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Volume 46 Issue 5, September 2024

Volume 46 Issue 5, September 2024

Thematic Issue: Academic Psychiatry

Presidential Address

Open AccessOtherFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 377–379

Guest Editorial

Open AccessEditorialFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 380–381

Review Articles

  • Nitisha Verma
  • Snehil Gupta
  • Pooja Shatadal
Abstract
Background:
The Indian Teachers of Psychiatry (IToP) forum introduced a unique research grant scheme- IToP-MUST (Minds United Scholarship for Teachers) Enrich Research Grant- for conducting research in psychiatry education. This scoping review’s objectives ...
Open AccessReview articleFirst published August 2, 2024pp. 382–390
  • Venkata Lakshmi Narasimha
  • Satish Suhas
  • M Kishor
  • Advait Dixit
  • Pratima Murthy
Abstract
Background:
This review examines the historical developments, current state of training, existing challenges, and opportunities for undergraduate, postgraduate, and super specialty psychiatry education in India.
Methods:
For this narrative review, we ...
Open AccessReview articleFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 391–399

Original Articles

  • Bhuvaneshwari Sethuraman
  • Uttara Chari
  • Shalini Perugu
  • Luke Joshua Salazar
  • Priya Sreedaran
Abstract
Background:
Undergraduate (UG) medical students are one of the stakeholders and ultimate beneficiaries of the competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum introduced in 2019 by the National Medical Commission (NMC). There is a dearth of literature ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published August 6, 2024pp. 400–407
  • Janet Allison
  • Avinash DeSousa
  • Philip Howlett
  • Hilary Engward
Abstract
Background:
For almost 60 years, Indian psychiatry literature has called for all medical students to learn psychiatry so that millions of mentally unwell people across India might receive appropriate treatment. Yet for almost 60 years, medical students ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published May 26, 2024pp. 408–416
  • Arwa Bohra
  • Mili Jyotsna
  • Sai Dheeraj Gowtham Reddy Pereddy
  • Ananyan Sampath
  • Abhijit R Rozatkar
  • Rober WS Coulter
  • Snehil Gupta
Abstract
Backgrounds:
Research shows that medical students’ knowledge and skills concerning the assessment of cognition in various neuropsychiatric conditions (e.g., Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia) are unsatisfactory. This research aims to conduct a training ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 9, 2024pp. 417–424
  • Amit Singh
  • M Kishor
  • Sujita Kumar Kar
Abstract
Background:
India’s landscape of sub/super-specialization courses is expanding rapidly. Numerous courses spanning various domains of psychiatry exist, and this trend is poised to continue its upward trajectory. We aimed to assess the need for sub/super-...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 7, 2024pp. 425–428
  • Akash Kumar
  • Snehil Gupta
  • Jyotsna Jain
  • Sanjukta Ghosh
  • Devendra Basera
  • Ashish Pakhre
  • Tamonud Modak
Abstract
Background:
Competency-based medical education (CBME) offers avenues for effective psychiatry teaching to medical students. However, data concerning the feasibility, effectiveness, and students’ perspectives on CBME-based clinical rotation, including ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 14, 2024pp. 429–438
  • Arghya Pal
  • Arpit Parmar
  • Santanu Nath
  • Nishtha Chawla
  • Snehil Gupta
  • Vinay H. R.
  • M Kishor
Abstract
Background:
Several institutes of national importance (INI) have been established in the last few years to improve the quality of medical education in the country. Most INIs are autonomous and outside the purview of the National Medical Commission (NMC). ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 2, 2024pp. 439–444
  • Samir Kumar Praharaj
  • Suma T. Udupa
  • Ashok Jammigumpula
  • Suresh S. Vadakedom
Abstract
Background:
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is a safe and effective treatment option for various psychiatric disorders. However, its widespread use is limited by prevalent negative attitudes and stigma, not only within the general public but also among ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 445–451
  • Shalini Perugu
  • Priya Sreedaran
  • Uttara Chari
  • Bhuvaneshwari Sethuraman
  • Luke Joshua Salazar
Abstract
Background:
The new competency-based medical education (CBME) curriculum presents an opportunity to address the many deficiencies in undergraduate (UG) psychiatry education in India. There are no published reports of such evaluations of psychiatry teaching ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 452–458
  • Vasantmeghna Murthy
  • Arun Mohanram
Abstract
Background:
Indian medical graduates are expected to be lifelong learners, and medical teachers need to find newer and more engaging ways to help them hone their lifelong learning skills. Online learning can be a stepping stone toward this goal.
Methods:
We ...
Open AccessResearch articleFirst published September 22, 2024pp. 459–465

Viewpoints

Open AccessOtherFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 466–470
Open AccessOtherFirst published September 17, 2024pp. 471–475
Open AccessOtherFirst published September 14, 2024pp. 476–479
  • Satish Suhas
  • Chethan Basavarajappa
  • Mahalaxmi Korwar
  • Varsha Shamanna
  • Apruva Mittal
  • Naveen Kumar
  • Kalyani BG
  • Vijaykumar Harbishettar
  • Deepak S Ghadigaonkar
  • Narayana Manjunatha
  • Suresh Bada Math
Open AccessOtherFirst published September 7, 2024pp. 480–484
Open AccessOtherFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 485–488
  • Sundarnag Ganjekar
  • Rashmi Arasappa
  • Preethi V. Reddy
  • Harish Thippeswamy
  • Veena Satyanarayana
  • M. Thomas Kishore
  • Kimneihat Vaiphei
  • Geetha Desai
  • Prabha S. Chandra
Open AccessOtherFirst published September 21, 2024pp. 489–493

Letter to the Editor

Open AccessLetterFirst published January 8, 2024pp. 494–495
  • Anil Kumar M. Nagaraj
  • Suma T. Udupa
  • Ravindra N. Munoli
  • Savitha Soman
  • Samir Kumar Praharaj
Open AccessLetterFirst published December 13, 2023pp. 495–496
  • Adityaraj Patidar
  • Debprosit Karmakar
  • Kanishka Tenguriya
  • Snehil Gupta
Open AccessLetterFirst published July 31, 2024pp. 497–498
Open AccessLetterFirst published January 8, 2024pp. 499–500