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The establishment of a mother-baby inpatient psychiatry unit in India: Adaptation of a Western model to meet local cultural and resource needs
- P. Chandra, G. Desai, D. Reddy, H. Thippeswamy, G. Saraf
- Medicine
- Indian journal of psychiatry
- 1 July 2015
Background: Several Western countries have established mother-baby psychiatric units for women with mental illness in the postpartum; similar facilities are however not available in most low and… Expand
Bipolar disorder comorbidity in patients with a primary diagnosis of OCD
- G. Saraf, I. Paul, B. Viswanath, J. Narayanaswamy, S. Math, Y. Reddy
- Psychology, Medicine
- International journal of psychiatry in clinical…
- 2 January 2017
Abstract Objective: Bipolar disorder (BD) is considered to be a common comorbid condition in subjects with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), but there is limited literature on the prevalence of BD… Expand
Communication in cancer care: psycho-social, interactional, and cultural issues. A general overview and the example of India
- S. Chaturvedi, F. Strohschein, G. Saraf, C. Loiselle
- Psychology, Medicine
- Front. Psychol.
- 17 November 2014
Communication is a core aspect of psycho-oncology care. This article examines key psychosocial, cultural, and technological factors that affect this communication. Drawing from advances in clinical… Expand
What Adolescent Girls Know about Mental Health: Findings from a Mental Health Literacy Survey from an Urban Slum Setting in India
- G. Saraf, P. Chandra, G. Desai, G. Rao
- Psychology, Medicine
- Indian journal of psychological medicine
- 1 September 2018
Background: Youth in vulnerable situations are known to have high rates of mental disorders but low help-seeking. Help-seeking is known to be influenced by mental health literacy (MHL), a key concept… Expand
Obsessive–compulsive disorder associated with sickle β‐thalassemia: A genetic link?
- G. Saraf, B. Viswanath, J. Narayanaswamy, S. Math, Y. Reddy
- Psychology, Medicine
- Psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
- 1 October 2012
trast, MMN amplitude in the bilateral mastoid region showed no change. There was no difference between the basic rhythm and amplitudes of EEG before and after surgery. This patient provided written,… Expand
Cycloserine induced delirium during treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB)
- G. Saraf, J. Akshata, +4 authors S. Chaturvedi
- Medicine
- 1 April 2015
Abstract Objective To report about delirium related to Cycloserine. Method Systematic assessment and management of a patient who developed delirium during the course of treatment for MDR-TB. Results… Expand
Clinical factors associated with lithium treatment response in bipolar disorder patients from India.
- Vaisnvy Kapur, R. Nadella, +6 authors B. Viswanath
- Medicine
- Asian journal of psychiatry
- 2019
BACKGROUND
Bipolar Disorder (BD) is a chronic and disabling psychiatric illness with waxing and waning course. Lithium is the mainstay of treatment for Bipolar disorder (BD). There is limited… Expand
Hyperprolactinemia with aripiprazole: understanding the paradox.
- G. Saraf, R. Behere, G. Venkatasubramanian, N. Rao, S. Varambally, B. Gangadhar
- Medicine
- American journal of therapeutics
- 1 May 2014
Aripiprazole, due to its partial agonist activity at the D2 receptors, is often recommended as the drug of choice in patients who develop antipsychotic-induced hyperprolactinemia. We report a case of… Expand
Modafinil for the treatment of antipsychotic-induced excessive daytime sedation: does it exacerbate tics?
- G. Saraf, B. Viswanath, J. Narayanaswamy, B. Holla, S. Math
- Medicine
- The Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical…
- 1 October 2013
To the Editor: Excessive daytime sedation (EDS) is a common and disabling side effect of antipsychotics (AP). We report on a case of a 17-year-old patient with difficultto-treat symptoms of… Expand
Illness behaviour: normal to abnormal- a selective systematic review of research from india
- G. Desai, G. Saraf, S. Chaturvedi
- Medicine
- 15 June 2016
Objective: Illness behaviour is an important concept studied across various medical conditions. It determines the ways person respond and react to their health status and has significant impact on… Expand
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