Sexual Orientation Change Efforts Among LGBT+ People of Kerala: Prevalence, Correlates, and Mental Health Aspects.

Sexual Orientation Change Efforts (SOCE) have been reported worldwide and have adverse psychiatric consequences. However, no data are available for India or Kerala. We assessed the prevalence of SOCE, its characteristics, and mental health aspects among LGBT+ individuals in Kerala.

Erectile Dysfunction in Alcohol Use Disorder and the change in erectile function after one month of abstinence.

Objective: The association between alcohol use and erectile dysfunction (ED) has not been explored adequately. The aim of this study is (i) to determine the prevalence of ED in patients with Alcohol use disorder (AUD), (ii) the association of ED with sociodemographic and clinical variables, (iii) the association between severity of drinking and sociodemographic and clinical variables, and (iv) the assess the change in ED after one month of abstinence from alcohol.

Methods: 203 consecutive patients were recruited into the study after taking written informed consent.

Palliative Psychiatry for Patients With Severe and Persistent Mental Illness: A Survey on the Attitudes of Psychiatrists in India Compared to Psychiatrists in Switzerland.

Objectives: Palliative psychiatry is a new approach for the care of patients with severe and persistent mental illness (SPMI) which systematically considers biological, psychological, social, and existential factors of care. To assess the attitudes of psychiatrists in India toward palliative psychiatry for patients with SPMI and to compare these to the attitudes of psychiatrists in Switzerland.

Methods: In an online survey, data from 206 psychiatrists in India were collected and compared with data from a previous survey among 457 psychiatrists in Switzerland.

Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among cancer patients - hospital-based, cross-sectional survey.

Aim: To study the prevalence of Psychiatric disorders in cancer patients and to find out the factors associated with Psychiatric disorders in Cancer Patients.

Settings And Design: Department of Radiotherapy, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, cross sectional survey design was used.

Methods And Material: Adult patients (18 years of age and above), having a diagnosis of carcinoma were selected by consecutive sampling method.

Profile of Patients Attending Psychogeriatric Clinic in a Tertiary Care Setting.

Background: Proportion of elderly is increasing among the total population of Kerala, and mental health problems of this group are unique.

Objectives: To assess the clinical and sociodemographic profile of patients attending Psychogeriatric Clinic in a tertiary care center and to study the correlation of sociodemographic and clinical variables with psychiatric diagnoses in this population.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective chart review of patients, who attended the Psychogeriatric Clinic of a tertiary care center over a period of 1 year, was done.

Age at Onset of Alcohol Use and Alcohol Use Disorder: Time-trend Study in Patients Seeking De-addiction Services in Kerala.

Background: Declining age at onset of alcohol consumption over years has been one of the alarming findings in the epidemiology of alcoholism. The study was done to examine whether there was a decline in the age at onset of alcohol use and use disorder in subjects categorized as birth cohorts over the last 60 years seeking de-addiction services from a teaching hospital.

Materials And Methods: A time-trend study, based on data collected from records, was done among 700 randomly selected subjects seeking de-addiction services.