Research psychiatric rehabilitation

Research

PRS team has brought out a ‘Handbook of Psychiatric Rehabilitation Services’. Currently, unfunded or intramural projects that are ongoing include,

  • ‘A naturalistic study of clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients attending psychiatric rehabilitation services for rehabilitation’
  • ‘Explanatory Models Of Mental Illness Among  Caregivers Of Mentally Ill Referred To Rehabilitation Services’
  • ‘Need for Self-help groups among women Family Caregivers of Persons with Mental Disability in Rural Karnataka’
  • ‘An Exploratory Qualitative Study Of “What After Me Issues’’ Among Members Of Karnataka Parents Association For Mentally Retarded Citizens’
  • ‘Student expectation and feedback regarding teaching/training programme in Psychiatric rehabilitation in Psychiatric Rehabilitation services, NIMHANS’
  • A naturalistic study of  clinical and socio-demographic characteristics of patients attending psychiatric rehabilitation services for rehabilitation
  • Barriers in accessing Social Welfare Benefits for Persons with Disability due to Severe Mental Disorders in Rural Karnataka: A Cross Sectional Survey
  • Self Sustaining – Running Photocopying Shop In NIMHANS – OPD Complex (Self-funded)

 A DST funded project ‘Augmentation of Cognitive Remediation in “Schizophrenia with Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation : A Randomized Controlled Trial’  has been completed recently. Ongoing funded projects include,

  • ‘Community based rehabilitation for persons with severe mental illness in a rural area of South India’
  • ‘Feasibility Testing of Employment Programme on Work Performance of Persons with Mental Illness who are under regular treatment.’
  • Facilitation Of Government Social Welfare Benefits For Families Of Persons With Intellectua And Developmental Disorders (IDD) in Konandur Panchayath of Thirthalli Taluk Clinical Services project to involve patients in making ecofriendly holi colours