This paper highlights the difficulties and lacunae in the Mental Health Care Act 2017 that hinder its implementation and use for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness in India.

Chronic insomnia, affecting 15.9% of the population, is characterized by sustained hyperarousal and heightened somatic, cognitive, and cortical activity. Despite its prevalence, the precise impact of chronic insomnia on cognitive domains, particularly attention, working memory, and executive function, remains inadequately understood.

There is a lack of comprehensive data sources on various rating instruments that have been developed, translated, and adapted in Indian context.

Persistent suicidal ideation, self-harm behaviors, and suicide attempts constitute suicidality and are consistent predictors for future suicides. Research on what protects individuals from harming themselves is equivocal. While factors like impulsivity could increase risk of suicide, research is needed on what stops people from acting out on self-harm thoughts/suicidal ideation.

This viewpoint advocates for significant reforms in the disability certification guidelines for mental illnesses in India. Currently, two years duration of illness is required before certification, which delays essential support. The proposed model emphasizes assessing the functional impact of conditions, aligns with global standards, and suggests regular reassessments to improve accessibility and inclusivity in mental health services.

The nature of aberrant salience in schizophrenia, whether it is a state or a trait phenomenon, remains unclear.

Depression is a major public concern among older adults. However, limited studies have examined the association of depression and household air pollution (HAP). Therefore, this study examines the association between HAP due to unclean fuel use and depression among older adults in India.

Involving parents in mental health treatment services can empower parents to manage their child's illness. We conducted this study to develop a tool to assess parental care for children with mental illness.

Individuals experiencing alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) may struggle with relapse due to various factors, even after receiving successful inpatient treatment. While motivation enhancement therapy (MET) and pharmacotherapy are commonly used interventions for ADS, incorporating task-centered casework (TCP) - a nondirective, goal-oriented, and time-limited approach - may yield promising outcomes.

Type 2 diabetes affects 10.5% of adults globally, with sexual dysfunction being one of the complications, of which erectile dysfunction is the most commonly reported one with the prevalence ranging from 35% to 90%. There are a few studies exploring links between sexual dysfunction, depressive symptoms, and marital satisfaction, which is the reason we undertook the study.

Medical interns have 2 weeks compulsory internship in psychiatry.

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) affects up to 6% of the population, which if not detected early and adequately treated will continue as a hidden impairment resulting in disability.

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is characterized by underlying obsessions and yielding/nonyielding compulsions, which often leads to significant levels of distress for the individual. Recently, obsessive-compulsive symptoms have been grouped into various symptom dimensions. The Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale (DY-BOCS) gives a comprehensive picture regarding symptom severity in each individual dimension of OCD, while also providing a global severity score.

Cultural beliefs significantly shape societal attitudes toward mental illness, and these social attitudes profoundly impact help-seeking behaviors. Therefore, it is important to focus on understanding and addressing these social behaviors.