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Dr. Ajitha Chakraborty: The first practicing Indian female psychiatrist (October 31, 1926–May 08, 2015)

Telangana Journal of Psychiatry, 2021
Dr. Ajitha Chakraborty, popularly called Ajithadi by her students and juniors who remember her as outspoken, nonconformist, and perfectionist, was born in preindependent India on October 31, 1926.
Manasa Prabhakar
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Integrating Arts Therapies in Zambia: A Reflection on Psycho-Spiritual Cultural Dispositions and their Potential for Healing

South African Journal of Arts Therapies
The arts therapies, including music, art, dance/movement, and drama therapy, offer a promising pathway to integrating Zambia’s rich cultural and psycho-spiritual traditions into its healthcare system.
Nsamu Moonga
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Control, power, and responsibility: a qualitative study of local perspectives on problem drinking in Peruvian Andean highlands

Globalization and Health, 2021
Background Alcohol control has emerged as an important global health challenge due to the expanding influence of alcohol companies and limited control measures imposed by governments.
Sakiko Yamaguchi, Raphael Lencucha, Thomas G. Brown   +2 more
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Psychiatry and mental health teaching programs of eight portuguese-speaking schools of medicine: A comparative analysis

Frontiers in Public Health, 2022
BackgroundImprovement of teaching methods in psychiatry has been the subject of permanent adaptation and innovation. Strengthening graduate education skills in psychiatry and mental health will allow physicians to have the knowledge, skills, and ...
Maria Rosel Pedro, Antonio Pacheco Palha, Maria Amelia Ferreira   +2 more
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Indian culture and psychiatry

Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2010
'Culture' is an abstraction, reflecting the total way of life of a society. Culture uniquely influences mental health of people living in a given society. Similarity in thinking and understanding of mental health across the ancient cultures has been observed.
Gautam, Shiv, Jain, Nikhil
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Age‐Related Characteristics of SYT1‐Associated Neurodevelopmental Disorder

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objectives We describe the clinical manifestations and developmental abilities of individuals with SYT1‐associated neurodevelopmental disorder (Baker‐Gordon syndrome) from infancy to adulthood. We further describe the neuroradiological and electrophysiological characteristics of the condition at different ages, and explore the associations ...
Sam G. Norwitz, Josefine Eck, Joel S. Winston, Kate Baker   +3 more
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The World Psychiatry Exchange Program: insights from Tunisians in India

BJPsych International
The World Psychiatry Exchange Program offers opportunities overseas for early career psychiatrists (ECPs), fostering immersion in clinical and cultural contexts. In this article, we present the experiences of two Tunisian ECPs in India.
Mona Daoud, Wafa Abdelghaffar, Philip Sharad, Ramdas Ransing, Mariana Pinto da Costa   +4 more
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Cultural representations of mental illness in contemporary Japan [PDF]

, 2014
This paper presents the results of a research project aimed at studying the cultural representations of mental illness and related interventions models in contemporary Japan, and providing the basis for a comparison between Japanese and Italian mental ...
Bucci, Fiorella
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Mental health literacy: a cross-cultural approach to knowledge and beliefs about depression, schizophrenia and generalized anxiety disorder [PDF]

, 2015
Many families worldwide have at least one member with a behavioral or mental disorder, and yet the majority of the public fails to correctly recognize symptoms of mental illness. Previous research has found that Mental Health Literacy (MHL)—the knowledge
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Discovery and Targeted Proteomic Studies Reveal Striatal Markers Validated for Huntington's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Clinical trials for Huntington's disease (HD) enrolling persons before clinical motor diagnosis (CMD) lack validated biomarkers. This study aimed to conduct an unbiased discovery analysis and a targeted examination of proteomic biomarkers scrutinized by clinical validation. Methods Cerebrospinal fluid was obtained from PREDICT‐HD and
Daniel Chelsky, Cara Joyce, H. Jeremy Bockholt, Paul A. Rudnick, William H. Adams, Fiona McAllister, Justin W. Smock, Michael A. Newton, Jane S. Paulsen   +8 more
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