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Study of inter-relationship of depression, seizure frequency and quality of life of people with epilepsy in India
Shubham Mehta, Alok Tyagi, Richa Tripathi, Mahesh KumarEpilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder that can have profound physical, social and psychological consequences. We aimed to assess the clinical predictors of quality of life…
Psychiatric worker and family members: pathways towards co-operation networks within psychiatric assistance services
Silvia CarboneThe family's role in patient care was greatly altered by Law 180. This law, introduced in Italy in 1978, led to a gradual phasing out of custodial treatment for psychiatric…
Decreased mental health care utilization following a psychosocial intervention in caregivers of hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients
Rita Ouseph, Calvin Croy, Crystal Natvig, Teresa Simoneau, Mark L. LaudenslagerCaregivers are known to experience increased morbidity when compared to noncaregivers. Does an intervention targeting caregiver distress affect their health care utilization? One…
An overview of risk factors associated to post-partum depression in Asia
Shubham Mehta, Nidhi MehtaPost partum depression (PPD) is an important complication of child-bearing. It requires urgent interventions as it can have long-term adverse consequences if ignored, for both…
Art therapy: an underutilized, yet effective tool
Robert A. Bitonte, Marisa De SantoArt therapy has been recognized as beneficial and effective since first described by Adrian Hill in 1942. Even before this time, art therapy was utilized for moral reinforcement…
Transprocessing: a proposed neurobiological mechanism of psychotherapeutic processing
Andrei Novac, Robert G. BotaHow does the human brain absorb information and turn it into skills of its own in psychotherapy? In an attempt to answer this question, the authors will review the intricacies of…
