Red Flower's Journal of Psychiatric Nursing

This letter to editor emphasizes on the interrelationship between neuropathic pain and chronic pain from an evidence-informed epidemiological perspective in order to facilitate a collative critical understanding on the subject of pain sciences. The biopsychosocial model and its ensuing multidisciplinary/ inter-disciplinary approaches towards assessment and management of chronic pain and neuropathic pain underpin common underlying mechanisms yet separate to distinctively identify them rather than as a single entity of chronic neuropathic pain. The anecdotal assumption that NeP was a subsidy to ChP was evidently disproven by the existing studies indicating that NeP is an important subset of ChP and has most disabling consequences and impact on quality of life than its non-neuropathic counterpart.

Keywords: Biopsychosocial model; Pain psychology; Neuroanesthesiology; Pain sciences; Pain rehabilitation.  

The present study aimed to assess the knowledge of different types of neuroleptics, which are antipsychotic medication used in mental illness and to know about different types of extrapyramidal side effects (drug reaction), their symptoms, diagnosis and treatments. 

Keywords: Extrapyramidal symptoms; Neuroleptics; Acute dystonia, Parkinsonism; Akathisia; Tardive dyskinesia; Neuroleptic malignant syndrome.

Substance abuse has become a major problem in any growing society, the pattern of consumption of medical and non-medical use of drugs by preadolescents,adolescents and young adults, is both complex and changing.[1] It’s mainly due toadventurous and risk-taking behaviours, acceptable to peers, curiosity to acquaint oneself with the ecstaticexperiences or due to an inner urge to avoid frustrations and boredom. Substance abuse during secondary schools, colleges and universities is a serious problem in society.[1] The present study aimed to assess the knowledge on effects of substance abuse on health and its preventive measure among adolescents by evaluating the effectiveness of videoassisted teaching module and to find out the association between the pre test level of knowledge on effects of substance abuse on health among adolescence with selected demographic variables. A quasi-experimental pre and post test design without control group with experimental approach was undertaken for this study. 70 adolescence students were selected by purposive sampling and data were collected by using structured knowledgequestionnaire, it was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study result shows highly significant difference between pre and post test knowledge scores and no significant association between the pre test scores when compared to the demographic variables of adolescence. The researcher concluded that video-assisted teaching program was effective in providing the knowledge regarding effects of substance abuse on health and its preventive measure among adolescents.  

Keywords: Video assisted teaching module; Effects of substance abuse on health; Preventive measures among adolescents.  

The present study aimed to assess anxiety level of spouses during labour in selected hospital at Gwalior. Objectives were: To assess the anxiety level of spouses during labour. To co-relate the anxiety level of spouses with sociodemographic variables. The conceptual framework adopted for the study was based on Betty Newman’s System model (1982) which emphasized spouse as a core system and the stressors influencing the spouse. A Non Experimental descriptive approach was adopted. The total sample (N=90) who fulfilled the selection criteria were taken. Purposive sampling technique was used for selecting the sample. Data collected through structured interview technique. Two Anxiety scale modified by the investigator was used along with the sociodemographic data. Content validity of the tools was established by experts in the field of Psychiatric Nursing and Psychology. The reliability of tool was established and was found reliable for the study. Data collected were analyzed and interpreted in terms of objectives of the study by using descriptive and inferential statistics. Major findings:  Significant relationship of anxiety with age, years of married life, number of children, monthly income and with number of abortions was found.  Age, years of married life, number of children, monthly income with anxiety found negative corelation and number of abortion with anxiety showed positive co-relation. Based on these findings recommendations were given for future research. 

Keywords: Anxiety level; Socio-demographic variables; Purposive sampling technique.