Uttarakhand Disaster 2013: A Report on Psychosocial Adversities Experienced by Children and Adolescents.

Objective: To report the psychosocial adversities faced by children and adolescents in the Uttarkashi, district of Uttarakhand, experienced immediately after the Himalayan Tsunami in June 2013. Also to discuss issues pertinent to the disaster management including the needs of the disaster affected areas and future challenges.

Methods: This is a cross sectional observational report from the community assessment and interventions that were carried out as part of the disaster relief work by National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bangalore within 1 mo of the disaster.

Mirror neuron dysfunction in schizophrenia and its functional implications: a systematic review.

Dysfunctional mirror neuron activity (MNA) has been posited to underlie diverse symptoms of schizophrenia (e.g., ego-boundary disturbances, negative symptoms, social cognition impairments and catatonic symptoms).