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JANUARY. 2020 (SUPPLEMENT)
INVITED LECTURE
POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN INDIA:IS IT A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL OR A FUNDING ISSUE?
In India there is one government doctor over 10000 patients (as opposed to WHO recommended doctor-patient ratio of 1:1,000) – and one nurse for about 500 patients. As a result, India needs
6,00,000 doctors and 20,00,000 nurses to meet the demands of an efficient public health care, according to the findings of a US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy early
this year.
- June 13, 2020
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DEPRESSION, ANXIETY AND STRESS AMONG INTERNET USER STUDENTS: A COMPARATIVE STUDY
Background: The use of Internet has become an integral part of everyday life, especially among the youth. In spite of the widely perceived merits of this tool, psychologists and psychiatric social worker have been aware of the negative impacts of its use, especially the over or misuse and the related problems.
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COGNITIVE REMEDIATION THERAPY (CRT) FOR RECOVERED MENTALLY ILL PATIENTS IN A REHABILITATION SETTING
Cognitive function refers to a combination of domains related to conscious/unconscious mental activities, including pre-attentive sensory gating, problem solving, attention, creativity, spontaneous thoughts, learning and memory, reasoning and judgment, planning, understanding ,
representation and, intuition and insight, , introspection and self-consciousness .
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THE SITUATION OF THE ASSAM TEA GARDEN HOSPITALS AND DELIVERY OF REPRODUCTIVE AND CHILD HEALTH SERVICES: A STUDY OF DHEKIAJULI BLOCK, SONITPUR, ASSAM
Background: Although there are various reports that show that the tea garden of Assam
contributes highly for its high Maternal Mortality Rate (MMR) and alongside equal interventions been taking place for the past several years yet, the situation has not improved much.
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HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIORS AMONG BHUTIA AND LEPCHA TRIBES IN SIKKIM
Health-seeking behaviors are seen as that behavior that directly and indirectly contribute to health both at the time of illness and during its absence. There is a lot of literature that talks about health-seeking behaviors especially in the context of developing countries.
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IMPACT OF SIMPLE EXERCISES ON MENTAL HEALTH IMPROVEMENT FOR GERIATRIC CARE
Concerns over the relationship between poor mental health conditions and old age among the aging populations is a common phenomenon. The verity of elder population suffering from mental health issues is not new and very much related to their changing physiological conditions
of lesser functional capacity with aging as well as their corresponding mental health conditions.
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SOCIAL WORK INITIATIVES FOR PROMOTIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH OF VITILIGO PATIENTS
Vitiligo is skin condition where patients’ skin start losing colour and it start becoming white. Vitiligo has been described since ancient history. It is available all-around glob from 0.01% to
around 8% globally. It is available to all age group people and to all gender people also.
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ABSTRACTS
INVITED LECTURE ABSTRACT (ILA)
IMPORTANCE OF SOCIAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE
This paper addressed the importance of scientific social research in health care system. The importance of evidence creation and then planning the program base on the evidences created is also systematically analyse by quoting example from the studies conducted in area of
family planning, use of contraceptives, sex selective abortion etc.
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- June 13, 2020
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POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUBLIC HEALTH AND RESEARCH IN INDIA:IS IT A LACK OF POLITICAL WILL OR A FUNDING ISSUE?
In India there is one government doctor over 10000 patients (as opposed to WHO recommended doctor-patient ratio of 1:1,000) – and one nurse for about 500 patients. As a result, India needs
6,00,000 doctors and 20,00,000 nurses to meet the demands of an efficient public health care, according to the findings of a US-based Center for Disease Dynamics, Economics & Policy early
this year.
- June 13, 2020
- 7:11 am
AGE, SEX STRUCTURE OF MANIPUR POPULATION AND ITS APPLICATION IN SOCIAL RESEARCH IN HEALTH CARE SERVICES
The present paper attempted to highlight the importance of age sex structure of Manipur
population and its shifting paradigm from last three decades (i.e.1991, 2001 &2011) from the state census report of Manipur in term of age and sex specific group of population.
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SYMPOSIUM ABSTRACTS (SA)
ROLE OF SOCIAL WORKER’S IN WOMEN MENTAL HEALTH
The global burden of psychiatric disorders in women is on the rise, especially in the perinatal period. Perinatal mental health is related to a woman’s mental health condition during
pregnancy/antenatal and the postpartum/neonatal care.
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SOCIAL WORK PRACTICE IN HOSPITAL SETTINGS
Social work has been an integral component of the health care system, and the profession continues to play a leadership role in the psychosocial aspects of health care. Today, social workers are present in settings across the health care continuum, including prevention and public health, primary and acute care, specialty care, rehabilitation, home health, long-term care.
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IMPACT OF DIGITAL AGE ON CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS:PSYCHOSOCIAL PERSPECTIVE
Children and Adolescents have been regularly used the internet, cell phones, and video games to gather information and communicate with each other throughout the country. This type of ability
to communicate with others people is the unique feature of digital age which gives powerful new styles for children and adolescents to create and peregrinate their social environments.
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WOMEN MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIAN PERSPECTIVE: AN UPDATE
Mental health is a term used to describe either a level of cognitive or emotional well-being or an absence of a mental disorder. Gender is a critical determinant of mental health and mental illness.
The patterns of psychological distress and psychiatric disorder among women are different from those seen among men.
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COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIA
Community Health Services have been concerned at large with the control of communicable
diseases in the last millennium. In the course of development, it has become more and more alarmed with the need to cross the barriers every single aspect of health of individuals in the
community life including on the zig-saw puzzle of mental health.
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WORKSHOP ABSTRACT(WA)
CRISIS INTERVENTION AND SUICIDE PREVENTION
Suicide prevention is a high priority in the National Mental Health Program. Crisis intervention thus provides opportunities for clients to learn new coping skills while identifying, mobilizing and
enhancing those they already possess. Risk factors for suicide include previous suicide attempt, social stressors like financial and interpersonal problems and depression.
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SELF- CARE AND WELL-BEING FOR PROFESSIONAL SOCIAL WORKERS
Self-care is an essential survival skill for social workers who are constantly involved in addressing
individual, group and community issues. In this process of working with people who experience
suffering and trauma, professional are affected either positively or negatively by their experiences. In order to be effective and successful in honouring professional and personal commitments,
practitioners must regularly engage on a regular basis to reduce stress and enhance health and well-being as part of their self-care.
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AWARDS ABSTRACTS (AA)
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FREE PAPER ABSTRACTS (FPA)
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POSTER ABSTRACTS
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