Treatment of mental disorders in India

Bagadia, V.N.; Lp, Shah; Pradhan, P V; M, Gada

doi:10.1016/0364-7722(79)90075-4

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“…In a study in India due to the paucity of facilities, 80% of the populations have to depend on available treatments consisting of Ayurvedic and Unani systems of medicine, religious treatments consisting of prayers, fasting, and so on, as also various witchcrafts and magical rituals. 16 The situation is more or less the same in Nepal, and not surprisingly 38% of the cases in our study contacted traditional healers as the primary helping agency. Another study has noted that a substantial number of patients suffering from severe mental disorders seek other doctors care.…”

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Pathway to Care of Psychiatric Services in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in Western Nepal

Lamichhane

Thapa

Timilsina

et al. 2019

J. Gandaki Med. Coll. Nepal

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Aims and Objectives: The sequence of contacts with individuals and organizations prompted by the distressed person's efforts, and those of his or her significant others, to seek help is known as the pathways to care. The study of the pathways to care provides the relevant information regarding the individual's health seeking and illness behaviour. A wide range of professionals including psychiatrists, psychologists, other doctors, faith-healers and religious healers cater to the needs of mentally ill patients. This study was carried out to identify the pathway to care of patients up to psychiatric care with no prior psychiatric treatment at GMCTH. Methodology: It is a cross-sectional, descriptive study conducted in GMCTH, Pokhara from Jan 2015 to Dec 2016. After ethical consideration, all new patients and those newly referred to the psychiatric services and agreed to participate were interviewed until the target 100 participants were recruited. ICD-10 was used for diagnosis. Data were computed and analyzed by using Microsoft excel and SPSS. Parametric & non parametric statistical technique was applied wherever appropriate. Results: Total of 100 patients (56 females, 44 males) was included in the study. Mean age of the entire study cohort was 37.17 years (SD 15.45). The mean no. of months to seek first help from a psychiatrist was 53.03 months (SD: 81.70). Conclusion: All the patients here eventually made treatment contact with psychiatrists. However, delay was pervasive. Delay in treatment has negative effect in the treatment outcome. The knowledge and recognition of psychological disorders by the traditional healers as well as other treatment providers in the community are crucial for early treatment of psychiatric patients.

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confidence: 49%

Pathway to Care of Psychiatric Services in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in Western Nepal

Lamichhane

Thapa

Timilsina

et al. 2019

J. Gandaki Med. Coll. Nepal

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“…Dasgupta R and Bagadia VN also quoted the same view regarding psychiatric disease burden and the treatment practices for the psychiatric illness. 23,24 These are important lessons for the practitioners of psychiatric medicine in India.…”

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Assessment of socio-demographic determinants of psychiatric patients attending psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital of Central India

Adhikari

Niranjan

Ahuja

et al. 2016

Int J Community Med Public Health

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“…This was a contradictory finding to the general belief that Indians havean inclination for magico-religious treatment. Probably this reflects an increased popularity and acceptance of mainstream medicine over the years [14][15][16] due to its higher efficacy (compared to other methods of treatment) and its role in controlling the disorders associated with high stigma in Indian culture. Medical practitioners trained in mainstream medicine are now the first caregivers than the faith healer, though in some part of India vice versa is true [17][18][19] .…”

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Level of paranormal beliefs and its relationship with explanatory models, treatment adherence and satisfaction

Ram¹,

Patil²,

H³

2016

Arch. Clin. Psychiatry (São Paulo)

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Background: Paranormal beliefs are common among patients with mental illness. Such beliefs may mediate conceptualization of illness, treatment satisfaction and medication adherence. Objective: To study the level of paranormal beliefs and its relationship with explanatory models, treatment adherence and satisfaction using standardized assessment tool. Methods: Eighty nine patients with mental illness in remission were assessed with Sociodemographic proforma, Revised Paranormal Belief Scale (RPBS), Mental Distress Explanatory Model Questionnaire (MMAS), Morisky Medication Adherence Scale (MMAS) and Short Assessment of Patient Satisfaction (SAPS). Results: Results revealed a high level of paranormal beliefs on RPBS (Mean 83.96, SD ± 23.91). Variables that had a statistically significant group difference on the score of RPBS were domicile status (p < 05), diagnosis (p < 001), method of treatment sought before (p < 001). In a linear regression analysis four variables explained 35.4% of the variance (R2 = .38, R 2 Adjusted = .35, F = 13.04, p < .001) in RPBS Score. These variables were total score of MDEMQ (Beta = .308, t = 3.435, p < .001), total score of MMAS (beta = .357, t = 3. 716, p < .001) and magico-religious treatment received earlier (beta = .306, t = 3.52, p < .001) and SAPS. Discussion: Based on the finding of this study, it may be concluded that the level of paranormal beliefs may vary with some demographic variables. Levels of paranormal beliefs is positively associated with explanatory models and adherence in patients with mental illness in remission.

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Treatment of mental disorders in India

Cited by 12 publications

References 4 publications

Pathway to Care of Psychiatric Services in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in Western Nepal

Pathway to Care of Psychiatric Services in Gandaki Medical College Teaching Hospital in Western Nepal

Assessment of socio-demographic determinants of psychiatric patients attending psychiatry outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital of Central India

Level of paranormal beliefs and its relationship with explanatory models, treatment adherence and satisfaction

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