INVITED ARTICLES

Volume 6 Issue 2 February 2016 The prevalence of alcohol use in India is found to be around 40%, with hazardous use being present in about 15% of the population and dependence pattern being present in about 2% of the population. The increasing sale indices of alcohol across many states emphasizes the need for better […]

Volume 6 Issue 1 January 2016 Psychotherapies are effective treatment methods for substance use disorders (SUD). Psychotherapy not only keeps the persons with SUD in treatment but works on to enhance motivation and prevent relapses. There are different psychotherapies used in the area of de-addiction. Among them, motivational interviewing and relapse prevention are most commonly […]

Volume 5 Issue 12 December 2015 WHO defines mental health as “A state of well-being in which the individual realizes his or her abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, can work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community”. It aims to discover and promote […]

Volume 5 Issue 11 November 2015 “If you are slow, you simply have to start earlier”- Robert Lafon Going with this statement, the right development of the child must be ensured during the early years (0-6) of their lives. It could be because the early years are a unique window of opportunity to alter child’s […]

Volume 5 Issue 10 October 2015 “Mental Health Literacy” (MHL) refers to knowledge and beliefs about mental disorders which aid their recognition, management or prevention. MHL has components (Jorm et al, 1997) like the ability to recognize specific disorders; knowing how to seek mental health information; knowledge of risk factors and causes, knowledge of self-treatments, […]

Volume 5 Issue 9 September, 2015 Suicide is a major public health problem globally. Its impact on the family, friends and communities is tremendous and devastating. World Health Organization estimates that nearly one million people die by suicide every year, which accounts to about one death every forty seconds. Number of suicide attempts may be […]

Volume 5 Issue 8 August 2015 World health organization (WHO) estimates that 12% of global burden of disease is accounted by mental and behavioral disorders. A WHO survey showed that 76%–85% in lower and middle income countries (LAMICs) had received no treatment in the previous 12 months. The three main reasons for this mental health […]

Volume 5 Issue 7 July 2015 Background-Definition-Concept– Subtypes sage of internet is a universal phenomenon. However, when the usage becomes uncontrollable despite having damaging consequences for the user, it is labeled as „addiction‟. The existence of internet addiction (IA) as a discrete disorder was first proposed, albeit not seriously, in 1995 by Ivan Goldberg, a […]

Volume 5 Issue 6 June 2015 Introduction: The etiopathogenesis of psychosis is complex and multifactorial. Neurodevelopmental cause, dopaminergic hypothesis are widely accepted etiology for psychosis. This article highlights the role of immune hypothesis in psychosis. Antibodies to N-methyl – D – aspartate receptor (NMDAR) and the voltage-gated potassium channel complex (VGKC) have been described in […]

Volume 5 Issue 5 May 2015 The epidemic of substance abuse in young generation has assumed alarming dimensions in India in recent decades. Data on emerging trends on substance use highlights shift towards increasing use of ‘designer’ or ‘synthetic’ drugs such as cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, mandrax and synthetic cannabinoids like bath salts than natural psychotropic […]