12 results match your criteria: "National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences -Institute of National Importance-[Affiliation]"
Attitudes of Indian Medical and Nursing Students Towards Euthanasia: A Cross-Sectional Survey.
Omega (Westport)
November 2022
Social worker, Children & Safeguarding Social care, The Woolwich Centre, London, UK.
This cross-sectional survey was carried out among medical internees (n = 92) and nursing students (n = 228) to investigate their attitudes towards euthanasia. The data was collected by administering a Euthanasia Attitude questionnaire. The findings revealed that a majority (61%) of the participants were in support of euthanasia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFKnowledge and attitudes of family members towards postpartum depression.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
December 2020
College of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore, India.
Background: Postpartum depression (PPD) has been recently recognized as a public health issue. While family members play an important role in early recognition of PPD among women, research that explores family members awareness on PPD is limited from India.
Aim: To explore the knowledge and attitudes of family members towards postpartum depression.
Validity of a CB-NAAT assay in diagnosing tuberculosis in comparison to culture: A study from an urban area of South India.
J Clin Tuberc Other Mycobact Dis
December 2020
Department of Microbiology, Kasturba Medical College, Mangalore, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India.
•CB-NAAT performance compared in 831 suspected pulmonary and extrapulmonary suspected cases.•The conventional stained smear and CB-NAAT results were compared to the MGIT culture.•Sensitivity and specificity of CB-NAAT was 84.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of nurses training in routine screening of violence against women with mental illness: A randomized controlled trail.
Arch Psychiatr Nurs
August 2020
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore, India.
Article Synopsis
- The study highlights the vulnerability of individuals with mental illness to abuse, particularly the need for routine screening by mental health professionals, which has not been extensively researched.
- It evaluated the effects of training on nurses’ attitudes and confidence regarding routine screening of violence among women with mental illness, using a randomized controlled trial with 68 nurses divided into experimental and control groups.
- Results showed a significant improvement in the experimental group’s attitudes and confidence post-training, indicating that targeted training can enhance nurses' ability to screen for violence, though further research is needed to determine its practical application in nursing.
Violence Against Women with Mental Illness and Social Norms and Beliefs: Nursing Professional Perspective.
Community Ment Health J
February 2021
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance, Bangalore, India.
Violence against women is a priority public health issue globally and women with mental illness are at double disadvantage. While social norms and beliefs play a critical role in influencing violence among women, limited or no research is available from India. To explore nurses and nursing students' views on social norms and beliefs that support Violence against women with mental illness.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSexual and Reproductive Health Concerns of Adolescents Living with Perinatally Infected HIV in India.
Indian J Community Med
January 2018
National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Background: With improved access to highly active antiretrieval treatment, many children with perintally acquired HIV are now able live longer. These children are now reaching into adolescence and sexually active. This qualitative, explorative study examines the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs and concerns of adolescents living with HIV (ALHIV) in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIndian novice nurses' perceptions of their role in caring for women who have experienced intimate partner violence.
Br J Nurs
May 2018
Professor, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bangalore, India.
Background: intimate partner violence (IPV) is a significant health problem and a gross violation of the human rights of women. Nurses play an important role in providing support for these women. There is limited research on nurses' understanding and perceptions of their role in caring for women with IPV issues in India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFGender differences in perceptions and attitudes of general population towards organ donation: An Indian perspective.
Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl
July 2019
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Globally, shortage of organs available for organ transplantation is a major problem. Studies assessing awareness and attitudes towards organ donation are limited from India. The aim of this study is to assess gender differences in the perceptions and attitude of general population toward organ donation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe rights of persons with Disability Bill, 2014: How "enabling" is it for persons with mental illness?
Indian J Psychiatry
July 2016
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (Institute of National Importance), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
India ratified the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Person with Disabilities (UNCRPD) in 2007. This is a welcome step towards realizing the rights of the persons with disability. The UNCRPD proclaims that disability results from interaction of impairments with attitudinal and environmental barriers which hinders full and active participation in society on an equal basis with others.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHuman rights violations among economically disadvantaged women with mental illness: An Indian perspective.
Indian J Psychiatry
June 2015
Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Background: Globally women confront manifold violations of human rights and women with poverty and mental illness are doubly disadvantaged.
Aim: The aim was to examine the influence of poverty in meeting human rights needs among recovered women with mental illness at family and community level.
Materials And Methods: This was a descriptive study carried out among randomly selected (n = 100) recovered women with mental illness at a tertiary care center.