Caregiver Strain and its Associated Factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder in Karachi, Pakistan.

Objective: To determine the frequency of caregiver strain and its associated factors in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at a tertiary care teaching hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Study Design: An analytical cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Psychiatry inpatient and outpatient units at The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan, from December 2018 to December 2019.

Experiences from implementing an Lessons from teaching psychiatry trainees at a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

Early childhood trauma can have adverse effects on brain development. This results in higher rates of mental health and medical problems in adults. Unfortunately, psychiatry trainees are not adequately trained in dealing with trauma survivors.

Need of Physical and Chemical Restraints: Experiences at Inpatient Psychiatric Ward in a Tertiary Care Hospital in Karachi, Pakistan.

In psychiatry, agitated / aggressive patients are often treated with de-escalation techniques. If this does not work, physical or chemical restrains are required; but in the event of resistance, seclusion is applied. We report the findings of baseline study of experiences of physical and chemical restraints in a tertiary care hospital in Karachi, where 104 files were evaluated retrospectively.