Publications by authors named "Lokesh Shekhawat"

Article Synopsis
  • The study investigates the prevalence of adult ADHD in India, noting that it's a poorly explored area, particularly focusing on young adults in Delhi-NCR.
  • A systematic review of 494 articles identified 10 relevant studies, while a cross-sectional study surveyed 1,665 young adults, revealing that 14% screened positive for ADHD using a standardized tool.
  • Results showed a prevalence rate of adult ADHD between 5.48% and 25.7% in India, highlighting factors like South Indian origin and maternal education as risks, while low socioeconomic status offered some protection, pointing to a need for greater awareness and targeted intervention.
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Background: Despite the growing realization regarding the importance of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in adult health outcomes, this area of research has received little scientific attention in low- and middle-income countries, including India.

Aims: To understand the overall and domain-specific association of exposure to ACEs with current depression, anxiety, stress, and well-being among young adults of Delhi-NCR.

Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out among 1,812 young adults (aged 18-25 years) of both sexes (68.

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Background: Family accommodation (FA) is defined as a family members' involvement by doing certain behavior in response to the daily rituals of patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD). FA is associated with more severe symptoms of OCD. Similarly, poor insight is associated with high severity of OCD symptoms.

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Neurocysticercosis is the most common neuro-parasitosis caused by the larval stage of . The most common manifestations include seizures and hydrocephalus. Psychiatric abnormalities are relatively rare but depressive symptoms are frequent in patients with neurocysticercosis.

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Moyamoya disease (MMD) is a rare arteriopathy associated with cerebral ischemia, due to stenosis or occlusion of the internal carotid artery and its branches and primarily presenting with stroke. However, neuropsychiatric symptoms such as acute psychosis, manic symptoms, attention deficits, and behavioral problems are reported in relation to MMD. We describe here a case of an adult female, who presented with headache, easy irritability, and suspiciousness against family members, inability to identify familiar objects and faces, and inability to perform activities easily done earlier.

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Objective: Research has demonstrated that dysfunctional cognitive schemas among mental health professionals (MHPs) may influence the ability to process clients' information in an unbiased manner, may be a substantial source of error in psychotherapeutic ratings, hinder accurate reporting of clients' cognitive schemas, and have a detrimental effect on therapeutic alliance. The present study compared cognitive schemas among MHPs and other health professionals (OHPs).

Materials And Method: A sample of 128 professionals (64 MHPs and 64 OHPs) was chosen using a purposive sampling technique.

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Background: The role of craving in alcohol dependence and its relationship with relapse has been studied widely in the past decade. The present study was undertaken to assess the role of craving in short-term relapse of patients seeking treatment for alcohol dependence and changes in craving score at the end of detoxification and at follow-up.

Materials And Methods: A total of 34 male individuals with alcohol dependence (excluding comorbid drug dependence, organic or psychiatric disorder), after detoxification and discharge, consented.

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