Jaina religion and psychiatry.

Jaina religion has existed for thousands of years. Lord Mahavir was the last of the 24 Tirthankaras, 23 having preceded him. The principals of Jaina religion teach us: (1) Self-control, which includes: (a) Control over physiological instinct of hunger and sex; (b) control over desires; (c) control over emotions; (2) meditation; (3) introspection; (4) concentration; and (5) healthy interpersonal relationship.

Treatment of depression with the serotonin reuptake enhancer tianeptine in the primary care setting of India.

Despite the availability of several antidepressants, low patient compliance with medication, mainly due to adverse effects remains a major problem. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and compliance of tianeptine, a selective serotonin reuptake enhancer (SSRE), for the treatment of major depression in primary care setting of India. In a prospective observational multicentric study, 320 outpatients with major depression were treated with tianeptine 12.

Rabbit syndrome : an uncommon side effect of neuroleptics.

The rabbit syndrome, a neuroleptic induced extrapyramidal side effect with Vafe onset, consists of rapid fine rhythmic movements of the lips that mimic the chewing movements of a rabbit. This syndrome was first described by Villeneuve in 1972. Unlike the buccolingual movements of the tardive dyskinesia, the rabbit syndrome improves with antiparkinsonian medication.

The course of depressive illness : a follow-up investigation of 92 cases.

Ninety two out of one hundred cases of major depressive disorder were followed up for a period of 5 to 10 years after the index diagnosis. 36.6 per cent of the cases, had no recurrence.

A study of prevalence and pattern of attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity in primary school children.

The present study was undertaken with the aim of 1) Identifying students with ADDH in a primary school children and 2) to study the phenomenology of ADDH. One English medium school of suburb of Bombay agreed to participate in the study. The clats teachers of primary divisions (Std.

A comparative study of efficacy of emg bio-feedback and progressive muscular relaxation in tension headache.

The aim of the present study was to find out efficacy of frontalis EMG Biofeedback therapy, deep muscular relaxation therapy and compare the efficacy of both in cases of tension headache. During two week basal-data recording period all patients were taught deep muscular relaxation by Jacobson's technique. Simultaneously patients were instructed to keep headache diary.

A cross cultural study of symptomatology of depression--eastern versus western patients.

The symptoms exhibited by 100 depressed patients from Western India were studied. A statistical comparison was made of these symptoms with the symptoms of British depressed patients, reported in two studies from Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The symptoms in this group are similar to what has been reported for the Indian population in general except for paranoid features, which were less common.

Standardisation of gujrati version of middlesex hospital questionnaire.

The Middlesex Hospital Questionnaire is a short clinical diagnostic self rating scale for psychoneurotic patients constructed by Crown and Crisp (1966). Aim of the present study was to prepare Gujarati Version of the M.H.

Treatment of mental disorders in India.

1. Mental health gets a low priority all over the world but much more so in developing countries. 2.