Publications by authors named "Anita Rajah"
Community mental health systems worldwide have undergone transformation in order to accommodate enormous demands of the pandemic and its mitigation efforts. The pandemic created unprecedented challenges that required Mehac Foundation (further referred as Mehac), a not for profit organization based in Kerala, to reassess our care delivery model. The aim of this report is to present a flexible, need-based biopsychosocial response; a case study effectuated by the Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) with a focus on minimizing the impact of COVID 19 on vulnerable communities, while adhering to timely regulations issued by the government.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The aim of this pilot study was to assess the effectiveness of a computer-based intervention on children who were average in academic performance.
Materials And Methods: Twenty-one children aged between 8 and 11 years, in classes 3(rd), 4(th) or 5(th) formed the sample with 12 in the experimental (who underwent the computer-based training) and 9 in the control group (who did not undergo the training). Pre- and post-assessment was done for all children using a battery of intelligence tests, and the marks obtained by the child at school.
Dissociative fugue is a rarely reported diagnostic entity. It is one of the least understood and yet clinically one of the most fascinating disorders in Mental Health. Here, we describe a case of fugue in a 62-year-old housewife who was brought to our hospital with pockets of memory loss.
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- Stigma significantly impacts individuals with schizophrenia and other mental illnesses, leading to emotional stress and cognitive coping responses, particularly when perceived harm from stigma exceeds coping resources.
- A study involving 85 participants found that high stigma stress correlated with increased social anxiety and shame, which in turn lowered self-esteem and heightened feelings of hopelessness, though it did not affect social performance directly.
- Understanding the interplay between stigma stress, emotional responses, and coping mechanisms can inform interventions aimed at mitigating the negative effects of stigma on mental health outcomes.