Tanay Maiti

• MBBS DPM DNB Psych DCMH
• Medical Professional at All India Institute of Medical Sciences Bhubaneswar

Aims Clinical research shows that compared to Caucasian patients, Asian patients appear to have a lower clozapine dose requirement for clinical efficacy. Hence, appropriate dose adjustment should be considered in Asian patients receiving maintenance clozapine therapy. Secondly, studies in the UK report that Asian patients with treatment-resistant s...

Background: Training and practice in neuropsychiatry varies across the world. However, little is known about the experiences and opinions of early career psychiatrists (ECPs) across different countries regarding neuropsychiatry. Aims and method: To investigate neuropsychiatry training experiences, practices and opinions among ECPs across differe...

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In the article, a group of early career psychiatrists presents the results of a discussion about the relationship between attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and addictions. Modern views on the commonality of the occurrence of these conditions at the genetic, morphological and functional levels are considered. Possible clinical mani...

Crime is a heterogeneous social phenomenon and does not merely reflect deviant behaviour that is incompatible with society’s laws. Criminality can be used as a lens through which greater insight into a society’s economic and moral values might be gleaned, but within the field of criminology, there seems to be a dearth of dedicated research into the...

The COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on mental health has remained immense and global in all senses . Various types of induced psychiatric disorders, both new episodes and exacerbation of the preexisiting ones has been reported - starting from adjustment disorder to full psychotic illnesses . Various clinical symptoms, including systematized delusi...

Background: There is a need for a short quality of life measure for use in day to day psychiatric practice in Bengali language. We intended to translate Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) scale 10-item version to Bengali. Method: Translation and linguistic validation process used was suggested by Oxford University Innovation. It included forward tr...

Caregivers are the important and integral part in the lives of people with intellectual disability. As caregiving is extensive and mostly lifelong for this population, the associated burden, stigma, and also wellbeing of the caregivers are also equally important as these are often very directly correlated with the wellbeing of the individuals with...

Background: With the uncertainties of COVID-19, people infected by coronavirus present with diverse psychiatric presentations. Some centers have had to manage their patients with existing protocols, others have had to come up with innovations. We aim to report the challenges and good practices recorded in the management of psychiatric conditions a...

Abstract Background With the uncertainties of COVID-19, people infected with coronavirus present with diverse psychiatric presentations. Some institutions have had to manage their patients with existing protocols, others have had to create them. In this article we aimed to report the challenges and good practices in the management of psychiatric...

Alcohol use is a major risk factor for infectious disease and reduction of harms associated with alcohol consumption are essential during times of humanitarian crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic. As a network of early career professionals working in the area of addiction medicine, we provide our views with regards to national actions related to...

In this article, a broad overview of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opi-oid dependence has been provided. Significant benefits of commonly used drugs (buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone-based regimens) along with the therapeutic aspects of other available options are highlighted. Salient points on each or individual drug therapy, com...

Marriage is a universally accepted institution despite the diversity of cultures, religions, and geographical variations. Any crisis that affects mankind invariably can have direct and indirect effects on marriage across the globe. The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic seems no different and its effect on marriages is palpable with anticipation of complica...

Caregivers are the important and integral part in the lives of people with intellectual disability. As caregiving is extensive and mostly lifelong for this population, the associated burden, stigma, and also wellbeing of the caregivers are also equally important as these are often very directly correlated with the wellbeing of the individuals with...

Introduction: Suicide is a global health concern and one of the leading cause of death among young population worldwide, including in Nepal. Research addressing geographic and socio-cultural variation and gender differences is few in Nepalese setting. The current study is aimed to explore socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, patterns and...

Speakers and topics: Dr Darpan Kaur shall talk about Fellowship opportunities and perspectives of WPA Berlin Fellowship, JSPN Fellowship, WPA RANZCP Fellowship, Adopt a Delegate IACAPAP Fellowship and Ramamoorthy NIMHANS SAARC Fellowship Dr Adarsh Tripathi shall talk about Networking and Collaboration and International AINSHAMs Fellowship, WASP fe...

Gender, from its very biological origin to the psychological processes and coping styles it follows specifically, makes it an important and independent factor for both mental health and mental illness. Women are different from men, so are their problems and needs. Starting from age of onset, clinical pattern and severity, treatment response, course...

Opioid dependence leads to physical dependence and addiction which finally results in profound medical, psychological and social dysfunction. One of the useful medications for opioid dependence is buprenorphine, the partial opioid agonist, which is used alone or in combination with naloxone. However, buprenorphine is the victim of its own success d...

The nature of addiction depends on various factors. The tendency to have already used several addictive substances and to seek high sensation experiences as a result of specific personality traits may lead to extreme and peculiar forms of addictions. Even belonging to specific social and cultural backgroundmay lead to such forms of addiction such a...