Depressive and anxiety disorders among single mothers in Dhaka.

Background: Recent reports revealed that the number of single mothers has been increasing day by day in Dhaka city; however, their psychological problems have not been studied yet.

Aim: We aimed to see the proportion of single mothers having depressive and anxiety disorders.

Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted under the supervision of the Department of Psychiatry, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka from August 2016 to July 2017.

Validation of the Bangla version of the Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale.

Background: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a common and severe psychiatric illness which affects about 1-3% of the population across the globe. The Dimensional Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DOCS) is a 20-item self-report instrument that assesses the severity of OCD in four dimensions.

Objectives: We aimed to adapt and validate the DOCS in Bangla.

Clozapine Can Be the Good Option in Resistant Mania.

Bipolar mood disorder is a mental disorder with a lifetime prevalence rate of about 1% in the general population and there are still a proportion of individuals who suffer from bipolar mood disorders that are resistant to standard treatment. Reporting clozapine responsive mania that was not responding to two previous consecutive atypical antipsychotics and one typical antipsychotic was aimed at. A 17-year-old male manic patient was admitted into the psychiatry inpatient department and was nonresponsive to Risperidone 12 mg daily for 4 weeks, Olanzapine 30 mg daily for 3 weeks, and Haloperidol 30 mg daily for 3 weeks, along with valproate preparation 1500 mg daily.

Efficacy of combination of fluoxetine and cognitive behavioral therapy and fluoxetine alone for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder.

A number of pharmacological approaches as well as psychological interventions are effective in the treatment of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). The present study was conducted to see the relative efficacy of treatment approaches. 30 diagnosed cases of OCD were taken and divided into two groups.