Impact of online dating on the adolescent population: a brief review of the literature with special reference to the Indian scenario.

Background: Online dating is becoming more and more popular not only among the adult population, but also among adolescents, which comes with its own advantages and disadvantages. Adolescents are more vulnerable to a number of issues connected with online dating, including online grooming, bullying, emotional abuse, revenge porn, harassment, and lack of social interaction.

Aim: We aimed to briefly review the available literature exploring the impact of online dating on adolescents, with special reference to the current Indian Scenario.

Management of obsessive-compulsive disorder with virtual reality-based exposure.

Little information is available about use of virtual reality exposure for management of obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). We present a patient with OCD, who presented with significant dysfunction related to his OC symptoms and was managed with virtual reality based exposure therapy. A 27-year-old male, presented with a history suggestive of OCD for last 8 years.

Change in prevalence of metabolic syndrome in patients with bipolar disorder.

Aims & Objectives: To evaluate the change in prevalence of metabolic syndrome (MetS) in patients with bipolar disorder (BD) over a long duration of follow up and to evaluate the factors associated with MetS in patients with BD.

Methodology: 59 patients with BD, for whom details of the previous assessment of MetS were available, were evaluated for MetS at follow-up. MetS was diagnosed as per the consensus criteria.