Undergraduate psychiatry CBME curriculum revision: The process and the way ahead.

Nationa Medical Commission (NMC) had recently undertook the revision of Undergraduate CBME curriculum. the Authors were involved in Psychiatry curriculum revision. In this paper, authors explain the process of revision, the rationale behind the changes made and make specific suggestions for the better implementation of the revised curriculum.

Introduction of an Online Mentoring Program for Final Professional MBBS Students.

Background: Mentoring helps in the personal and professional development of mentees and helps them develop self-confidence in their work. Final-year undergraduate medical students face many challenges but they also have to gain the confidence to start working independently and plan their careers in the near future. In the coronavirus disease scenario, many of these challenges were amplified, and final-year students were in greater need of mentoring.

Physical Activity of School-Going Adolescents During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Natural Experiment Study.

Objective: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic associated governmental restrictions on physical activity and sedentary behavior of school-going adolescents in India and its effect on nutrition and health status.

Methods: This was a before-after natural experiment study that recorded paired data of 449 (206 boys) school-going adolescents. COVID-19 related governmental measures (March 24, 2020 till February 2021) were taken as the natural experiment.

Translation and Validation of Hindi Version of Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument for Bullying Victimization.

Objectives: To translate and validate Hindi version of Adolescent Peer Relation Instrument (APRI) and to evaluate burden of bullying victimization among school-going adolescents.

Methods: A school-based cross-sectional study was performed from July 2021 to June 2022 on 9th-12thclass students. Adolescent peer relation instrument was used to evaluate bullying victimization.

Mini-Clinical Evaluation Exercise as a Tool for Formative Assessment of Postgraduates in Psychiatry.

Context: Introduction of competency-based medical education in India has necessitated a diversion from traditional methods of teaching and assessment.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of mini-clinical evaluation exercise (mini-CEX) as a tool for formative assessment of postgraduates in psychiatry at our institute.

Settings And Design: It was a prospective, quasi-experimental study carried out in the Department of Psychiatry, PGIMS, Rohtak (India).

Help-seeking behaviors for mental health problems in medical students: Studies in Thailand and India.

Objectives: To compare the rate of help-seeking from mental health professionals (MHPs) and other sources of help for mental health problems of medical students in Thailand and India, and explore factors associated with help-seeking from MHPs.

Methods: Cross-sectional survey-based study was conducted in two medical schools in Thailand and India. Students were asked to rate their preferences for each source of help on a Likert-scale basis.

Oral health perception and plight of patients of schizophrenia.

Objective: To assess the oral health status, perception and dental treatment needs in patients of schizophrenia in the hospital set-up in Rohtak district, Haryana.

Methods And Result: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the oral health in patients of schizophrenia at Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana amongst patients with ≤48 score on BPRS. A modified Dental Coping Belief Scale along with a structured questionnaire and clinical examination were recorded.

Effectiveness of oral health education on oral hygiene status among schizophrenic patients: A randomized controlled study.

Aim: The study aims to assess the effectiveness of oral health education on oral hygiene status among schizophrenic patients.

Methods And Results: A randomized parallel controlled trial was conducted among schizophrenic patients (n = 111) with BPR score of ≤ 48 to assess the role of oral health education on their oral hygiene status. The experimental group (n = 56) received oral health education while the control group (n = 55) were administered standard care advice.

Undergraduate psychiatry in India: A SWOT analysis.

Psychiatric disorders are highly prevalent and remains a huge burden on the society. In spite of that persons with mental illness are marginalized and mental health is largely being neglected. There is an acute shortage of mental health professionals in India, and also there is inadequate exposure to psychiatry during the medical undergraduate training in India.

Indian psychiatric society multicentric study: Correlates of prescription patterns of psychotropics in India.

Background: There is a lack of information on the clinical and sociodemographic correlates of prescription of psychotropics by psychiatrists.

Aim And Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the relationship of prescription patterns with various clinical and sociodemographic variables.

Methodology: Data of prescription patterns, psychiatric diagnosis, sociodemographic variables, and comorbid physical illnesses were collected for 4480 patients, across 11 centers.

A Comparative Study of Trigger Point Therapy with Local Anaesthetic (0.5 % Bupivacaine) Versus Combined Trigger Point Injection Therapy and Levosulpiride in the Management of Myofascial Pain Syndrome in the Orofacial Region.

Aim: To compare the efficacy of combined local anesthetic injection with 0.5 % bupivacaine and levosulpiride versus local anesthetic injection alone on outcome measures including levels of pain intensity and depression in the management of myofascial pain syndrome in orofacial region.

Patients And Methods: This was a prospective, randomized, controlled and open-label comparative clinical study.

A Comparative Pilot Study to Evaluate the Adjunctive Role of Levosulpride with Trigger Point Injection Therapy in the Management of Myofascial Pain Syndrome of Orofacial Region.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of therapy with levosulpride combined with conventional trigger point injection therapy in terms of pain and depression in the chronic myofascial pain syndrome patients.

Materials And Methods: This was a comparative prospective study in which subjects with at least one trigger point and symptom duration of at least 3 months were recruited and randomized into two groups. Group A subjects received trigger point injections with 0.

Indian Psychiatric Society multicentric study: Prescription patterns of psychotropics in India.

Background: There is a lack of national level data from India on prescription of psychotropics by psychiatrists.

Aim And Objective: This study aimed to assess the first prescription handed over to the psychiatrically ill patients whenever they contact a psychiatrist.

Materials And Methods: Data were collected across 11 centers.

Dose-dependent galactorrhea with quetiapine.

Quetiapine is an atypical antipsychotic agent with minimal propensity to induce hyperprolactinemia in standard therapeutic dosages. Despite that quetiapine is considered to be a prolactin-sparing atypical antipsychotic, hyperprolactinemia with related side effects may rarely be encountered in susceptible individuals. We report a case of quetiapine-induced hyperprolactinemia and galactorrhea in an adult female, which was dose-dependent.

Clozapine in pregnancy.

This report describes the case of a woman with treatment-resistant schizophrenia who became pregnant while being treated successfully with clozapine. Possible risks associated with continuation of clozapine during pregnancy are discussed.

Sleep disorders in children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Background: Sleep disturbances are frequently associated with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) though they are not included in the current classification systems such as the DSM-IV and ICD-10. These problems may complicate the course of the illness as they may be associated with the treatment given

Aim: To evaluate children with ADHD for sleep-related problems.

Methods: The study group comprised 32 children with ADHD and their 20 healthy siblings made up the control group.