Evaluation of sexual dysfunction and quality of life in patients with severe mental illness: A cross-sectional study from a tertiary care center in Chhattisgarh.

Background: Sexual dysfunctions (SDs) are common and lead to psychological distress and impair quality of life (QOL). However, little attention has been paid to explore SD in severe mental illnesses (SMIs). Hence, this study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of SD and its impact on the QOL in persons suffering from schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression and compare it with healthy controls.

Catatonia in inpatients with psychiatric disorders: A comparison of schizophrenia and mood disorders.

This study aimed to evaluate the symptom threshold for making the diagnosis of catatonia. Further the objectives were to (1) to study the factor solution of Bush Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS); (2) To compare the prevalence and symptom profile of catatonia in patients with psychotic and mood disorders among patients admitted to the psychiatry inpatient of a general hospital psychiatric unit. 201 patients were screened for presence of catatonia by using BFCRS.

A comparative study of caregivers' perceptions of health-care needs and burden of patients with bipolar affective disorder and schizophrenia.

Background: Although many studies in schizophrenia have evaluated health-care needs, there is a lack of data on the needs of patients with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD), with only occasional studies evaluating them, and no study has evaluated the relationship of health-care needs of patients with caregiver's burden.

Aim: To study the relationship of caregiver's burden and needs of patients as perceived by caregivers of patients with BPAD and schizophrenia.

Method: Caregivers of patients with BPAD and schizophrenia were assessed using the Camberwell Assessment of Needs - Research version (CAN-R) and Supplementary Needs Assessment Scale (SNAS), the Family Burden Interview schedule (FBI) and the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ).

Age of onset of dependence: Does it help our understanding of opioid dependence by generating meaningful categories or by acting as a useful dimension? A critical examination of the classic debate in psychiatry.

Background: Category vs. dimension is a classic debate in psychiatry. Applying age of onset of dependence (AOOD) to categorize opioid dependence into early- (EO) and late-onset (LO) types provides a unique opportunity to critically examine this debate.

Experience in delirium: is it distressing?

A total of 203 consecutive patients were assessed on a delirium experience questionnaire 24 hours after recovery from delirium. One third (35%) of the patients could recollect their experiences during the delirium, and the majority (86%) of them were distressed by these experiences. The level of distress was moderate in most of the subjects (52.

Do patients of delirium have catatonic features? An exploratory study.

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of catatonic symptoms, as per the Bush Francis Catatonia Rating Scale (BFCRS), in patients with delirium and to evaluate the prevalence of catatonia as defined by the Bush Francis Catatonia Screening Instrument and DSM-5 criteria in patients with delirium.

Method: Two hundred five consecutive subjects with delirium were assessed on the Delirium Rating Scale-Revised 98 version, the amended Delirium Motor Symptom Scale and the BFCRS.

Results: On the BFCRS, two-fifths (n = 80; 39%) of the study participants had two or more catatonic symptoms.

Risk factors for delirium and inpatient mortality with delirium.

Background: There is limited on the risk factors and mortality in patients with delirium from India.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors associated with delirium and inpatient mortality rates of patients diagnosed with delirium by psychiatry consultation liaison services.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred and thirty-one patients diagnosed as delirium by the psychiatry consultation liaison services were examined on standardized instruments: Delirium Rating Scale Revised 98 version (DRS-R-98), amended Delirium Motor Symptom Scale (DMSS), Delirium Etiology Checklist (DEC), Charlson Comorbidity index, and a checklist for assessment of risk factors.

Pseudocyesis: A complication of antipsychotic-induced increased prolactin levels and weight gain.

Pseudocyesis or phantom pregnancy is characterized by a false belief in a non-pregnant female that she is pregnant and this belief is usually associated with bodily signs of pregnancy. In some of the patients, this belief is held with delusional conviction. In this case report, we present the case of a female patient who presented with delusional belief of being pregnant, which was associated with antipsychotic-associated increase in prolactin levels and metabolic syndrome.

Clinicians' versus caregivers' ratings of burden in patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.

Background: Only a few studies have evaluated the similarities and differences between clinicians' and caregivers' rating of burden of caring for a person with chronic mental illness.

Aim: To compare clinician-rated and caregiver-rated burden in a population of patients with either schizophrenia or bipolar disorder, using two different scales to measure caregiver burden.

Methodology: Caregivers of patients with schizophrenia (n = 65) or bipolar disorder (n = 57) completed the Hindi version of the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (Hindi-IEQ) by themselves.

Electroconvulsive therapy in the presence of atrial septal defect: a case report.

There is limited literature on the use of electroconvulsive therapy in patient with congenital heart defect. We present a case of a 24-year-old woman with diagnosis of persistent delusion disorder with depression and congenital heart defect of ostium secundum type treated successfully with a course of electroconvulsive therapies.

An Indian adaptation of the Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire: similarities and differences in assessment of caregiver burden.

Objectives: The Involvement Evaluation Questionnaire (IEQ) is a comprehensive, conceptually valid and reliable means of assessing caregiver burden. However, its psychometric properties have rarely been examined in non-European settings. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the psychometric properties of an Indian translation of the IEQ (Hindi-IEQ).

Metabolic syndrome in antipsychotic naïve patients diagnosed with schizophrenia.

Aim: The article aims to study the prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MS) and subthreshold MS in antipsychotic naïve patients with schizophrenia.

Materials And Methods: Forty-six antipsychotic naïve patients diagnosed with schizophrenia were evaluated for the presence of metabolic abnormalities using International Diabetes Federation and modified National Cholesterol Education Program-Third Adult Treatment Panel criteria.

Results: Five patients (10.

Fahr's disease and psychiatric syndromes: A case series.

Fahr's disease is characterized by basal ganglia calcification with clinical manifestations in the form of neuropsychiatric disorders, neurological symptoms, and cognitive symptoms. In this case series, we describe two cases of basal ganglia calcification, one of whom presented with psychotic symptoms and the other with mood symptoms, and discuss the literature with regard to psychiatric manifestations of basal ganglia calcification.