This year, the CPGs Task Force of IPS led by Prof. Shiv Gautam as Chairperson, Prof. Ajit Avasthi as Co‐Chairperson and Dr. Sandeep Grover as Convenor has developed the CPG to serve as an evidence‐based framework for practitioners’ in clinical decision‐making. I hope these guidelines become among the most comprehensive, evidence‐based CPGs for these disorders. It summarizes treatment recommenda...

objectives: the aim of this research was to study information seeking behavior and the pattern of reading behavior of faculty members of university of social welfare & rehabilitation sciences in using printed and electronic resources. methods: the descriptive research method was a survey method. the research was implemented by using an organized questionnaire which was distributed among the sta...

National Rural Health Mission represents an important public health initiative to address essential health needs of the country's underserved population. For the Mission to achieve its goals, urban population needs to be included in its scope. Urban poor population constitutes nearly a third of India's urban population and is growing at three times the national population growth rate. Health st...

This paper makes an analysis of subsidies in Chile’s public utilities. Rates rebalancing have practically eliminated cross subsidies, and current programs are funded from the national budget. Over the last decade in particular, significant efforts have been made to extend public services to rural populations, and a consumption subsidy for potable water currently benefits 17% of the population. ...

The concept of the Service Oriented Infrastructure (SOI) is not just the result of technological advance; it has been stimulated by the needs of organisations. The modern organisation is seeking to efficiently utilise its information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure, while at the same time ensuring that components of the infrastructure can be substituted and augmented dynamica...

The world is facing rapid population aging. This associated with an increase in the number of older people from lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer, intersex, or asexual (LGBTQIA+) community. faces unique challenges, including ageism, sexual identity stigma, and self-stigma. LGBTQIA+ are neglected by, invisible to, healthcare interventions, research, policy changes. In light paradigm shift tow...

This brief describes Medicaid’s role for 52 million nonelderly children and adults living in the most rural areas in the United States and discusses how expansions or reductions in Medicaid could affect rural areas. It shows:  Rural populations face significant challenges to their health care coverage and access. People who live in the most rural counties of America are spread across almost 2,...