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TRIBAL AND NON TRIBAL ATTITUDE TOWARDS MENTAL ILLNESS Sarathi Hembram1 & Manisha Kiran2 1Psychiatric Social Worker, Mental Health Institute, Center of Excellence, SCBMCH, Cuttack, Odisha. 2Associate Prof. and Head, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and allied sciences (RINPAS) Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Correspondence: Sarathi Hembram, e-mail: sarathikumari@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background: The mentally ill

PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING AND PERCEIVED SOCIAL SUPPORT IN MOTHER OF DIFFERENTLY ABLED CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Swati Kumari1, Vikas Kumar2 & Manisha Kiran3 1 2Ph.D. Scholar (PSW) Department of PSW, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand. 3Head of Department & Associate Professor Department of PSW, RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand. Correspondence: Vikas Kumar, e- mail- vikas.jaiswal206@gmail.com ABSTRACT Background: Having

LOCAL KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTIONS ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEM: FOCUSED GROUP DISCUSSIONS IN SURI DISTRICT HOSPITAL OF WEST BENGAL Soma Saha1 & Kumkum Bhattacharya2 1Associate Professor in Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Psychiatry – A Centre of Excellence, Kolkata, West Bengal. 2Professor and Head of The Department, Department of Social Work, Palli Samgathana Vibhaga,

A STUDY ON NARCISSISM AND EGO IMPAIRMENT INDICATORS IN BORDERLINE PERSONALITY ORGANIZATION Shuvabrata Poddar1 & Nilanjana Sanyal2 1 Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Psychology, Kazi Nazrul University, Asansol, WB, 2 Retired Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, WB Correspondence: Shuvahrata Poddar, e-mail- shuvabrata.poddar@gmail.com ABSTRACT The concept of ‘Borderline Personality Organisation’ was introduced by

Stigma and Mental Illness Narendra Kumar Singh Stigma is a serious impediment to the well-being of those who experience it. It affects people while they are ill, while they are in treatment, and healing, and even when a mental illness is a distant memory. “Powerful and pervasive, stigma prevents people from acknowledging their own mental

THE SOCIO-ECOLOGICAL FRAMEWORK OF MENTAL HEALTH Abhijeet Singh1, Arif Ali2, Ibanlumlin Deingdoh3 & Nilesh Maruti Gujar4 1,4 Ph.D. Scholar, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur (Assam). 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatric Social Work, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi, Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur (Assam). 3M.Phil, Department of

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

Table of Contents – Current issue Invited Lecture Political economy of public healthand research in india:Is it a lack of political will or a funding issue? 1 – 9 Dr. Shahid Perwez Manuscipts Depression, anxiety and stress among internet user students: a comparative study 10 – 24 Mr. Bhujbeer Cognitive remediation therapy (CRT) for recovered

Table of Contents – Current issue Editorial Social Work Health and Wellness 1 Narendra Kumar Singh Review Articles Sex Work in Indian Society: Then and Now 3 Shuvabrata Poddar Aggression and Substance Use Disorder in Adolescents: In Changing Era 8 Arzu Ahlawat, Kavya Ahuja, Prashant Srivastava Original Articles Interaction Patterns in the Families of Individual

INSTRUCTION FOR AUTHORS The “Indian Journal of Health Social Work” is a biannual E-journal which will be published in the month of January and July in every year. The Indian Journal of Health Social Work is an official publication of All India Association of Medical Social Work Professionals (AIAMSWP). The journal accepts original research work,