Prevalence, correlates and explanatory models of cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia-A cross sectional study.

Background: Schizophrenia may cause significant impairment in social and economic aspects of a patient's life. Current evidence suggests that cognitive deficits may affect the functioning of a person with schizophrenia more than positive or negative symptoms. There is a lack of literature on explanatory models of cognitive deficits in schizophrenia that can influence help-seeking behavior.

Culture-negative sepsis after pediatric cardiac surgery: Incidence and outcomes.

Background: Significant proportion of congenital heart surgery (CHS) children exhibit sepsis, but have negative blood culture and defined "culture negative sepsis (CNS)."

Aims And Objectives: Retrospective analysis of CNS patients undergoing CHS.

Material And Methods: 437 consecutive CHS children grouped as controls (antibiotic prophylaxis), CNS, and culture positive sepsis (CPS).

Novel technique of performing transbronchial lung cryobiopsy (TBLC) for diagnosing diffuse parenchymal lung diseases (DPLD) in infants.

Childhood interstitial lung disease (ChILD) diagnosis often requires surgical lung biopsy after the common causes are ruled out. However, surgical lung biopsy has its own set of complications. Hence transbronchial lung cryobiopsy has been used in various studies of adult interstitial lung disease (ILD) with good yield and minimal complications.

Common mental disorders, quality of life and explanatory models in men undergoing infertility treatment in a tertiary care hospital: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Men with infertility experience significant distress, however research on psychiatric morbidity among this group is limited. Literature on explanatory models of infertility, which influence help seeking behaviour is also scarce.

Objectives: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the prevalence and factors associated with psychiatric morbidity among men with infertility, their quality of life, and explanatory models regarding infertility.

Satisfaction and genital perception after orchiectomy for prostate cancer: does the technique matter? A randomized trial.

Objectives: Bilateral extracapsular or total orchiectomy (BEO) for prostate cancer is presumed to have psychological consequences after the surgery due to perception of an empty scrotum. Bilateral subcapsular orchiectomy (BSO) was designed to preserve perception of palpable testes. We compared the patients' satisfaction and genital perception following BEO and BSO.

Sexual Dysfunction in Drug-Naïve or Drug-Free Male Patients with Psychosis: Prevalence and Risk Factors.

Background: There is a growing body of literature on the high prevalence of sexual dysfunction in patients with psychotic disorders. However, most studies have focused on medication-related sexual side effects.

Material And Methods: Consecutive males with a diagnosis of acute psychosis or schizophrenia who were either drug-naïve or drug-free for six months were recruited to the study after obtaining informed consent.

Knowledge and Attitudes toward Sexual Health and Common Sexual Practices among College Students - A Survey from Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India.

Background: Indian society is considered to have conservative attitudes regarding sex and is ambivalent about the concept of sex education. Previous reports suggest that a considerable proportion of Indian youth have inadequate sexual knowledge and hold a variety of sexual misconceptions. Methodological flaws limit the generalizability of some earlier studies.

Delusional disorder: an unusual presentation.

Delusions with a sexual theme are rare, but when present are usually seen in patients with schizophrenia or other chronic psychotic disorders. We report a case of delusional disorder, with a single belief of a sexual theme. This report focuses on the management issues, wherein a combination of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions proved helpful.

Situational psychogenic anejaculation: a case study.

Anejaculation is an uncommon clinical entity that may result from a variety of causes, both organic and psychological. Psychogenic anejaculation is influenced by relationship, behavioral, and psychological factors. We present a clinical case of situational anejaculation, which was managed with a combination of techniques that addressed these factors including changes in masturbatory technique, improved marital communication and quality, and reduction of anxiety using cognitive behavioral techniques.

Sildenafil in the treatment of antipsychotic-induced erectile dysfunction: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose, two-way crossover trial.

Objective: Antipsychotic-induced erectile dysfunction is a significant clinical problem and is a common reason for poor medication compliance. This report studied the efficacy and tolerability of sildenafil citrate in patients with antipsychotic-induced erectile dysfunction.

Method: The study design was a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, flexible-dose, two-way crossover trial carried out at a tertiary referral center.