Santosh K Chaturvedi
Biographic Data
| ID | 1738825 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Santosh K Chaturvedi |
| GIVEN NAMES | Santosh K |
| FAMILY NAME | Chaturvedi |
| SIGNATURE | CHATURVEDI S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-3675-1389 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 20 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 11 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 20 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1988 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Idioms of resilience
BACKGROUND: Resilience has proved to be a versatile notion to explain why people are not defeated by hardship and adversity, yet so far, we know little of how it might apply to communities and cultures in low to middle income countries. AIM: This paper aims to explore the notion of resilience in cross-cultural context through considering the lived experience of internal migration. METHODS: A sample of 30 participants with experience of migration …
Supported employment programme for persons with severe mental disorders in India
BACKGROUND: A number of persons with severe mental illnesses are unable to prepare for, find or keep a job due to factors linked to their illness as well as psychosocial issues. AIM: To test the feasibility of a supported employment programme to help persons with severe mental disorders obtain and sustain employment. METHODS: A supported employment programme was developed for persons with severe mental disorders with components of (a) assessment …
Explanatory models of mental illness among family caregivers of persons in psychiatric rehabilitation services
BACKGROUND: Understanding the explanatory models of family caregivers is particularly important in interdependent contexts like India, where they often play a significant role in the help-seeking behaviours, treatment decision-making and long-term care of those diagnosed with mental illness. AIMS: This study was planned to explore the diversity of explanatory models among family caregivers at a centre for recovery-oriented rehabilitation services…
Health-related life events in patients with somatic symptom disorders
BACKGROUND: The positive association between adverse life events and somatoform disorders is a consistent observation. But no systematic studies have evaluated the relationship between health-related life events (HLEs) in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD)/somatoform disorders. AIM: To examine the nature and relationship of HLE in patients with SSD and to assess the correlates of HLE. METHODS: A total of 50 adult patients with SSD and 5…
Prevalence and Nature of Spiritual Distress Among Palliative Care Patients in India
Through a glass, darkly
Assumptions about the universality of ethics and the use of dominant ethical frameworks of mental health care may obscure the differences and contextual realities in traditional societies. The ‘culture’ of the encounter between the mental health practitioner and the patient can be viewed through three dominant perspectives; paternalism, autonomy and reciprocity. Culture strongly influences how persons construct and negotiate their autonomous iden…
Sociocultural determinants of treatment adherence in bipolar disorders
Non-adherence to medication or treatment is one of the greatest challenges in psychiatry, especially among persons with bipolar disorders. Non-adherence is multi-factorial. Studying sociocultural factors as determinants of non-adherence is a neglected area. The current study has reviewed studies related to the sociocultural factors of non-adherence. The study revealed that sociodemographic, familial, religious, social support, stigma and healthca…
Somatotherapy, History of
Psychosomatic Medicine
Hysteria
Gender differences in the psychological impact of tsunami
AIM: The aim of this observational study was to explore gender-related differences in psychiatric morbidity during the initial three months following the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami involving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. METHODS: There were 12,784 survivors sheltered across 74 relief camps with 4,684 displaced survivors in Port Blair and 8,100 non-displaced survivors in Car-Nicobar Island. All persons who accessed mental healt…
Readmission of psychiatric patients in India
Readmission is a complex and common phenomenon. This study intends to analyse the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with readmission and also compare it with similar study done at same institute in India 25 years earlier. A medical records review for all admissions in an adult psychiatry unit of a specialised hospital in southern India was done for the period from July 2010 to June 2011. Patients' sociodemographic characteristics a…
Dissociative Disorders in a Psychiatric Institute in India - A Selected Review and Patterns Over a Decade
Background: The prevalence — and type — of dissociative disorders is considered to vary across cultures and over time. Aims: The aim of the study was to examine patterns of dissociative disorders among subjects attending psychiatric services over a period of 10 years. Methods: The sample consisted of both inpatients and outpatients attending a psychiatric hospital between 1999 and 2008. Information of those subjects diagnosed to have dissociative…
Physio-Kundalini Syndrome with neurocognitive deficits
A cultural analysis of a case that presented with features of Physio-Kundalini Syndrome and prominent cultural, spiritual and religious preoccupations of a short-lasting duration is discussed here. Interestingly, there were moderate neuropsychological deficits, which may throw light on the localization of such spiritual preoccupations. Keywords: Physio-Kundalinispiritual experiencesreligious experiencesneuropsychological deficits Notes 1. Chakara…
Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry
Cultural psychiatry is concerned with understanding the impact of social and cultural differences and similarities on mental illness and its treatments. A person's cultural characteristics can often lead to misunderstandings, influenced by language, non-verbal styles, codes of etiquette and assumptions. There may also be perceived misconceptions and differences in beliefs and values. In order to provide appropriate, sensitive and acceptable servi…
Psychological well-being among cancer patients receiving radiotherapy –a prospective study
What's important for quality of life to Indians-In relation to cancer
Sociocultural aspects of menstrual attitudes and premenstrual experiences in India
Psychiatric Referrals in a Neuropsychiatric Centre
Consecutive new cases were screened to identify those referred by other specialities. The referred cases were compared with a randomly selected control group from the non referred cases. Referred cases constituted 16.4% of all the clinic new cases but the demographic characteristics were similar to those of the other clinic cases. Functional somatic complaints were significantly more often (p
Psychosomatic Disorders in Psychiatric Patients in a Developing Country
This study reports the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders in psychiatric patients in India. The psychosomatic disorders studied were hypertension, peptic ulcer, bron chial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, ischaemic heart disease and chronic pain. 21.5% of psychiatric patients had psychosomatic illnesses. Fifty five cases had two psychosomatic illnesses. Chronic pain (14.4%) and hypertension (9.9%) were the commonest. Patients with psychosomatic d…
Sociocultural aspects of menstrual attitudes and premenstrual experiences in India
Physio-Kundalini Syndrome with neurocognitive deficits
A cultural analysis of a case that presented with features of Physio-Kundalini Syndrome and prominent cultural, spiritual and religious preoccupations of a short-lasting duration is discussed here. Interestingly, there were moderate neuropsychological deficits, which may throw light on the localization of such spiritual preoccupations. Keywords: Physio-Kundalinispiritual experiencesreligious experiencesneuropsychological deficits Notes 1. Chakara…
What's important for quality of life to Indians-In relation to cancer
Psychosomatic Disorders in Psychiatric Patients in a Developing Country
This study reports the prevalence of psychosomatic disorders in psychiatric patients in India. The psychosomatic disorders studied were hypertension, peptic ulcer, bron chial asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, ischaemic heart disease and chronic pain. 21.5% of psychiatric patients had psychosomatic illnesses. Fifty five cases had two psychosomatic illnesses. Chronic pain (14.4%) and hypertension (9.9%) were the commonest. Patients with psychosomatic d…
Psychiatric Referrals in a Neuropsychiatric Centre
Consecutive new cases were screened to identify those referred by other specialities. The referred cases were compared with a randomly selected control group from the non referred cases. Referred cases constituted 16.4% of all the clinic new cases but the demographic characteristics were similar to those of the other clinic cases. Functional somatic complaints were significantly more often (p
What's important for quality of life to Indians-In relation to cancer
Sociocultural aspects of menstrual attitudes and premenstrual experiences in India
Psychological well-being among cancer patients receiving radiotherapy –a prospective study
Textbook of Cultural Psychiatry
Cultural psychiatry is concerned with understanding the impact of social and cultural differences and similarities on mental illness and its treatments. A person's cultural characteristics can often lead to misunderstandings, influenced by language, non-verbal styles, codes of etiquette and assumptions. There may also be perceived misconceptions and differences in beliefs and values. In order to provide appropriate, sensitive and acceptable servi…
Dissociative Disorders in a Psychiatric Institute in India - A Selected Review and Patterns Over a Decade
Background: The prevalence — and type — of dissociative disorders is considered to vary across cultures and over time. Aims: The aim of the study was to examine patterns of dissociative disorders among subjects attending psychiatric services over a period of 10 years. Methods: The sample consisted of both inpatients and outpatients attending a psychiatric hospital between 1999 and 2008. Information of those subjects diagnosed to have dissociative…
Physio-Kundalini Syndrome with neurocognitive deficits
A cultural analysis of a case that presented with features of Physio-Kundalini Syndrome and prominent cultural, spiritual and religious preoccupations of a short-lasting duration is discussed here. Interestingly, there were moderate neuropsychological deficits, which may throw light on the localization of such spiritual preoccupations. Keywords: Physio-Kundalinispiritual experiencesreligious experiencesneuropsychological deficits Notes 1. Chakara…
Gender differences in the psychological impact of tsunami
AIM: The aim of this observational study was to explore gender-related differences in psychiatric morbidity during the initial three months following the December 2004 earthquake and tsunami involving the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. METHODS: There were 12,784 survivors sheltered across 74 relief camps with 4,684 displaced survivors in Port Blair and 8,100 non-displaced survivors in Car-Nicobar Island. All persons who accessed mental healt…
Readmission of psychiatric patients in India
Readmission is a complex and common phenomenon. This study intends to analyse the sociodemographic and clinical factors associated with readmission and also compare it with similar study done at same institute in India 25 years earlier. A medical records review for all admissions in an adult psychiatry unit of a specialised hospital in southern India was done for the period from July 2010 to June 2011. Patients' sociodemographic characteristics a…
Somatotherapy, History of
Psychosomatic Medicine
Hysteria
Sociocultural determinants of treatment adherence in bipolar disorders
Non-adherence to medication or treatment is one of the greatest challenges in psychiatry, especially among persons with bipolar disorders. Non-adherence is multi-factorial. Studying sociocultural factors as determinants of non-adherence is a neglected area. The current study has reviewed studies related to the sociocultural factors of non-adherence. The study revealed that sociodemographic, familial, religious, social support, stigma and healthca…
Prevalence and Nature of Spiritual Distress Among Palliative Care Patients in India
Through a glass, darkly
Assumptions about the universality of ethics and the use of dominant ethical frameworks of mental health care may obscure the differences and contextual realities in traditional societies. The ‘culture’ of the encounter between the mental health practitioner and the patient can be viewed through three dominant perspectives; paternalism, autonomy and reciprocity. Culture strongly influences how persons construct and negotiate their autonomous iden…
Explanatory models of mental illness among family caregivers of persons in psychiatric rehabilitation services
BACKGROUND: Understanding the explanatory models of family caregivers is particularly important in interdependent contexts like India, where they often play a significant role in the help-seeking behaviours, treatment decision-making and long-term care of those diagnosed with mental illness. AIMS: This study was planned to explore the diversity of explanatory models among family caregivers at a centre for recovery-oriented rehabilitation services…
Health-related life events in patients with somatic symptom disorders
BACKGROUND: The positive association between adverse life events and somatoform disorders is a consistent observation. But no systematic studies have evaluated the relationship between health-related life events (HLEs) in patients with somatic symptom disorder (SSD)/somatoform disorders. AIM: To examine the nature and relationship of HLE in patients with SSD and to assess the correlates of HLE. METHODS: A total of 50 adult patients with SSD and 5…
Supported employment programme for persons with severe mental disorders in India
BACKGROUND: A number of persons with severe mental illnesses are unable to prepare for, find or keep a job due to factors linked to their illness as well as psychosocial issues. AIM: To test the feasibility of a supported employment programme to help persons with severe mental disorders obtain and sustain employment. METHODS: A supported employment programme was developed for persons with severe mental disorders with components of (a) assessment …
Idioms of resilience
BACKGROUND: Resilience has proved to be a versatile notion to explain why people are not defeated by hardship and adversity, yet so far, we know little of how it might apply to communities and cultures in low to middle income countries. AIM: This paper aims to explore the notion of resilience in cross-cultural context through considering the lived experience of internal migration. METHODS: A sample of 30 participants with experience of migration …
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