Alcohol, Gender, and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity: A Study from India

Psychiatric co-morbidity & diabetes.

Diabetes mellitus as well as psychiatric disorders are common. These may occur with one another and/or one may worsen the other. Psychological stress may follow screening for diabetes, as well as when diabetes is first identified. Acting through the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis, stress may initiate or worsen hyperglycaemia. Depression may be a risk factor for the development of diabetes; ...

Psychosocial Profile, Mode of Attempt and Psychiatric Co-Morbidity in Attempted Suicide Patients – A Study From South India

Co-morbidity in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Clinical Study from India.

OBJECTIVE To assess the prevalence of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric co-morbidities in children and adolescents diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder at a tertiary care child and adolescent psychiatry centre. METHODS A total of 63 children and adolescents who were diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and fulfilled the inclusion criteria were comprehens...

Psychiatric Morbidity in Psoriasis: Prevalence and Correlates in India

As a common dermatological disorder, psoriasis is well known to be associated with psychological morbidity. The database on this aspect from the developing countries is limited. In this prospective cross-sectional study 103 psoriasis outpatients were evaluated along with 55 healthy controls matched for sociodemographic profile and on attitude to appearance (ATT) scale. Duration, severity (Psori...

Problematic internet use and psychiatric co-morbidity in a population of Japanese adult psychiatric patients

BACKGROUND Many studies reported the high prevalence of problematic internet use (PIU) among adolescents (13-50%), and PIU was associated with various psychiatric symptoms. In contrast, only a few studies investigated the prevalence among the adult population (6%). This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of PIU and psychiatric co-morbidity among adult psychiatric patients. METHODS Thre...