Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Adolescence

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) isn’t commonly observed during adolescence as compared to the adulthood. Especially in country like Ethiopia, where awareness, orientation to mental health and its psychological treatment is undergoing its infancy on account of several reasons, the neurotic disorders of adults (e.g., anxiety disorders) are rarely reported to mental health clinicians. Rather, psychotic disorders are even registered quite delayed in hospitals and private clinics. In such scenario, reporting and clinical consultation for treatment of the obsessive-compulsive disorder in adolescence is indeed uncommon. The present study is a case report of a 17-year old adolescent male with obsessive-compulsive disorder. The case was registered in a general medical clinic and referred to the author for further psychological assessment and intervention. He was comprehensively examined through clinical interview, Y-BOCS and treated by cognitive-behaviour technique of intervention and without the inclusion of psychiatric treatment. Details of the psychological assessment and intervention have been presented in this case report.

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Managing Psychological Emergencies of Teenage Girls

Adolescence is a stage of rapid physical and psychological growth. A look into the concerns of girls in teenage.

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World Mental Health Day 2010

The theme for the World Mental Health Day 2010 is MENTAL HEALTH AND CHRONIC PHYSICAL ILLNESSES: THE NEED FOR CONTINUED AND INTEGRATED CARE which has been announced by the World Federation for Mental Health. Mental health professionals from across the world are looking forward to invlove in another significant campaign. An elaboration on the theme will be carried out soon.

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Training on Interpersonal Psychotherapy

RMIT International University, Vietnam will host a four day Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Training, 25th-28th January 2011. This training has been endorsed by the Australian Psychological Society and attracts 24 hours of specialist Continuing Professional Development.

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Parenting and Construction of Diversity

The childhood object relations and child rearing practices for Indian and Caucasian males and females using a combination of alchemical hermeneutic and hermeneutic phenomenological method, with a constructivist grounded theory design resulting in a cultural picture within which narratives are interpreted to construct a theory. At this dimension,the child rearing practices will be defined generally as the emotional and behavioral pattern of care giving that informs and dictates interaction within the mother-infant dyad.


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Divorce, Children and Adolescents: Psychological Impact and Interventions

The incidents of divorce are increasing nowadays and several divorcing families include children and adolescents also. Besides, most of the divorced parents are alone who are rearing children and such parents face special problems in upbringing of children. However, always divorce per se cannot be blamed for causing emotional distress to children and adolescents, rather, the precedence of long-term pre-divorce discord and familial security is responsible for the same. The divorce has long-term devastating individual, familial, social, economic and emotional impacts in one’s life. Regardless of the causes of divorce, this article is focused on its impact and possible psychological treatment in relation to children and adolescents. The consequences of divorce differentially affect children and adolescents as per their age and gender. For the purpose of this article, computerized Medline and other relevant texts have been searched as well as relevant clinical experience has also been highlighted in the context of divorce, its impact on children and adolescents, and relevant intervention. At last, conclusion and further suggestions on prospective research have been incorporated.

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Psychological Well-being of Children: Lessons for Family and School Interventions

The strong emotions and persona developed to an individual has its basement founded in his or her childhood. So, the emotions of children need to be considered, cared, and properly channelized with mindfulness, sensing clearly what’s happening in their mind.

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