Presenteeism: The Invisible Leviathan of Organizational Psychology.

The burgeoning field of organizational psychological medicine identifies presenteeism, the practice of attending work while medically or psychologically unwell, as a complex factor influencing workplace health and overall organizational performance. This article examines presenteeism's many facets, focusing on how it affects the Indian labor force and how it increased during the COVID-19 epidemic, particularly in the field of healthcare. Utilizing data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation and global surveys, the paper elucidates that an alarming percentage of the workforce abstains from utilizing entitled vacations, often leading to presenteeism.

Video consultations with "Paper and Pen" health record: A path-breaking solution to troubleshoot acceptability of telemedicine practice in developing countries.

Telemedicine is the delivery of health care from a distance. It also includes research and evaluation of such services using health data which are stored in "Electronic Health Record" (EHR) platforms. EHR has proved to be useful in monitoring health care delivery but setting up of such platforms is tedious and resource-consuming in developing countries.

A camp approach of community psychiatry in India: Past, present, and the future.

Camps are a popular approach to deliver medical care in India. While it is usually a one-off event for physical ailments, it is a long-term affair in Psychiatry. One of the first camps in psychiatry was rolled out as early as in 1967 at Mandar, Ranchi, followed by Raipur Rani (Haryana) in 1976 and at Gunjur, Karnataka in 1977.

The Legality and Ethical Issues of Certifying Laypersons as Mental Health Counselors in India.

Background: The burden of mental health conditions and consequent disability impacts are felt most in low- and middle-income settings. These settings are constrained by the limited availability of resources to provide even essential aspects of mental health care (MHC). Task shifting and sharing interventions have shown promise in delivering community-based MHC across such low-resource settings.

Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHA) and Her Role in District Mental Health Program: Learnings from the COVID 19 Pandemic.

COVID 19 pandemic has posed challenges for public mental healthcare delivery, particularly in LAMI countries such as India. However, this unique situation has also brought in opportunities to revisit the health system and optimally utilize the available resources. In this brief report, we report one such new initiative in which existing community health workers (CHWs), known as ASHAs (Accredited Social Health Activist) acted as a bridge between patients with mental illness and the District Mental Health Program (DMHP) of Ramanagara district of Karnataka State, India.

Taluk Mental Health Program: The new kid on the block?

This article highlights the platform and framework for the new public mental health initiative, the Taluk Mental Health Program (TMHP), rolled out by the Government of India, as part of the expansion of the District Mental Health Program. In this initial phase, TMHP has been approved for ten taluks of Karnataka state. In the authors' collective opinion, few of the initiatives in the country could be considered as foundations for conceptualizing the TMHP (a) research programs and projects in the community, (b) community intervention programs running in two taluks of Karnataka since the past one and a half decade (Thirthahalli and Turuvekere taluks of Karnataka), and the (c) Primary Care Psychiatry Program of National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences.

The prevalence and its correlates of somatization disorder at a quaternary mental health centre.

Introduction: Somatization Disorder (SD) is known to cause disability and impact the quality of life due to psychological and somatic distress. Though it is a Common Mental Disorder (CMD), the disorder tends to visit all levels of health care, among which prevalence of SD at tertiary care is 10.1%.

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of Bilateral External Nasal Valve Area after Nasal Reconstruction for a Congenitally Missing Nose: A Clinical Report.

Deformities of the nostrils and alar region are among the very common clinically defects, which interfere with the functional anatomy of the nose. This case paper exemplifies the management of a bilateral external nasal valve area defect in a patient following a nasal reconstruction done using a forehead flap. The nasal stents were rendered to the patient for comfortable breathing by maintaining patency of the nasal passage after the surgical procedure and also improve speech and esthetics.

Quercetin mitigates lead acetate-induced behavioral and histological alterations via suppression of oxidative stress, Hsp-70, Bak and upregulation of Bcl-2.

Lead toxicity is of major health concern due to its persistence in environment that induces cognitive impairment and neuronal degeneration. The present study was conducted to investigate the efficacy of quercetin, a ubiquitous bioflavonoid against lead-induced neurotoxicity in Wistar rats. Briefly, lead acetate (20mg/kg) was injected i.

A Simple and Cost Effective Method used for Removal of a Fractured Implant Abutment Screw: A Case Report.

The success of dental implants is based primarily on the extent of osseointegration. The failure of dental implants is not only due to biological factors, such as unsuccessful osseointegration or the presence of peri-implantitis, but may also result from technical complications. Fracture of the implant abutment screw can be a serious problem, as the fragment remaining inside the implant may prevent the implant from functioning efficiently as an anchor.

Endoscopic retrieval of dental implant from maxillary sinus.

Aim: Minimally invasive method for retrieving displaced objects like implants from the maxillary antrum with minimal complications.

Background: Minimal invasive endoscopic surgery has been developed for various indications in the craniomaxillofacial area.

Case Description: In this article, a technique for endoscopic removal of a dental implant displaced into the maxillary sinus is presented.

Did successfully treated pulmonary tuberculosis patients undergo all follow-up sputum smear examinations?

To assess response to anti-tuberculosis treatment as per national guidelines, a retrospective record review was undertaken in four districts of Andhra Pradesh, India, in December 2009 to determine whether pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients reported as successfully treated (cured or treatment completed) underwent all scheduled follow-up sputum smear examinations. In a quarterly cohort of 3000 PTB patients reported as successfully treated, 1847 (61.5%) underwent all follow-up sputum examinations, with a higher proportion of new cases (65%) than retreatment cases (45%).

Tuberculosis 'retreatment others': profile and treatment outcomes in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Setting: The Government of India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), Andhra Pradesh, South India.

Objectives: To study the basic characteristics and treatment outcomes of tuberculosis (TB) patients classified as 'retreatment others' and compare their treatment outcomes with smear-positive retreatment TB cases (relapse, failure, and treatment after default [TAD]).

Design: Retrospective record and report review of a patient cohort (n = 1237) registered as 'retreatment others' under the RNTCP from July to September 2008.

Benzocaine induced methemoglobinemia: a potentially fatal complication of transesophageal echocardiography.

Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is a relatively safe procedure with complications including bleeding, esophageal perforation, and respiratory failure being rare. One of our patients recently developed severe cyanosis despite pulse oximetry of 85% following TEE. This directs our attention to a rare, easily treatable, but potentially fatal complication of this procedure.

Difficult cases in heart failure: A hunt for reversibility: necessary and fruitful endeavor.

When confronted with ventricular dysfunction of uncertain etiology, an arduous search for potential reversibility should be undertaken. We present a case of such nature and explore the optimum work-up and thought process underlying effective management. (c)2000 by CHF, Inc.

Cardiac effects of combination therapy in hypertension.

Control of hypertension and treatment of concomitant pathophysiologic conditions require use of multiple drugs in more than half of all patients. Unfortunately, most studies dealing with cardiovascular effects of antihypertensive drugs have focused on monotherapy. Thus, our knowledge of combination therapy in the treatment of hypertension is, to a great extent, extrapolation from monotherapy.