Aarti Jagannathan
Biographic Data
| ID | 4431633 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aarti Jagannathan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aarti |
| FAMILY NAME | Jagannathan |
| SIGNATURE | JAGANNATHAN A |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2792-1075 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental illness in India: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Employment has a therapeutic impact, enhances community integration and improves the quality of life of persons with mental illness (PwMI). Vocational rehabilitation (VR) models must be sensitive to existing needs and resources. Several VR models have been tested in high income countries. Mapping different VR models in India would help both practitioners and policymakers. AIM: The study aimed to comprehensively review VR models tested…
Outcome of wage and self-employment intervention for persons with severe mental illness availing rural community-based rehabilitation project: Experience from South India
Background: The World Health Organization advocates Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for resource-constrained settings. There is a need for evidence-based models of employment for persons with severe mental illness (referred to as “patients”) from such settings. Aims: To facilitate and study the employment outcome of patients aged 18 to 50 y, availing a rural CBR project in South India. Methods: Of 98 consented patients, only three men chose …
Juxtaposing indigenous evidence-based models in India with concept of Ubuntu: Implications for psychiatric social work practice
The philosophy and principles in ancient Indian scriptures and practices are similar to the Social Work concept of ‘Ubuntu’ that is, ‘Oneness’, ‘interconnectedness of all life’. Indian philosophy presents the interconnection between the mind and the body and states that a curative factor is creating a holistic balance within the individual. Several western models of social work have emerged for treating persons with mental disorders; however, the…
Need-based rehabilitation program for women with mental illness under long-term admission in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A feasibility study
BACKGROUND: In keeping with the rights perspective, the rehabilitation needs of the women under long-term admission (LTA) in 'closed wards' of Tertiary Care Hospitals (TCHs) are different, often unfulfilled, and need to be addressed. METHODOLOGY: The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. In phase, I, the rehabilitation needs of Women with Mental Illness (WMI) were assessed. In phase II, a rehabilitation program was developed and i…
Development and Validation of Yoga Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Feasibility testing of a supported education programme for students with severe mental disorders
Introduction: Most supported education studies stop at discussing the academic problems of students with severe mental diseases (SMDs) without going into testing of appropriate and culturally relevant supported education interventions required for academic reintegration of students with SMDs. In this context, the researcher felt the need to test the feasibility of a need-based supported education programme (SEP) for students with SMDs to help the…
Challenges in Social Policy Making for Psychiatric Disability in India: Lessons and Way Forward for Social Workers
Social workers have been influential policy makers due to their understanding of the sociocultural–political scenario of the state and core social work values of social justice and social change. In India, the engagement of social workers in policy and political change has been restricted due to various internal and external work challenges. The authors in this article present two case studies of challenges faced by social workers in policy makin…
Care at Doorsteps for Persons with Severe Mental Illnesses as a Part of District Mental Health Program (DMHP): A Qualitative Needs Assessment and Psychosocial Framework
Cultural adaptation framework of social interventions in mental health: Evidence-based case studies from low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based strategies for treating mental health conditions need to be scaled up to address the mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries. Most medical and psychological interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions have been developed and evaluated in high-income countries. However, the imperative of scaling up such interventions potentially ignores local realities, and may also discredit or re…
Supported employment programme for persons with severe mental disorders in India: A feasibility study
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 …
Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis
A Qualitative Study On the Needs of Caregivers of Inpatients With Schizophrenia in India
Aim: To explore the needs of caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia in India. Material: Thirty caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia participated in five focus group discussions (FGD), where the needs of the caregivers were discussed. The FGDs were recorded, transcribed and similar needs were grouped and ranked according to their order of importance. Discussion: The main needs that emerged were regarding: managing the behaviour of pati…
A Qualitative Study On the Needs of Caregivers of Inpatients With Schizophrenia in India
Aim: To explore the needs of caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia in India. Material: Thirty caregivers of inpatients with schizophrenia participated in five focus group discussions (FGD), where the needs of the caregivers were discussed. The FGDs were recorded, transcribed and similar needs were grouped and ranked according to their order of importance. Discussion: The main needs that emerged were regarding: managing the behaviour of pati…
Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis
Cultural adaptation framework of social interventions in mental health: Evidence-based case studies from low- and middle-income countries
BACKGROUND: Evidence-based strategies for treating mental health conditions need to be scaled up to address the mental health treatment gap in low- and middle-income countries. Most medical and psychological interventions for the treatment of mental health conditions have been developed and evaluated in high-income countries. However, the imperative of scaling up such interventions potentially ignores local realities, and may also discredit or re…
Supported employment programme for persons with severe mental disorders in India: A feasibility study
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 …
Feasibility testing of a supported education programme for students with severe mental disorders
Introduction: Most supported education studies stop at discussing the academic problems of students with severe mental diseases (SMDs) without going into testing of appropriate and culturally relevant supported education interventions required for academic reintegration of students with SMDs. In this context, the researcher felt the need to test the feasibility of a need-based supported education programme (SEP) for students with SMDs to help the…
Challenges in Social Policy Making for Psychiatric Disability in India: Lessons and Way Forward for Social Workers
Social workers have been influential policy makers due to their understanding of the sociocultural–political scenario of the state and core social work values of social justice and social change. In India, the engagement of social workers in policy and political change has been restricted due to various internal and external work challenges. The authors in this article present two case studies of challenges faced by social workers in policy makin…
Care at Doorsteps for Persons with Severe Mental Illnesses as a Part of District Mental Health Program (DMHP): A Qualitative Needs Assessment and Psychosocial Framework
Development and Validation of Yoga Program for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM)
Need-based rehabilitation program for women with mental illness under long-term admission in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A feasibility study
BACKGROUND: In keeping with the rights perspective, the rehabilitation needs of the women under long-term admission (LTA) in 'closed wards' of Tertiary Care Hospitals (TCHs) are different, often unfulfilled, and need to be addressed. METHODOLOGY: The study used a qualitative exploratory research design. In phase, I, the rehabilitation needs of Women with Mental Illness (WMI) were assessed. In phase II, a rehabilitation program was developed and i…
Vocational rehabilitation in persons with mental illness in India: A scoping review
BACKGROUND: Employment has a therapeutic impact, enhances community integration and improves the quality of life of persons with mental illness (PwMI). Vocational rehabilitation (VR) models must be sensitive to existing needs and resources. Several VR models have been tested in high income countries. Mapping different VR models in India would help both practitioners and policymakers. AIM: The study aimed to comprehensively review VR models tested…
Outcome of wage and self-employment intervention for persons with severe mental illness availing rural community-based rehabilitation project: Experience from South India
Background: The World Health Organization advocates Community-Based Rehabilitation (CBR) for resource-constrained settings. There is a need for evidence-based models of employment for persons with severe mental illness (referred to as “patients”) from such settings. Aims: To facilitate and study the employment outcome of patients aged 18 to 50 y, availing a rural CBR project in South India. Methods: Of 98 consented patients, only three men chose …
Juxtaposing indigenous evidence-based models in India with concept of Ubuntu: Implications for psychiatric social work practice
The philosophy and principles in ancient Indian scriptures and practices are similar to the Social Work concept of ‘Ubuntu’ that is, ‘Oneness’, ‘interconnectedness of all life’. Indian philosophy presents the interconnection between the mind and the body and states that a curative factor is creating a holistic balance within the individual. Several western models of social work have emerged for treating persons with mental disorders; however, the…
Psychiatry (10 works) · Psychology (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Mental health (8 works) · Mental illness (6 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (6 works) · Mental Health Treatment and Access (5 works) · Sociology (5 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (4 works) · Medical education (4 works)