Alcohol dependence syndrome in patients with alcoholic liver disease: A cross sectional observational study.

Background: Excessive alcohol use leads to a spectrum of liver disease. While physicians treat liver disease, the cause, i.e.

Positive mental health for all serving the under-served.

Mental disorders are major contributors to global burden of disease measured in Disability Adjusted Life Years (7% of all disease burden in 2017). Large treatment gaps for these disorders exist in all parts of the world. In India, overall treatment gap for mental disorders was found to be 83%.

Selecting a thesis topic: A postgraduate's dilemma.

It is said that well begun is half done. Choosing a thesis topic and submitting a research protocol is an essential step in the life cycle of a postgraduate resident. National Medical Commission of India mandates that all postgraduate trainees must submit at least one original research work (dissertation), one oral paper, one poster, and one publication to be eligible for final year examination.

Adding pre-emptive anticholinergics to antipsychotics: Is it justified?

Anti-psychotics are the mainstay of treatment for Schizophrenia and psychotic disorders. Historically, anticholinergics have been prescribed to prevent or treat extrapyramidal side effects (EPS) associated with first-generation antipsychotics (FGAs). Even though newer antipsychotics are associated with markedly lower rates of EPS, concurrent anticholinergic use remains high.

Identifying entrustable professional activities for postgraduation in psychiatry: What should a psychiatrist be able to do?

Background: Competency-based medical education (CBME) has been the mandate by regulatory bodies of medical education in India, and implementation is an evolving process. This study aimed to identify and propose a set of entrustable professional activities (EPAs) for a master's degree in psychiatry. An attempt has been made to present it in the form of a portfolio.

Alzheimer's disease: Newer biomarkers.

Fifty million people are affected with dementia worldwide with Alzheimer's disease (AD) accounting for 70%-80% of these cases. In India alone, 4.1 million people suffered from dementia in 2015.

Risk factors of postpartum depression.

Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) is one of the most common puerperal psychiatric illnesses impairing quality of life and mental health of the mother and also the child.

Aim: The aim is to study the prevalence and risk factors of PPD.

Materials And Methods: This cross-sectional observational study was done on a sample of 295 mothers who delivered and were followed up at a tertiary care hospital.

Coping with the aftermath of COVID: Industrial resurgence, mental health, and resilience.

COVID-19 pandemic has affected billions of people worldwide. Economies world over have suffered slowdown with a direct impact on industry. The vulnerable industrial worker has suffered both financially and mentally.

Assessment of depression, anxiety and stress in COVID-19 infected individuals and their families.

Background: Pandemics have been associated with widespread psychological distress in the normal population due to quarantine and lockdown, however there are only few studies on psychiatric symptoms in COVID infected patients and their families. This study was planned to assess the depressive, anxiety and stress symptoms in individuals and their families infected with COVID19, during current pandemic.

Methods: A cross-sectional, observational study was conducted on hospitalised, COVID infected patients and their immediate family members.

Prevalence of childhood depression in school going adolescents in an urban Indian school.

Background: Understanding the prevalence of a psychiatric disorder among children is essential for formulating sound public health policy.

Aim: This study is aimed to estimate the prevalence of depression in urban school-going adolescents and its association with age, sex, and birth order.

Materials And Methods: A total of 500 participants in the age group 12-16 years from a working-class community, studying in an urban school, were selected for the study.

Management of Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Plans and Medication Adherence: A Conceptual Framework and Empirical Analysis.

Background: Although contractors that offer prescription drug plans through the Medicare Part D program are evaluated in part on enrollees' medication adherence scores, little evidence addresses contractors' ability to influence these scores.

Objective: We used data from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and US Census to investigate contractors' ability to influence their medication adherence scores. In accordance with a conceptual model, we hypothesized that contractors can directly and indirectly influence their medication adherence scores based on how effectively they manage prescription drug benefits for enrollees.

Prevalence and patterns of potentially avoidable hospitalizations in the US long-term care setting.

Objective: We examined the magnitude and related costs of potentially avoidable hospitalizations including re-hospitalizations for long-stay residents in nursing homes.

Design: We conducted our investigation as a retrospective cohort study where the cohort comprised individuals who were eligible for Medicare and had spent at least 120 uninterrupted days in a nursing home in New York State between 2004 and 2007. To conduct the study, we linked the Minimum Data Set, Medicare Provider Assessment File and Provider of Service File.