Mental health does not have a status here in India because of stigma
A lot of Indian psychology students migrate to other countries because of higher wages
Some parts of India believes that mental disorders are demons, will go to a priest to try and remove it
Used to be physically chained
Used to be beaten to get the evil out
Now most people know that there us a science to these abnormalities
The priests are still used as a common treatment
Mental disorders are not curable but manageable
Bio, psycho, social model for treatment
Must have family with them when admitting
Relapses are common because of hostile family life
Relapses are less common when family is loving and positive
Expressed emotions
Joint and nuclear family stress
Mostly just nuclear families now
Marriage is heavily enforced by family
Women live with husbands family
Free treatment for people in poverty
You cannot lose your job for mental health problems in a government job but you can in a private company
20% with IDD at this institution, NIMHANS
Patients do not have access to their file
What I Saw at the Brain Bank
Hydrocephalus in an infant
Pick's Disease
Schizophrenia
Hemiatrophy in young child
Parkinson's Disease
Normal Dura
Subdural Meningioma
Alzheimer's Disease
Butterfly Glioblastoma (GBM)
Schwannoma (tumor of the tissue covering a nerve)
Spinal Neurofibromatosis (Type 1)
Mulligan Stain
Extradural Hematoma (Blood clot over surface of dura)
Subdural Hematoma in a 70 year old lady
Diffuse Axonal Injury
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Right Acute Middle Cerebral Artery Infarct
Cerebral Venous Thrombosis Postpartum
Giant Aneurysm of Blood Vessel (Middle Cerebral Artery)
Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm with Rupture and Bleed
Pyogenic Meningitis in an Adult
Fungal Meningitis (Caused by Cryptococcus)
Tuberculosis of Brain
Herpes Simplex Encephalitis (HSV-I) Infection in the Brain
Fungal Infection (Aspergilloma) in Temporal Lobe
Rabies Infection in the Brain
Fungal Infection of the Brain in a Diabetic Caused by Mold
Cerebral Neurocysticercosis (NCC)
Acanthamoeba Encephalitis in Renal Transplant Patient
Specific Yoga Modules
Schizophrenia
Depression
ADHD
OCD
Anxiety Disorders
Epilepsy
Low backache
yoga.nimhans **Dr. Hemant Bhargar
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Yoga is...
To achieve control over modifications of mind
Calm down the mind/relax
Patanjali ashtanga yoga
Hatha yoga
Behavioral - Yama/Niyama
Physical - Asanas/Pranayamas
Mental - Pratyahara/Dharana
Spiritual - Dhyana/Samadhi
Decreases
Depression
Anxiety
Negative Symptoms
Increases
Cognition
Sleep
Attention
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