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INTERACTION PATTERNS IN THE FAMILIES OF INDIVIDUAL WITH CANNABIS DEPENDENCE Nirmala Kumari Ahirwar1 & Manisha Kiran2 1Ph. D Scholar (PSW), Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatric and Allied Science, Jharkhand India. 2Associate Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuro-Psychiatric and Allied Science, Jharkhand India Correspondence: Nirmala Kumari […]

AGGRESSION AND SUBSTANCE USE DISORDER IN ADOLESCENTS: IN CHANGING ERA Arzu Ahlawat1, Kavya Ahuja2, Prashant Srivastava3 1Bachelor’s in Psychology, Lady Shri Ram College for Women, Delhi University, Delhi. 2M.Sc Clinical Psychology Scholar, Amity University, Gurugram, Haryana. 3Psychiatric Social Worker, Dept. of Psychiatry, Kalpana Chawla Government Medical College and Hospital, Karnal, Haryana. Correspondence: Prashant Srivastava, e-mail:

Keywords: Prostitution, typology, rehabilitation. PROSTITUTION IN INDIA The profession of prostitution is one of the oldest in almost all the countries since long in every type of society. In the ancient history of India, the prostitution was present as an organized and established institution and it was also referred in our Vedas. In the earlier

The primary mission of the Social Work profession is to enhance the well-being of all people with particular attention to basic needs and bio -ps ycho- soc ial func t io ni ng of marginalized populations (NASW, 2012). The World Health Organization defines Health as “a state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being and

Table of Contents – Current issue Editorial Narendra kumar Singh Journey of All India Association of Medical Social Work Professionals 1 1 Om Prakash Giri Review Articles Expressed Emotions as a contributory Factor in mental health 3 Rizwan Ahmed, Vikas, C.P Singh Ageing and Positive Mental Health: A Brief Overview 10 Aishwarya Raj, Pradeep Kumar

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