Bangalore N Gangadhar
Biographic Data
| ID | 7649998 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Bangalore N Gangadhar |
| GIVEN NAMES | Bangalore N |
| FAMILY NAME | Gangadhar |
| SIGNATURE | GANGADHAR B N |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-9887-6515 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 9 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 9 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1981 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Meditation as a psychosocial intervention
Rural–urban differences in accessing mental health treatment in patients with psychosis
BACKGROUND: Delay in accessing psychiatric treatment has considerable influence on the outcome of psychoses. Systematic studies examining the source of the delay are lacking in India. In this article, we examine rural-urban differences regarding delay in accessing psychiatric care in patients with psychosis, an issue which was hitherto not studied. AIMS: To evaluate the rural-urban differences in treatment seeking among patients with psychosis. M…
Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis
Caregiver burden is associated with disability in schizophrenia
BACKGROUND: Taking care of patients with schizophrenia is a major source of burden to the family. Research on burden experienced by family members of patients living in rural communities is sparse. METHODS: Data were obtained from a community intervention program for psychoses in a rural community of south India, where persons with severe mental disorders were identified, treated and followed up. As part of the program, caregivers of 245 schizoph…
Family Intervention in First-Episode Psychosis
Family interventions have produced benefits on clinical and family outcomes in long standing psychosis. However, little is known about the efficacy of such interventions in the early stages of psychosis. This article reviews published research over the last two decades on family intervention in first-episode psychosis. Electronic databases, such as PubMed, PsycINFO, and ScienceDirect, have been systematically searched. In addition, an exhaustive …
Frontal Hemodynamic Responses to High Frequency Yoga Breathing in Schizophrenia
Frontal hemodynamic responses to high frequency yoga breathing technique, Kapalabhati (KB), were compared between patients of schizophrenia (n = 18; 14 males, 4 females) and age, gender, and education matched healthy subjects (n = 18; 14 males, 4 females) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The diagnosis was confirmed by a psychiatrist using DSM-IV. All patients except one received atypical antipsychotics (one was on typical). They had o…
Relationship between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Schneiderian First Rank Symptoms in Antipsychotic-Naïve Schizophrenia
Neurodevelopmental aberrations influenced by neurotrophic factors are among the important paradigms to understand schizophrenia pathogenesis. Among various neurotrophic factors, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is strongly implicated by previous research studies. Evaluating co-morbidity free, antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia patients for BDNF levels and examining the correlates of this factor with symptoms might facilitate elucidation of…
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…
Factors Influencing Early Return of Escapees From a Mental Hospital
Factors influencing early return of escapees from a mental hospital were studied retrospectively from among 3,892 admissions in the year 1977. 128 case files of patients who according to the operational definition used, were escapees, were taken in. 39 escapees had returned within one week of escape and were called early returns. When compared with the rest of the esscapees early return was significantly associated with two factors, viz., patient…
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Factors Influencing Early Return of Escapees From a Mental Hospital
Factors influencing early return of escapees from a mental hospital were studied retrospectively from among 3,892 admissions in the year 1977. 128 case files of patients who according to the operational definition used, were escapees, were taken in. 39 escapees had returned within one week of escape and were called early returns. When compared with the rest of the esscapees early return was significantly associated with two factors, viz., patient…
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…
Relationship between Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Schneiderian First Rank Symptoms in Antipsychotic-Naïve Schizophrenia
Neurodevelopmental aberrations influenced by neurotrophic factors are among the important paradigms to understand schizophrenia pathogenesis. Among various neurotrophic factors, Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) is strongly implicated by previous research studies. Evaluating co-morbidity free, antipsychotic-naïve schizophrenia patients for BDNF levels and examining the correlates of this factor with symptoms might facilitate elucidation of…
Frontal Hemodynamic Responses to High Frequency Yoga Breathing in Schizophrenia
Frontal hemodynamic responses to high frequency yoga breathing technique, Kapalabhati (KB), were compared between patients of schizophrenia (n = 18; 14 males, 4 females) and age, gender, and education matched healthy subjects (n = 18; 14 males, 4 females) using functional near-infrared spectroscopy. The diagnosis was confirmed by a psychiatrist using DSM-IV. All patients except one received atypical antipsychotics (one was on typical). They had o…
Schizophrenia Patient or Spiritually Advanced Personality? A Qualitative Case Analysis
Caregiver burden is associated with disability in schizophrenia
BACKGROUND: Taking care of patients with schizophrenia is a major source of burden to the family. Research on burden experienced by family members of patients living in rural communities is sparse. METHODS: Data were obtained from a community intervention program for psychoses in a rural community of south India, where persons with severe mental disorders were identified, treated and followed up. As part of the program, caregivers of 245 schizoph…
Family Intervention in First-Episode Psychosis
Family interventions have produced benefits on clinical and family outcomes in long standing psychosis. However, little is known about the efficacy of such interventions in the early stages of psychosis. This article reviews published research over the last two decades on family intervention in first-episode psychosis. Electronic databases, such as PubMed, PsycINFO, and ScienceDirect, have been systematically searched. In addition, an exhaustive …
Rural–urban differences in accessing mental health treatment in patients with psychosis
BACKGROUND: Delay in accessing psychiatric treatment has considerable influence on the outcome of psychoses. Systematic studies examining the source of the delay are lacking in India. In this article, we examine rural-urban differences regarding delay in accessing psychiatric care in patients with psychosis, an issue which was hitherto not studied. AIMS: To evaluate the rural-urban differences in treatment seeking among patients with psychosis. M…
Meditation as a psychosocial intervention
Medicine (8 works) · Psychiatry (8 works) · Psychology (8 works) · Clinical Psychology (6 works) · Schizophrenia research and treatment (6 works) · Family Caregiving in Mental Illness (4 works) · Internal Medicine (4 works) · Psychosis (4 works) · Schizophrenia (object-oriented programming) (3 works) · Family and Patient Care in Intensive Care Units (2 works)