Proposal to the Indian Psychiatric Society for adopting a specialty section on addiction medicine (alcohol and other substance abuse)

Benegal, Vivek; Bajpai, Alok; Basu, Debasish; Bohra, Neelam; Chatterji, Sudipto; Galgali, RB; Ds, Goel; Isaac, Mohan; Jhanwar, Venugopal; Lenin, Rajkumar; Madhavan, PM; Mittal, AK; Mohandas, E.; T, Murali; Murthy, Pratima; Nagpal, Rajesh; Nambi, S; Subramaniam, C Ram; Parkar, Shubhangi R; Rao, P. Syamasundar; Reddy,; Sarin, Alok; Sudhakar, TP; Tripathi, B. M.; Varghese, Mathew

doi:10.4103/0019-5545.37669

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“…[176177] A proposal for adoption of a specialty section on addiction medicine[178] includes the development of a dedicated webpage, co-ordinated CMEs, commissioning of position papers, promoting demand reduction strategies and developing a national registry.…”

Section: Community Interventions and Policiesmentioning

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Substance use and addiction research in India

Murthy

Manjunatha

Subodh

et al. 2010

Indian J Psychiatry

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Substance use patterns are notorious for their ability to change over time. Both licit and illicit substance use cause serious public health problems and evidence for the same is now available in our country. National level prevalence has been calculated for many substances of abuse, but regional variations are quite evident. Rapid assessment surveys have facilitated the understanding of changing patterns of use. Substance use among women and children are increasing causes of concern. Preliminary neurobiological research has focused on identifying individuals at high risk for alcohol dependence. Clinical research in the area has focused primarily on alcohol and substance related comorbidity. There is disappointingly little research on pharmacological and psychosocial interventions. Course and outcome studies emphasize the need for better follow-up in this group. While lack of a comprehensive policy has been repeatedly highlighted and various suggestions made to address the range of problems caused by substance use, much remains to be done on the ground to prevent and address these problems. It is anticipated that substance related research publications in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry will increase following the journal having acquired an ‘indexed’ status.

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Section: Community Interventions and Policiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Substance use and addiction research in India

Murthy

Manjunatha

Subodh

et al. 2010

Indian J Psychiatry

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108

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“…A study among post graduate resident physicians in Bangalore also found that 25% physicians fail to be aware of NRT as a treatment option for tobacco cessation. 23 This finding emphasizes the need to build a capacity to deliver tobacco control services in the primary health care system. It is heartening that a majority of primary care physicians in this study show a positive attitude towards counselling in spite of their busy schedules.…”

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Examining physicians’ preparedness for tobacco cessation services in India: Findings from primary care public health facilities in two Indian states

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“…E-learning is a learning system which utilises electronic technologies to allow the educational curriculum to be extracted out of the traditional classroom [9]. Teaching can be based in or out of the classrooms by the use of digital technology to deliver a broad array of solutions which increases knowledge and performance.…”

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“…There is a great mismatch between this public health problem, available training and access to care [4,9]. The challenges in addiction training and available services are similar in India, a second populous and developing country.…”

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Role of digital learning in addiction psychiatry

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The context of current education is quickly evolving. The traditional design and delivery of interventions for learning are being challenged and outdated to meet the needs of today's learners. Formal education should provide more versatile learning systems to accommodate the varying needs and demands of students. A global change is urgently required to implement a fundamental shift in the learning paradigm for the technologically driven millennial learners. This is a well-known fact, but the challenge is to explore innovative methods to use technology to attain the actual needs and expectations of these learners. With the increasing problem of substance use disorders as a public health problem and scarcity in the availability of resources for providing adequate treatment, we propose to explore the role of digital technology as a training platform in addiction psychiatry. We have reviewed the currently available platforms which are using digital tools for training in addiction psychiatry. We have also shared our experience at NIMHANS in the use of various digital platforms for training medical officers, psychiatry residents and various health professionals in the area of addiction and we feel that it is having promising scope for expansion and upscaling to generate adequate facilities to provide best practices in addiction management to the rural, remote and underserved areas of the country. However, these digital tools should augment traditional teaching methods and cannot replace them.

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Proposal to the Indian Psychiatric Society for adopting a specialty section on addiction medicine (alcohol and other substance abuse)

Cited by 10 publications

References 11 publications

Substance use and addiction research in India

Substance use and addiction research in India

Examining physicians’ preparedness for tobacco cessation services in India: Findings from primary care public health facilities in two Indian states

Role of digital learning in addiction psychiatry

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