Indian Journal of Health and Wellbeing

Sushma Kumari ¹, Vikash Ranjan Sharma ², Deapti Mishra ³, P. K. Chakraborty ⁴, Vinod Kumar ⁵, Suman Sharma ⁶

Affiliations
1 Department of Psychiatry, Pt. B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana,, IN
2 Psychiatric Social Worker, State Institute of Mental Health,PGIMS, Rohtak, Haryana,, IN
3 Clinical Psychology, Postgraduate Institute of Behavioral and Medical Sciences Raipur,, IN
4 Manipal Teaching Hospital Pokhara, Nepal, IN
5 Department of Community Medicine Pt. B.D. Sharma PGIMS, Rohtak, IN
6 Department of Medicine PGIMER, Dr RML, New Delhi, IN

Abstract

Rehabilitation occupies an important place in the world of psychiatry. Persons suffering from various mental disorders need proper rehabilitation to help them overcome there problems and to adjust as well as adapt to the needs of society. This becomes an important part of patient's management and improving their quality of life. In the present paper we discuss in detail types of rehabilitation and its role in different psychiatric disorders.

Keywords

Rehabilitation,phychiatric Disorders,models

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Nand Kumar Singh ¹, P. K. Chakraborty ²

Affiliations
1 Psychiatric Social Work, Gwalior Mansik Arogyashala, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, IN
2 RINPAS, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, IN

Abstract

Perceived social support as the most persistently and powerfully associated with mental health. Increasing perceived social support been shown to improve the well being of individual and affect the outcome of treatment in schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorders (mania). The study aimed at investigating perceived social support in people with schizophrenia and bipolar affective disorder (mania). The research work was done at the out patient department of Ranchi Institute of Neuropsychiatry and Allied Sciences (RINPAS), Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, (India) in Schizophrenic and Bipolar Affective Disorder (Manic) cases. The sample consisting of 75 subjects each diagnosed as schizophrenia and mania. The result indicate that schizophrenic group has less perceived social support in comparison to manic group. Patient belongs to nuclear family perceived less support in both groups. The present study focus that perceived social support of patient affect the etiology and management the mental disorders like schizophrenia and mania.

Keywords

Schizophrenia, Bipolar Affective Disorders (Mania), Perceived Social Support.

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