objective: neurocognitive deficits are now recognized as part of the fundamental disturbances and are a major determinant of functional outcome in psychosis. a cross-sectional association between cognitive deficits and poor social and occupational outcomes has been demonstrated; and treatment of cognitive impairment at the time of the first episode may have the potential to change functional ou...

The study comprises of 34 cases, who developed psychiatric illness following childbirth. The diagnostic breakup reveals that 50% cases were of schizophrenia, 35.4% of affective disorder, 11.7% of organic confusional state and 2.9% of hysteria. Age of the patients ranged from 17 to 35 years, average being 24.2 years. 20.5% cases gave history of psychiatric illness in 1st degree relatives. All ca...

One hundred and fifty patients of epileptic psychosis, registered over a period of five years in neuropsychiatry clinics at NIMHANS were studied. Patients with organic causes which may produce both epilepsy and psychosis were excluded. The epileptic psychosis ratio to epilepsy was 1:23 and the epileptic psychosis ratio to psychosis was 1:75. The mean age at the onset of epilepsy was 19.4 years,...

An evaluation of patients’ insight into their mental illness has long been included in the standard mental state examination. The last 10 years have shown a resurgence of interest in insight, with better definitions and operationalizations of the concept. Insight into psychosis is seen as the ability of patient for self observation and knowledge about his illness. This has received scant attent...