual lithium therapy can position a patient requiring chronic mood stabilizer treatment vulnerable to developing the silent syndrome. The case presentation covered a set of symptoms inclusive of encephalopathy, cerebellar dysfunction, stress, and limb tremors at the time of admission.

An open-label study of oral acetazolamide for the prevention of antipsychotic associated weight gain.

Background: Weight gain associated with atypical antipsychotic medications need to be well managed. We set out: 1. To test the effect of acetazolamide on weight gain associated with antipsychotics 2.

Stigma and discrimination among persons with mental illness in a tertiary care medical institution in Southern India.

The proportional contribution of mental disorders to the total disease burden in India has almost doubled since 1990. Stigma and discrimination are major barriers to seeking treatment for persons with mental illness (PMI). Stigma reduction strategies are thus crucial, and for this, there needs to be an understanding of the various factors associated with them.

Aripiprazole-induced obsessive-compulsive symptoms.

Aripiprazole is a novel antipsychotic with a unique pharmacological profile as a dopamine partial agonist. It is indicated for treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. This new antipsychotic has low rate of extrapyramidal side effects, metabolic changes and no significant adverse effect on serum prolactin concentration.

Serum and salivary immunoglobulin G4 levels in children with autism spectrum disorder from south India: a case-control study.

Background: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with wide spectrum of symptoms and few effective therapies. Evidence is suggestive of an association between immune system dysfunction and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) among children with ASD. Immunoglobulins (Ig) are found to be increased in the circulation of individuals with autism.

Comparison of maternal stress and psychiatric morbidity among mothers of children having psychiatric disorders and those of typically developing children.

Introduction: Motherhood is regarded to be stressful, but when the child has a psychiatric illness, the mother is affected more than the father since she is the primary caregiver. She gets affected not only emotionally but also psychologically. Increasing severity of stress in mothers may lead to negative outcome on a child's care.

Folie a deux in monozygotic twins with childhood trauma: A case report.

Folie a deux is a rare syndrome characterized by induction of a delusion in a susceptible person in close proximity with an individual with known delusional disorder. We report a rare case of monozygotic twins with induced delusional disorder in one of the twins. The twins had experienced childhood trauma in the form of emotional neglect and physical abuse by the father.

Aspiration of hijab pin is sharply rising among young women---A preventable health problem.

Introduction: Foreign body aspiration is a common life threatening emergency but largely a preventable problem. There is an increase in the number of headscarf pin aspiration cases among young girls as a result of increase in the number of veiling population. With the number of hijab wearing population increasing all over the world, attention must be brought to the risk associated with holding the hijab pins in the mouth.

Prevalence of depressive disorders among head-and-neck cancer patients: A hospital-based, cross-sectional study.

Background: Head-and-neck cancers (HNCs) are associated with significant psychosocial challenges at all stages of illness, which influence the course and outcome of cancer. We aimed to assess the prevalence of depressive disorders among patients with HNC and its sociodemographic and clinical determinants.

Materials And Methods: It was a cross-sectional study conducted in the department of oncology of a medical college hospital from South India.

Valproate: It's Effects on Hair.

Valproate is a drug used in the treatment of various seizure disorders, bipolar disorder, migraine prophylaxis, and off label in many indications by various specialists. The common adverse drug reactions reported on valproate administration are tremor, weight gain, gastrointestinal disturbances, liver dysfunction, metabolic acidosis, thrombocytopenia, and hair loss. An internet search with keywords "valproate" and "hair" was done on Google Search and PubMed for articles related to the topic.

Drinking pattern in persons with alcohol dependence with and without cirrhosis: A hospital-based comparative study.

Background: Worldwide, alcohol is the most frequently used and socially accepted hepatotoxin. However, not everyone who has alcohol dependence develops alcoholic cirrhosis, and does quantity/type or pattern of alcohol intake determine the development of cirrhosis? A study of this nature would help in delineating similarities/differences in the drinking pattern between alcohol dependence and alcohol-induced cirrhosis groups.

Aim: The aim was to study the drinking pattern of persons with alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) and alcohol-induced cirrhosis.

Sensory Gating Deficits and their Clinical Correlates in Drug-Free/Drug-Naive Patients with Schizophrenia.

Background: Sensory gating refers to "filtering" of irrelevant sensory input in the brain. Auditory sensory gating deficit has been considered as a marker of schizophrenia (SCZ) and assessed using P50 paired-click paradigm. We explore sensory gating deficits and their clinical correlates in SCZ.

Facebook addiction and loneliness in the post-graduate students of a university in southern India.

Background: Facebook is a social networking site (SNS) for communication, entertainment and information exchange. Recent research has shown that excessive use of Facebook can result in addictive behavior in some individuals.

Aim: To assess the patterns of Facebook use in post-graduate students of Yenepoya University and evaluate its association with loneliness.