Cogprints: No conditions. Results ordered -Date, Title. 2018-01-17T14:24:45ZEPrintshttp://cogprints.org/images/sitelogo.gifhttp://cogprints.org/2005-08-06Z2011-03-11T08:56:09Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4490This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/44902005-08-06ZFamily Life & Life Skills Education for Adolescents: Trivandrum Experience
Adolescence is a period of experimenting, experiencing and expanding. Adolescents need help and guidance in
decision-making, problem solving, critical thinking, developing interpersonal skills, self-awareness, empathy,
coping with stress and managing emotions. The rebelliousness and dislike for parental intrusion usually keeps
parents at bay because teenagers do not relish the idea of help and guidance from parents. However, this may not
always be so. Beneath frequent violent outbursts, sudden mood swings and related interpersonal problems of an
adolescent, there may be a person crying out for professional help. All adolescents need support and guidance.
When parents find it difficult to handle signs of trouble, professional help should be sought at the earliest. Extra
care is needed while offering help to adolescents problems because it is not easy for teenagers to accept the fact
that they need help. Attempts should be made to understand the adolescent, and to safeguard, protect and guide
him/her. The Family Life & Life Skills Education Programme is a good support system for adolescents at the
community level.Nair M.K.C.2005-08-06Z2011-03-11T08:56:08Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4489This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/44892005-08-06ZIntegrating Pharmacotherapy and Psychotherapy for Paediatric Bipolar Disorder: Translating Science to Service
Objective: For comprehensive management of paediatric bipolar disorder (PBD), it is imperative to combine psychopharmacotherapy
with specific psychotherapy. This article proposes a model that incorporates (1) an overview of psychopathology, (2) a review of
outcomes in psychopharmacotherapy trials, and (3) a summary of evidence-based forms of psychotherapy to complement
pharmacotherapy. Results: The psychopathology of PBD is unique compared to that of adult bipolar disorder with prominent
irritability, rapid cycling, high rates of co-morbid attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, mixed episodes and chronicity. Combination
therapy with a second generation antipsychotic and a mood stabilizer is proving to be more effective than monotherapy with a mood
stabilizer. Empirical findings for the support of family-focused, cognitive behavioral therapies with individual family or multifamily
psychoeducation groups suggest that these psychosocial treatments are valuable complementary tools for clinicians who treat youths
diagnosed with PBD. Conclusion: As pharmacotherapy and psychotherapy are most beneficial when applied together, the clinician’s
understanding of the science behind these forms of treatment is likely to be of great value in effectively providing services to youths
diagnosed with PBD.Kampani SmitaPavuluri Mani N.2005-08-06Z2011-03-11T08:55:56Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4213This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42132005-08-06ZPsychosis in Children: What is our present state of knowledge
Psychotic disorders are severe devastating illnesses that can seriously compromise the quality of life of many
patients. Special considerations are needed for special patient populations such as, children and adolescents, as
the developmental stage may greatly influence the clinical presentation and outcome. The vast bulk of research
on psychosis has excluded children with psychotic disorders.
The existence of childhood psychoses was discussed and denied for many years especially due to distinct
definitions and different classifications that kept changing over time. Today, childhood psychosis is a well
known entity (Tengan & Maia, 2004).I Sharma2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:55Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4207This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42072005-04-13ZChild and Adolescent Mental Health Around The World: Challenges for ProgressChild and adolescent mental health is an essential component of overall health and its
importance is gaining increased recognition. Current events have heightened an interest
in the mental health of youth. Unfortunately, too often this is due to concerns about the
mental health consequences of war, prolonged conflict, natural disasters, AIDS, and
substance abuse. Special populations of repatriated child soldiers and street children are a
vivid reminder of the many children who have been deprived of an environment that
could support healthy development. Further, there is an increased understanding that
children who are not mentally healthy can have an adverse impact on the stability and
economic viability of nations. Of particular importance throughout the world is the fact
that positive mental health plays a role in supporting compliance and adherence to a
broad spectrum of health regimens.
Yet, the almost universally expressed recognition of the importance for societies, as well
as for the individual, to have children and adolescents attain adulthood with good mental
health has not brought forth the economic and human resources necessary to meet the
observable need. The reasons for this gap are several and include the world’s ambivalent
view of the worth of children in societies, the view of children as family property to be
used for work, a lack of comprehension that children have a mental life, and a failure to
understand developmental psychopathology (WHO, 2003). It is only now with progress
being made in the eradication of infectious diseases and the improvement of nutritional
status, and improved health education in many locales that it may become possible for
societies to consider the mental health of children as a priority issue.Myron L Belfer2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:56Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4210This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42102005-04-13ZCognitive-Behavioral Treatment for Depression in AdolescentsThe goal of this article is to briefly review and summarize the rationale and research support for cognitivebehavioral
therapy (CBT) as a treatment for depressed adolescents. A primary focus of the paper is on our
group CBT treatment for adolescent depression, entitled “The Adolescent Coping with Depression Course”.
In addition, initial findings from a large, recently-completed study contrasting individual CBT with
fluoxetine for depressed adolescents (Treatment of Adolescents with Depression Study) are presented.
Although the research support for CBT as a treatment for depressed adolescents is generally encouraging,
we need to better understand which depressed adolescents benefit from CBT, how and when to incorporate
medication and family-based interventions into CBT treatment, how to treat depressed adolescents with comorbid
psychiatric conditions, and how CBT interventions fare with non-European-American depressed
adolescents.P Rohde2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:55Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4208This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42082005-04-13ZAn Integrated Approach to the delivery of Child Mental Health ServicesWhile these documents contain very welcome recommendations for the well being of
children, they touch upon the issues of child mental health only indirectly. Further, they
do not set up any priorities; nor do they offer any data, which would help to set up the
priorities.
One would have imagined that the mental health professionals would themselves have
taken up the issue of priorities. What one sees is that while the professionals have fought
valiant battles to safeguard the mental health of adult population, they have done very
little for the mental health of children. In this context it is of interest that intense lobbying
has been carried out for the care of children with developmental disabilities, so much so
that mental handicap has become synonymous with mental health of children in the minds
of the NGOs advocating the cause of the former, the authorities to whom representations
are made and the population at large. One has no quarrel with the concern for mental
handicap, but the effort seems to be unbalanced. One can only assume that if the mental
health professionals had themselves taken part in this lobbying process, mental health
issues could have been projected with as much enthusiasm as that of mental handicap.
One must remember that in the West, a strong lobby for the cause of the mentally
handicapped children arose as a part of an overall push for extensive and broad
based mental health and counselling services for the children.Malavika Kapur2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:55Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4205This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42052005-04-13ZParenting, a Challenge in the New Millennium: Implications for Mental Health of Children
Adolescence is the transition phase between childhood and adulthood, characterized
by psychological and biological changes, extending from the onset of puberty to the
attainment of physical maturity and adulthood. In our country, it probably starts at 15
years when the preparations for entry into professional courses begin, and not at 11
years as mentioned in text books.
Parenting is a complex activity that includes many specific behaviours that work
individually or together to influence child outcomes. It prepares the child to enter into
the next phase of life. When we compare the conventional role of a to-day’s child with
that of yesterday, i.e. two decades back, we find a sea difference. Two decades ago
children were reared in a relatively protected environment and taught to be subservient
to their elders. The male child was expected to acquire modest education and make a
career or else join the family profession. He was to be the bread winner, supposed to
help in family work; and, if need be, take up family responsibilities at an early stage.
The female child was taught to be submissive, tolerant and compliant; to acquire only
minimal education, but to be proficient in domestic work (cooking, tailoring, home
keeping etc.) so that she could adopt the primary role of a home maker. Most children
did not have exposure to co-education. Introversion was encouraged, and mixing with
the opposite sex considered a tabooI Sharma2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:56Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4212This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42122005-04-13ZPolicy into practice: an experience of Higher Education Link in Child and Adolescent PsychiatryAim: The main aim of the Child and Adolescent Overseas Working Party has been to support the
development of services in low-income countries through enhancing their training capacity. This is
congruent with the British Council’s policy of Higher Education.
Link: The paper shares an experience of translating such a policy into practice.
Method: The experience of implementing a British Council Higher Education Link in Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry between the two Universities in Varanasi and Leicester is shared.
Implication: In spite of various difficulties, all parties concerned learnt some valuable lessons and found it
to be a worthwhile ventureKedar Nath DwivediNisha DograIndira SharmaKaren BrethertonClay Frake2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:56Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4211This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42112005-04-13ZPsychological Co morbidity in Children and Adolescents with Learning DisordersSchools play a crucial and formative role in the spheres of cognitive, language, emotional,
social and moral development of a child (Kapur, 1995). Academic skills such as reading,
writing and mathematics form the foundations upon which a student’s performance at
school is assessed. A learning problem may therefore engender feelings of anxiety,
inadequacy and shame, leading to behavioral disturbances in children of school age. Any
negative feedback from school is likely to have an impact on the
emotional, social and family functioning of a child.
Children with learning disorders (LD) are those who exhibit academic difficulties out of
proportion to their intellectual capacities. They have impaired ability in learning the
academic skills of reading, writing, arithmetic or spelling. As per the Diagnostic and
Statistical Manual – IV (DSM-IV) (American Psychiatric Association, 1994) learning
disorders are of four types: Reading disorder, Mathematics disorder, Disorder of written
expression and Learning disorder not otherwise specified (NOS). Estimates of the
prevalence of learning disorders range from 2% to 10% depending on the nature of
ascertainment and the definitions applied (APA, 1994).Beena Johnson2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:55Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4206This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42062005-04-13ZPsychosocial Treatment of Substance Use Disorders in AdolescentsPsychosocial treatment for substance use disorders is a broad "umbrella" term that brings
under its folds a diverse array of non-pharmacological interventions for effective and
global management of drug abuse. The common thread underlying these interventions is
that they do not involve prescribing medicines in any form. This does not mean, however,
that psychosocial treatment has any conflict with pharmacological treatment. Quite on the
contrary, it has been documented that each modality of treatment helps the other.
Specifically, psychosocial interventions can enhance pharmacological treatment efficacy
by increasing medication compliance, retention in treatment, and acquisition of skills that
reinforce the effects of medications.
Other than this short-term goal of strengthening pharmacological efficacy, psychosocial
treatment serves the even more important long-term goal of abstinence maintenance.
Getting detoxified from an abused drug is relatively much easier than staying away from
the drug in the long run, as evidenced by the world-wide high rate of relapse of treated
drug addicts. Psychosocial treatment aims to overcome, or approximate, this difficult
challenge. Staying drug free for a long period of time may be practically impossible for a
substance abuser living a particular life style, often in a drug-using "sub-culture", where
the primary preoccupation’s and themes of living revolve around drugs. Thus, long-term
abstinence also necessarily implies, ultimately, a change of life style and adoption of a
more productive life style. Accordingly, it follows that these are also the ultimate goals of
psychosocial treatment for substance use disorders.Anil MalhotraDebasish BasuNitin Gupta2005-04-13Z2011-03-11T08:55:55Zhttp://cogprints.org/id/eprint/4209This item is in the repository with the URL: http://cogprints.org/id/eprint/42092005-04-13ZStrategies for Universal Prevention of Depression in AdolescentsBackground: The occurrence of depressive disorders in adolescence is of high individual and social
importance because of their prevalence and persistence into adulthood and their co-morbidity with other
psychological disorders and psychosocial problems. International researchers have recognized the
seriousness of depressive disorders in adolescence and thus have been involved in the development and
evaluation of prevention programs.
Methods: This article will present the difficulties encountered in prevention research with adolescents and
in the determination of prevention program efficacy. The main focus will be an overview of current
prevention programs and their efficacy with special attention paid to programs featured in the German
language literature. Finally, this article will highlight future directions for prevention research.
Conclusions: In spite of some critical points, there appears to be a positive outlook for depression
prevention programs for adolescents. There is currently support for universal depression prevention
programs that may be incorporated into school settings and on which future research may build. It is
expected that the methodological problems highlighted in this article may be corrected in the next few
years, which may result in more effective, easily integrated programs and a more thorough understanding
of adolescent depression.Patrick Pössel