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Thakur PC, Sharma MK, Mohan V, Kommu JVS, Anand N, Marimuthu P. Gaming among female adolescents: profiling and psychopathological characteristics in the Indian context. Front Psychiatry 2023; 14:1081764. [PMID: 37215680 PMCID: PMC10196071 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1081764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 05/24/2023] Open
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Objectives Gaming is a predominant leisure time activity among adolescents, and the literature suggests that unrestrained gaming behavior might lead to gaming disorder. ICD-11 and DSM-5 have recognized gaming disorder as a psychiatric condition and grouped it under the behavioral addiction category. Research on gaming behavior and addiction is largely based on data from the male population, and problematic gaming has largely been understood from the male perspective. In this study, we are attempting to bridge the existing lacuna in the literature by exploring gaming behavior, gaming disorder, and its related psychopathological characteristics among female adolescents in India. Methods The study was conducted on a sample of 707 female adolescent participants who were contacted through schools and academic institutes in a city in Southern India. The study adopted a cross-sectional survey design, and data were administered using the mixed modality of online and offline data collection. The participants filled out the following set of questionnaires: socio-demographic sheet, Internet Gaming Disorder Scale-Short-Form (IGDS9-SF), Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ), Rosenberg self-esteem scale, and Brief sensation-seeking scale (BSSS-8). The data gathered from the participants were then statistically analyzed using SPSS software version 26. Results The descriptive statistics revealed that 0.8% of the sample (i.e., five participants out of 707) obtained scores meeting gaming addiction criteria. Correlation analysis demonstrated a significant relationship between all the psychological variables with total IGD scale scores (p < 0.05). Total SDQ, total BSSS-8, and domain scores of SDQ, such as emotional symptoms, conduct, hyperactivity, and peer problems, were positively correlated, whereas total Rosenberg scores and domain scores of prosocial behaviors of SDQ were negatively correlated. The Mann-Whitney U-test was employed to compare "with gaming disorder" and "without gaming disorder" categories of female participants. Comparing these two groups revealed significant differences in emotional symptoms, conduct, hyperactivity/inattention, peer problem, and self-esteem scale scores. Furthermore, quantile regression was computed, showing that conduct, peer problem, and self-esteem displayed trend-level prediction for gaming disorder. Conclusion Female adolescents prone to gaming addiction can be identified through psychopathological characteristics of conduct, peer problem, and low self-esteem. This understanding can be useful in developing a theoretical model focusing on early screening and preventive strategies for at-risk female adolescents.
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- Pranjali Chakraborty Thakur
- Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Neurosciences, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Siddegowda S, Sharma MK, Satyanarayan VH, Thakur PC. Making the body public: Implications of the new standards of body-image. Int J Soc Psychiatry 2022; 69:799-802. [PMID: 35786063 DOI: 10.1177/00207640221109163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Journalism and Mass Communication, St. Philomena's College (Autonomous), PG Studies & Research Center, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Anand N, Sharma MK, Thakur PC, Mondal I, Sahu M, Singh P, J AS, Kande JS, Ms N, Singh R. Doomsurfing and doomscrolling mediate psychological distress in COVID-19 lockdown: Implications for awareness of cognitive biases. Perspect Psychiatr Care 2022; 58:170-172. [PMID: 33880766 PMCID: PMC8250995 DOI: 10.1111/ppc.12803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2020] [Revised: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 04/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has led to a significant increase in the consumption of the internet for work, leisure time activities, and has also generated substantial amounts of anxiety, and uncertainty, which has lead individuals to spend a lot of time surfing the internet for the latest news on developments in the COVID-19 crisis. This ends up as scrolling or surfing through a lot of pessimistic news items. This search for information during COVID-19 is apparently influenced by a number of cognitive biases as well as mediated by poor affect regulation skills. Thus, there is a need to address these cognitive biases and promote affect regulation strategies across health settings.
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- Nitin Anand
- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), NIMHANS Center for Well Being, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), NIMHANS Center for Well Being, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), NIMHANS Center for Well Being, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social work, National Institute of Mental Health & Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Cyberspace provides a completely different platform for the expression of one's needs in comparison to the face-to-face world. The use of cyberspace by teenagers is becoming a major concern due to the emergence of engagement in deviant use of internet applications inclusive of engagement in sexting; excessive and addictive use of the internet, consumption of pornography, and as well as phenomena of internet chat rooms. The online disinhibition, anonymity, personality factors, sensation-seeking behavior, impulsivity, deviant socialization processes, and absence of social systems to educate adolescents about gender sensitivity and sex appear to predispose teenagers for indulgence in deviant usage of cyberspace. There is an urgent need to understand the factors related to deviant use of cyberspace and for offering programs for parents and adolescents on gender sensitivity, sexuality, sex, consent in relationships, and deviant use of internet applications. Such initiatives will help to offer opportunities for a corrective experience through appropriate socialization experiences and enhance cyberliteracy among children and adolescents.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Sunil S, Tadpatrikar A, Vishwakarma A, Thakur PC, Singh P, Ajith S.J., John N, Sahu M, Mondal I, Suma N., Biswas A, Archana R., Murthy KD. Case-Based Evidence for Screening Pornography in Marital Therapy. Journal of Psychosexual Health 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/26318318211027516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Pornography has become a modality to experience sexual expression. It is used in a recreational manner to enhance sexual life. However, in some cases, excessive usage can lead to distress in the other partner. In this case, the client sought help at the specialty clinic for management of pornography use. A clinical interview was used to get details of the patterns of porn use and dysfunctions caused by the same. Beck’s Depression Inventory was used for the assessment of associated depression. The results highlight the presence of distress in the female partner due to excessive pornography consumption in the other partner. This report has implications for developing sensitization and intervention program to address these issues within the marital context.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychology, CMR University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Thakur PC, N S, Biswas A, R A, Sahu M, John N, Vishwakarma A, Tadpatrikar A, Singh P, Sj A, Murthy KD. Cyber violence: Case report evidence of an emerging public health concern. Asian J Psychiatr 2021; 57:102017. [PMID: 32389510 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Revised: 03/09/2020] [Accepted: 03/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- Professor of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Singh P, Vishwakarma A, Mondal I, Thakur PC, Kohli T. Researcher burnout: An overlooked aspect in mental health research in times of COVID-19. Asian J Psychiatr 2020; 54:102367. [PMID: 33271688 PMCID: PMC7446612 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102367] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2020] [Revised: 08/02/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Kumar Sharma M, Anand N, Vishwakarma A, Sahu M, Thakur PC, Mondal I, Singh P, S J A, N S, John N, Biswas A, R A, Tapatrikar A, Murthy KD. Media use as a modality to cope with expressed emotion: Insight from a case with psychosis. Asian J Psychiatr 2020; 53:102122. [PMID: 32502766 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2020] [Revised: 04/15/2020] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), National Institute of Mental health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- National Institute of Mental health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Ahuja S, Thakur PC, Mondal I, Singh P, K V, Sahu M, John N, N S, R A, Vishwakarma A. Status psychopathology: Social media use mediated expression of unpleasant emotions. Asian J Psychiatr 2020; 53:102184. [PMID: 32526694 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102184] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/28/2020] [Revised: 05/25/2020] [Accepted: 05/26/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
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- Centre for Addiction Medicine, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Vishwakarma A, Sahu M, Thakur PC, Mondal I, Singh P, Sj A, N S, Biswas A, R A, John N, Tapatrikar A, Murthy KD. Mental health issues mediate social media use in rumors: Implication for media based mental health literacy. Asian J Psychiatr 2020; 53:102132. [PMID: 32474344 PMCID: PMC7204703 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2020] [Revised: 04/18/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
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Mondal I, Anand N, Sharma MK, Kohli T, Thakur PC, Kande JS, Venkateshan S, Sj A. Telephonic psychotherapy in India: A reminder of challenges in times of COVID-19. Asian J Psychiatr 2020; 53:102432. [PMID: 33264842 PMCID: PMC7521876 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2020] [Revised: 09/22/2020] [Accepted: 09/23/2020] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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- Ishita Mondal
- SHUT, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT (Service for Healthy Use of Technology) Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Sunil S, Roopesh BN, Galagali PM, Anand N, Thakur PC, Singh P, Ajith SJ, Murthy KD. Digital failure: An emerging reason of anger expression among adolescents. Ind Psychiatry J 2020; 29:335-338. [PMID: 34158722 PMCID: PMC8188933 DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_81_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2019] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
Abstract
Network connectivity can often lead to positive as well as negative mood states among regular Internet users. Recently, studies have mainly focused on the impact of Internet abuse/addiction on the various aspects of the individual, in terms of cognitive, emotional, behavioral, and interpersonal domains. However, one of the issues that is not much reported are the issues about what happens to the children who are not able to access the internet due to connectivity issues. Given this, the current article discusses two cases with negative emotional and behavioral manifestations of increased anger and frustration due to reduced Internet connectivity. This can help draw more research and attention to the need for increased cyber-literacy and incorporation of anger management programs into psychological interventions that address Internet Addiction.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychology, Chikka Muniyappa Reddy (CMR) University, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Bengaluru Adolescent Care and Counselling Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka,India
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John N, Sharma MK, Anand N, Gandhi S, Thakur PC, Sahu M, Mondal I, Singh P, Suma N, Tadpatrikar A, Ahuja S, Ajith SJ, Murthy KD, Gupta HK. Pathways of migration from gaming to gambling. Ind Psychiatry J 2020; 29:159-161. [PMID: 33776290 PMCID: PMC7989474 DOI: 10.4103/ipj.ipj_45_20] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2020] [Revised: 05/19/2020] [Accepted: 08/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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Gaming and gambling have been studied in terms of similarity of its manifestations. There is a dearth of empirical-based evidence for the exploration of pathways to understand the shift from gaming to gambling. A 23-year-old male from a nuclear family was assessed using clinical interview for the pathways for shifting from gaming to gambling. The pathways were personality predispositions, maladaptive coping, interpersonal distress, peer pressure, variable reward anticipation, addiction characteristics in the form of craving, loss of control and use despite having consequences. These findings suggest that there is a need to create awareness among young adults about these potential causes related to transition from gaming to gambling.
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- Nisha John
- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Centre for Addiction Medicine, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology Clinic, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of CCRAS, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Anand N, J. AS, Thakur PC, N. S, Sahu M, John N, Tapatrikar A, Biswas A, Vishwakarma A, R. A, Singh P, Murthy KD. Pathways to Cybersex: Case-Report-Based Exploration. Journal of Psychosexual Health 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/2631831819898567] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The internet has become the preferred platform for use of webcam. The interactive online aspect of webcamming allows participants to have stimulating enjoyable experience for each act. There has been an increasing trend in users seeking help from the service for healthy use of technology (SHUT) specialty clinic for the management of pornography use. Clinical interviews were used to elicit details about their concern. The cases demonstrated the role of online behaviors especially cybersex in managing stress, free time, loneliness, boredom, as well as the need for novelty. It implies the need for screening the pathways to cybersex as well as to evolve intervention to manage these pathways in an Indian context.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy Use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Anand N, Thamilselvan P, Suma N, John N, Sahu M, Chakraborty Thakur P, Baglari H, Singh P. Is porn use becoming a modality of sex education among teenagers? A case study. Asian J Psychiatr 2019; 45:18-19. [PMID: 31445305 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2019] [Revised: 07/31/2019] [Accepted: 08/01/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- Professor of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
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- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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Sharma M, Sharma MK, Anand N, P T, N S, John N, Sahu M, Chakraborty Thakur P, Baglari H, Singh P. Binge watching: An emerging manifestation of technology use. Asian J Psychiatr 2019; 45:81-82. [PMID: 31526919 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.08.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/27/2019] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/22/2019] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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- Professor of Clinical Psychology, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Department of Nursing, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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- Research Scholar, Service for Healthy Use of Technology (SHUT) Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bangalore
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Hamza A, Sharma MK, Anand N, Marimuthu P, Thamilselvan P, Thakur PC, Suma N, Baglari H, Singh P. Urban and rural pattern of Internet use among youth and its association with mood state. J Family Med Prim Care 2019; 8:2602-2606. [PMID: 31548940 PMCID: PMC6753815 DOI: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_428_19] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/28/2019] [Revised: 06/06/2019] [Accepted: 07/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Introduction: The problematic use of internet is associated with dysfunction life style. The emerging evidence do also suggest its impact on user's mood profile. There is need to establish the urban and rural difference in relation to internet use as well as its association with mood states and its implications for primary care setting. Methods: The present work explored the pattern of internet use in Urban and Rural area and its impact on mood states. 731 individuals (403 males and 328 females) in the age group of 18-25 years from urban and rural areas were approached for the study. The internet addiction test and Depression Anxiety Stress Scale were administered in group setting. Results indicated no significant difference in term of internet use as well as in term for gender. Significant difference was seen for internet use and mood states. Results: The results indicate no significant difference in terms of internet use pattern and gender in relation to urban and rural areas. However, a significant difference exists with respect to Internet use and its relation to depression, anxiety and stress. Conclusions: It implies the development of early brief intervention for Primary Physicians to enable them to screening psychological conditions along with internet use as well as help users to have healthy use of technology.
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- Ameer Hamza
- Additional Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Professor of Clinical Psychology, SHUT Clinic (Service for Healthy use of Technology), National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Professor of Biostatistics, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Research Scholar, SHUT, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Clinical Psychologist, Department of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sharma MK, Marimuthu P, Anand N, N S, P T, Thakur PC, Singh P, Gupta H. Sexting and Self-Esteem Among Youth: Preliminary Trend for Building Cyberliteracy. Journal of Psychosexual Health 2019. [DOI: 10.1177/2631831819890768] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Objectives: Online activities have influenced the expression and indulgence in sexual behavior. Sexting has become one of the modality to express sexual behavior. The present study explored sexting in the Indian context as well as its relationship with self-esteem. Methods: 300 young adults in the age group of 17 to 20 years were assessed for sexting behaviors. Results: Studies showed that males engaged more in sexting and that there was absence of a significant difference in self-esteem and sexting. Conclusions: It has implications for screening sexting behavior among youth as well as for enhancing cyberliteracy among youth for sexting behaviors.
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- Manoj Kumar Sharma
- 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- 1SHUT Clinic, Department of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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- Advanced Centre for Ayurveda, CCRAS, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
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Sahoo AK, Thakur PC, Shankar KM, Mohan CV, Sharma SRK, Corsin F. Histopathological findings on innate responses of white spot disease positive Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) under semi-intensive culture. J Fish Dis 2015; 38:91-95. [PMID: 24423278 DOI: 10.1111/jfd.12209] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2013] [Revised: 10/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/15/2013] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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- A K Sahoo
- Fish Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fishery Science University, Mangalore, India; Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute, Barrackpore, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Sahoo AK, Mohan CV, Shankar KM, Corsin F, Turnbull JF, Thakur PC, Hao NV, Morgan KL, Padiyar AP. Clinical white spot disease status in Penaeus monodon during the middle of the culture period - its epidemiological significance. J Fish Dis 2010; 33:609-615. [PMID: 20298451 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2761.2010.01144.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/29/2023]
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- A K Sahoo
- Fish Pathology and Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, Karnataka, India.
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Corsin F, Thakur PC, Padiyar PA, Madhusudhan M, Turnbull JF, Mohan CV, Hao NV, Morgan KL. Relationship between white spot syndrome virus and indicators of quality in Penaeus monodon postlarvae in Karnataka, India. Dis Aquat Organ 2003; 54:97-104. [PMID: 12747635 DOI: 10.3354/dao054097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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White spot disease (WSD) is a viral disease of shrimp caused by white spot syndrome virus (WSSV). Stocking WSSV-infected seed has been implicated as a major risk factor for outbreaks of WSD. In addition, the quality of postlarvae batches has been proposed as a predictor for good crops. This paper describes the relationship between indicators of quality and WSSV in postlarvae (PL) of Penaeus monodon from Karnataka, India, over the period September 1999 to January 2000. Three outcome variables were considered: the WSSV status of the PL, as determined by PCR, and 2 subjective assessments of PL quality, namely the activity of the PL and the quality of the PL as determined by research assistants and farmers, respectively. Of the 73 batches of PL, 49.3% from a random sample of farms tested positive for WSSV. After adjusting for confounding, stocking earlier in the growing season and duration of transportation were the main risk factors for the presence of WSSV. The quality assessed by farmers and the PL activity assessed by research assistants showed only fair agreement (kappa 0.252) reaffirming the subjective nature of such techniques. The only variables consistently associated with either assessment of quality in univariate analysis were PL length, number per bag and salinity of the water in the delivery bags. After adjusting for confounding, no single variable was consistently associated with PL quality and activity. The research assistants' assessment of PL activity was also associated with the hatchery and a brown-orange hepatopancreas in univariate analysis. After adjusting for confounding, a brown-orange hepatopancreas was still significant and fitted into the model together with the salinity of the water in the PL bags. The farmers' assessment of quality was associated with PL length, date of stocking and duration of transportation in both univariate and multivariable analyses. There was no relationship between quality assessment and WSSV in PCR-positive PL.
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- F Corsin
- Institute of Aquaculture, University of Stirling, Stirling FK9 4LA, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Mohan CV, Corsin F, Thakur PC, Padiyar PA, Madhusudan M, Turnbull JF, Hao NV, Morgan KL. Usefulness of dead shrimp specimens in studying the epidemiology of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and chronic bacterial infection. Dis Aquat Organ 2002; 50:1-8. [PMID: 12152899 DOI: 10.3354/dao050001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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This paper describes the utility of dead shrimp samples in epidemiological investigations of the white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) and chronic bacterial infections. A longitudinal observational study was undertaken in shrimp farms in Kundapur, Karnataka, India, from September 1999 to April 2000 to identify risk factors associated with outbreaks of white spot disease (WSD) in cultured Penaeus monodon. As a part of the larger study, farmers were trained to collect and preserve dead and moribund shrimp (when observed) during the production cycle. At the end of the production cycle, 73 samples from 50 ponds had been collected for histopathology and 55 samples from 44 ponds for PCR. Intranuclear viral inclusion bodies diagnostic of WSSV infection were detected in dead samples from 32 ponds (64 %). Samples of dead shrimp from 18 ponds (36%) showed no histopathological evidence of WSSV infection. However, of these, samples from 13 ponds (26%) showed clear evidence of shell, oral, enteric and systemic chronic inflammatory lesions (CIL) in the form of haemocytic nodules, typical of bacterial infection. Samples from 5 ponds (10%) were negative for both WSSV and CIL. Samples from 8 ponds had dual WSSV and CIL, although both WSSV and CIL were only observed in the same shrimp from 1 pond. Useful information was obtained from these shrimp despite the presence of post-mortem changes. Samples from 19 ponds (43%) tested positive for WSSV by 1-step PCR and samples from an additional 10 ponds (22.7%) were positive by 2-step nested PCR. Samples from 15 ponds (34.1%) were negative for WSSV by 2-step nested PCR. There was moderate to substantial agreement between PCR and histopathology in the diagnosis of WSSV infection in dead shrimp. WSSV infection in dead shrimp was significantly associated with crop failures as defined by a shorter length of the production cycle (<90 d) and lower average weight at harvest (<22 g). WSSV infection was also associated with lower survival (<50%), but this was not significant. Ponds with CIL did not experience any crop failures, and the presence of CIL was significantly associated with successful crops. The study demonstrates that samples of dead shrimp can provide useful information for disease surveillance and epidemiological investigations of WSSV and chronic bacterial infections.
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- C V Mohan
- Department of Aquaculture, College of Fisheries, University of Agricultural Sciences, Mangalore, India.
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Thakur PC, Corsin F, Turnbull JF, Shankar KM, Hao NV, Padiyar PA, Madhusudhan M, Morgan KL, Mohan CV. Estimation of prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) by polymerase chain reaction in Penaeus monodon postlarvae at time of stocking in shrimp farms of Karnataka, India: a population-based study. Dis Aquat Organ 2002; 49:235-243. [PMID: 12113310 DOI: 10.3354/dao049235] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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White spot disease (WSD) is at present the most serious viral disease affecting cultivated shrimp species globally. The causative agent, white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), is extremely virulent, has a wide host range and can also be transmitted from broodstock to their offspring. The shrimp postlarvae (PL) act as asymptomatic, latent carriers of the virus, and stocking of WSSV-infected PL has been reported as a risk factor for WSD outbreaks in culture ponds. However, there is no population-based study on WSSV prevalence in PL of shrimp. The present manuscript documents the approaches and the results in the estimation of prevalence of WSSV in PL populations of Penaeus monodon at the time of stocking. A maximum of 300 PL from each of the 73 batches of PL stocked at various farms in the west coast of India during September 1999 to January 2000 were tested for the presence of WSSV by 2-step nested PCR. Thirty-six (49%) of the 73 batches tested positive for WSSV either by 1-step alone (3 batches) or after 2-step nested PCR (33 batches). Sub-samples of 5 PL each or 1 PL each tested to quantify the proportion of infected PL within batches showed that WSSV prevalence was very high in 1-step PCR-positive batches and low in 2-step PCR-positive batches. The study also showed that appropriate sampling and sample size were major factors in determining the prevalence of WSSV in PL populations, underlining the need for testing large samples of PL to reduce errors from falsely negative results.
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- P C Thakur
- Department of Aquaculture, University of Agricultural Sciences, College of Fisheries, Mangalore, India
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The Coal Industry Advisory Board (CIAB) of the International Energy Agency (IEA) estimated the total methane emissions from worldwide mining, treatment and storage of coal to be approximately 25 million tonnes/year for 1990. Slightly more than one million tonnes of methane are utilized by the industry. Thus, the net annual discharge to the atmosphere is 24 million tonnes. Methane emissions data were available for the U.S., the U.K., former U.S.S.R., Australia, China, Germany, Poland and Czechoslovakia. Methane emissions for India and S. Africa were estimated from a linear correlation between the average depth of mining and specific methane emissions derived from the available data for the eight countries. These ten largest coal producing countries represented nearly 90% of world coal production in 1990. Total methane emissions for the world coal industry were calculated by prorating the methane emissions from these ten countries in proportion to coal production.The reported values represent the best international data available at present. The net total emissions of 24 million tonnes/year are substantially less than some previously reported indirect estimations and constitute only 4 to 6% of the global methane emissions.
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Taylor LD, Thakur PC. Recent developments in coal mining technology and their impact on miners' health. Occup Med 1993; 8:109-26. [PMID: 8456343] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Advances in technology have significantly reduced the long-term health risks associated with underground coal mining. While the potential risks include exposure to hazardous substances and noise, the reduction of respirable dust in the workplace has been emphasized here because of the greater probability of exposure and the well-documented consequences. Since enactment of the Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969, great strides have been made in reducing worker exposure to respirable dust. As production rates continue to increase, particularly in longwall sections, continued advances in dust control technology will be required. These advances will be needed to meet existing, and perhaps even more stringent future, exposure limits. Mechanization has resulted in a significant reduction in exposure to hazards while increasing productivity. Use of remotely controlled equipment is also increasing rapidly, and efforts are underway to develop completely automated mining systems. These automated systems may further reduce the risk of health impairment due to the underground working environment.
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- L D Taylor
- Research and Development Department, CONSOL Inc., Morgantown, West Virginia 26505
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