A Comparative Study of Perceived Stress and Anxiety, among Patients with Bipolar Affective Disorder, and the General Population, during COVID-19 Pandemic, Conducted in Government Hospital for Mental Care, Visakhapatnam

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (17) ◽  
pp. 1169-1173
Author(s):  
Evani Ramachandra Rao ◽  
Seelam Satish
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
General Population ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Perceived Stress ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Government Hospital ◽  
Mental Care ◽  
Exacerbation Of Symptoms

BACKGROUND Generally during pandemic, mental health needs are largely neglected and patients with psychiatric illness are given less medical care as majority of the health professionals are involved in acute management of the pandemic. In this study we wanted to determine the difference between stress and anxiety in patients with bipolar affective disorder (BPAD) and the general population. METHODS It was a cross sectional study and convenient sampling was used. The study was conducted in Government Hospital for Mental Care, Visakhapatnam. The study included 60 participants of whom 30 participants are patients with bipolar affective disorder who were currently in remission and 30 participants were from general population and were evaluated using semi structured proforma for sociodemographic data and perceived stress scale to assess perceived stress, Hamilton anxiety rating scale to assess anxiety. Results were analyzed statistically. RESULTS The results showed statistically significant difference in severity of perceived stress and anxiety among patients with bipolar affective disorder and the general population. CONCLUSIONS Our study results re-emphasize the fact that there should be an increased awareness about patients with psychiatric illness like bipolar affective disorder as targets for care with regular psychiatric intervention during Covid-19 pandemic. With our study, we want to re-iterate the fact that patients with psychiatric illness experience exacerbation of symptoms during infectious disease epidemic. Patients diagnosed with bipolar affective disorder can also have comorbid anxiety disorder, even after treating the mood disorder episode. Residual anxiety may persist and in times of infectious diseases epidemic, these anxiety symptoms will exacerbate leading to poor quality of life and non-compliance to medication. With our study we want to recommend that proper care and regular follow-up schedules have to be formulated by mental health professionals and mental health institutions to reduce and prevent exacerbation of symptoms and improve treatment compliance which in turn helps in preventing relapse of bipolar affective disorder. KEYWORDS Bipolar Affective Disorder, Perceived Stress, Anxiety, Covid-19

Loci on chromosomes 6q and 6p interact to increase susceptibility to bipolar affective disorder in the national institute of mental health genetics initiative pedigrees

2004 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 18-23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas G Schulze ◽  
Silvia Buervenich ◽  
Judith A Badner ◽  
C.J.M Steele ◽  
Sevilla D Detera-Wadleigh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder

scholarly journals Mental health in the general population and in health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 20
Author(s):  
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
General Population ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Stress Disorders ◽  
Virus Infections ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Traumatic Stress Disorders ◽  
Post Traumatic ◽  
Nursing Professionals

Objective: Map the literature on mental illness in the general population and in health professionals during the Covid-19 pandemic. Methods: Research carried out within the VHL with the descriptors: covid AND mental health AND nursing professionals, in the database BDENF AND MEDLINE, filtering with the main subjects: Corona virus infections, nursing professionals, health personnel and mental health, using as exclusion criteria articles that were not in the Portuguese language and that were not within the theme of the study, including only articles published in the year 2020. Results: A total of 10 articles were found, all of them were analyzed. Among them, 9 (100%) dealt with the prevalence of mental illness in the general population, 5 (45%) in nurses, two (18%) in other health professionals and one (0.9%) in the general population and nurses. 15 symptoms of mental illness were identified. Conclusion: the Covid-19 pandemic triggered anxiety, depression, stress and post-traumatic stress disorders more frequently in the general population and health professionals. Women, students and nurses are among the most affected.

scholarly journals Attitude of Non-Mental Health Professionals Towards Mental Illness in a Tertiary Care Center

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Nishad P. M. A. ◽  
Dilshana N. B. ◽  
Anil Kakunje ◽  
Ravichandra K. ◽  
Kamran Chisty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Primary Objective

BACKGROUND Mental and behavioral disorders are major health problems. Stigma can prevent the care and treatment of the mentally ill. There is a gross underestimation of psychiatric comorbidities among patients by non-mental health professionals. A positive attitude of these health professionals has a crucial role in the treatment of patients suffering from psychiatric illness. The primary objective of the study is to study the attitude of various nonmental health professionals towards mental illness. METHODS It is a crosssectional descriptive study, conducted in a private medical college in Mangalore, Karnataka in India. The study had 76 participants consisting of doctors and nurses. Instruments used were a semi-structured demographic proforma and Mental illness: Clinicians Attitude Scale - Version 4 (MICA-4). MICA-4 is a 16- item scale used for assessing attitude towards mental illness. RESULTS The total number of subjects included was 76 among which doctors constituted 57 and nurses 19. As the experience and age of the participants increased, a shift to the positive attitude towards psychiatric illness was noted. Specialist doctors had a higher positive attitude compared to non-specialist medical graduates and nurses. CONCLUSIONS It is essential to have structured training in psychiatry for all health care professionals.

Attitude of Non-Mental Health Professionals Towards Mental Illness in a Tertiary Care Center

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (02) ◽  
pp. 23-28
Author(s):  
Nishad P. M. A. ◽  
Dilshana N. B. ◽  
Anil Kakunje ◽  
Ravichandra K. ◽  
Kamran Chisty
Keyword(s):  
Mental Health ◽  
Mental Illness ◽  
Mental Health Professionals ◽  
Health Professionals ◽  
Health Care Professionals ◽  
Psychiatric Illness ◽  
Positive Attitude ◽  
Care Center ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Primary Objective

BACKGROUND Mental and behavioral disorders are major health problems. Stigma can prevent the care and treatment of the mentally ill. There is a gross underestimation of psychiatric comorbidities among patients by non-mental health professionals. A positive attitude of these health professionals has a crucial role in the treatment of patients suffering from psychiatric illness. The primary objective of the study is to study the attitude of various nonmental health professionals towards mental illness. METHODS It is a crosssectional descriptive study, conducted in a private medical college in Mangalore, Karnataka in India. The study had 76 participants consisting of doctors and nurses. Instruments used were a semi-structured demographic proforma and Mental illness: Clinicians Attitude Scale - Version 4 (MICA-4). MICA-4 is a 16- item scale used for assessing attitude towards mental illness. RESULTS The total number of subjects included was 76 among which doctors constituted 57 and nurses 19. As the experience and age of the participants increased, a shift to the positive attitude towards psychiatric illness was noted. Specialist doctors had a higher positive attitude compared to non-specialist medical graduates and nurses. CONCLUSIONS It is essential to have structured training in psychiatry for all health care professionals.

Bipolar Affective Disorder in Intellectual Disability

2020 ◽  
pp. 117-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Tromans ◽  
Ian Jones ◽  
Ignatius Gunaratna ◽  
Natalie Orr ◽  
Sabyasachi Bhaumik
Keyword(s):  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
General Population ◽  
Affective Disorder ◽  
Adult Population ◽  
Bipolar Affective Disorder ◽  
Classification Systems ◽  
Recommended Treatment ◽  
General Adult Population ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
The Individual

People with Intellectual Disability (ID) experience Bipolar Affective Disorder (BPAD) at a rate probably similar to that of the general population, though diagnosis may be delayed or missed owing to numerous factors, including communication deficits and atypical clinical presentations, especially in those with more severe ID. BPAD is caused by an interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and associated with numerous other forms of psychiatric and physical illness. Diagnostic criteria used for the general population may have clinical utility for those with milder ID, though ID-specific classification systems may be more useful in those with moderate-severe ID. There has been limited research regarding treatment of BPAD in individuals with ID. However, NICE guidelines have recommended treatment in line with that of the general adult population. Treatment decisions should be a collaborative process wherever possible, involving the patient, carer, clinician, and other health professionals. Factors specific to the individual patient should be taken into account in any subsequent therapeutic approach, including the acceptability of blood test monitoring and comorbid illness, among other factors.

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