The Applications of Mindfulness Techniques in Management of Borderline Personality Disorder | Chapter 8 | Recent Updates in Disease and Health Research Vol. 5

Many biopsychosocial models of borderline personality disorder (BPD) center on emotion dysregulation, which is frequently addressed in the psychosocial therapies that are linked to the management of disorder. For those with BPD diagnoses, a number of different specialized psychotherapies are believed to be helpful, but it's uncertain if they have similar changing mechanisms. Many psychotherapies include mindfulness as a component. However, its usefulness in the treatment of borderline personality disorder (BPD) is still unclear. The purpose of the concern study is to examine the effect of mindfulness practices in management of borderline personality disorder incorporating with medication. A sample of 50 borderline old patients [clinical diagnosis having the borderline personality disorder (BPD) severity score more than 20 points on [BPDSI] was purposively selected for the study. The patients were given the regular medication incorporating the mindfulness exercises. After 6 months, the symptoms were checked through mental health checklist. A mental health checklist was administered through professionals before and after incorporating the mindfulness with the medication. Study revealed that most commonly improved symptoms were affective instability, inappropriate anger, and feeling of emptiness. Kundalini Yoga (64%) and Sudarshan Kriya (58%) were proved most effective mindfulness practices in decreasing the symptoms of BPD. The study revealed that mindfulness practices have a vast impact in decreasing the symptoms of BPD, while incorporating with medications. The author of this article also addressed several mindfulness techniques that have been shown to be more successful in symptom reduction. They also aim to advocate for the inclusion of mindfulness training in helping professions such as social work courses. Professionals are including mindfulness meditation trainings into their treatment regimens these days since it promotes physical and mental stability. Training of mindfulness/meditation is a requirement of social work practice nowadays. It could be valuable in social work education to explore their own thinking, to evaluate their own personality traits and behavioral patterns. These practices naturally enhance creativity and imagination.

Author(s) Details:

Mamta Trichal,
Department of Sociology and Anthropology, University of Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania.

Pradeep Kumar,
Psychiatric Social Work, State Institute of Mental Health, PT., B. D. Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak, Haryana, India.

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A Brief Overview on Management Guidelines for Behavioral and Psychotic Symptoms in Persons with Dementia | Chapter 10 | Recent Updates in Disease and Health Research Vol. 4

This paper seeks to review the common types of BPSD and gives a review of the evidence based on practice approaches to manage these challenging behaviours in clinical practice with relevance to the mental health act and practice in the United Kingdom. The study has systematically gathered contemporary evidence, the best practice guidelines for the management, treatment of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and the various approaches including pharmacological and non-pharmacological approaches.  It aims to delineate the diverse behavioral patterns associated with several subtypes of dementia and provide a useful framework for doctors to handle these patterns.

 

Clinical empiricism is useful especially where evidence is lacking from controlled studies which don’t always replicate real world conditions. This involves a careful evaluation of the patients presentation, carer and environmental factors. Ultimately the aim is to deliver an individualized treatment plan modified by the environmental and individuals risk profile.

Author(s) Details:

Premkumar Jeyapaul,
Alderney Hospital, Dorset Health Care University Foundation Trust, Poole, UK.

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Diabetes and Cancer Associated Complications | Chapter 26 | Socio-Scientific Interaction in Diabetes and Cancer and Its Management

 Diabetes and cancer are most prevalent chronic diseases worldwide. Studies have shown that there is a strong association between diabetes and an increased risk of cancer, as well as of mortality. The purpose of this review article is to be aware means the risk of association between diabetes and cancer and the steps to prevent it by medication and other because studies still obscure whether diabetes leads to cancer or cancer causes diabetes.

Author(s) Details:

Vinita Singh,
Department of Zoology, C.M. Science College, Darbhanga-846004, Bihar, India.

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Impact of Clinical Pharmacy Services in General Surgery: A Hospital-Based Prospective Interventional Study | Chapter 7 | Current Overview on Pharmaceutical Science Vol. 5

 The aims of this study contain conducting drug care research and documenting drug-accompanying problems in the resection department. Furthermore, these types of studies may raise knowledge among two together physicians and patients about the use of drugs in medical procedure. In a general abscission hospital, a potential interventional study was carried out. Using the categorization of drug-related questions, the prescriptions were analysed for the use of inappropriate drugs. In 100 cases, 62 sufferers were found to have drug-accompanying issues. The number of antibiotics arbitrary was 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 in 8, 11, 12, 32, 18, 18, 1 cases respectively. In November, there was a meaningful increase in the outcome of medicine rationality and cases that trailed guidelines when distinguished to October, and a slight decrease in December due to few limitations. According to the overall study, prescribing is a more influential cause of drug-related questions than dispensing and utilizing the drug. Drug-related issues must be recognised as a important contributing treatment determinant for the best health management outcome. Our judgments highlight the fault-finding role of dispassionate pharmacists in identifying and deciding drug-related issues and cure errors thoroughly hospitals.

Author(s) Details:

Pradeep Battula,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Santhiram College of Pharmacy, Nandyal, Andhra Pradesh, India.

B. Tejaswini,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

M. Akhila Reddy,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

M. P. Hareen Shankar,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

T. Sai Yashoda Krishna,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Kali Chandra Shekar,
Department of Pharmacy Practice, Creative Educational Society’s College of Pharmacy, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India.

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Determination of Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices on Medication Use and Safety among Saudi People: A Public- based Versus an Internet-based Survey | Chapter 5 | Recent Developments in Medicine and Medical Research Vol. 3

 Irrational behaviours, along with inadequate knowledge and poor attitudes about medicine usage and safety, have a negative impact on public health. The study's main goal was to determine public knowledge, attitudes, and practises regarding drug usage and safety, as well as predictors for the three categories evaluated (knowledge, attitudes, and practices). From June to October 2015, two cross-sectional surveys (public and internet-based) were undertaken. Adult Saudis living in Taif City, Saudi Arabia (> 18 years old) were included. It was decided to use the convenience sampling method. A systematic questionnaire was used to collect data. An investigation of multivariate logistic regression was carried out. Statistical significance was defined as a P-value of less than 0.05.

 

The data was analysed using SPSS. A total of 788 persons were recruited (386 for the public study and 402 for the internet study). In comparison to 234 (60.6 percent) of respondents recruited manually, 302 (75.1 percent) of respondents recruited electronically had acceptable knowledge of medication use (P = 0.001). Among public survey interviewees, more education was a predictor of satisfied knowledge [OR= 1.9; 95 percent CI (1.2-2.9); P = 0.003]. Age (> 30 years) and higher educational level were, nevertheless, significantly linked with adequate knowledge [OR= 0.6; 95 percent CI (0.4-1.0); P = 0.032] and [OR= 1.9; 95 percent CI (1.1-3.2); P = 0.015], respectively, among electronically answered individuals. Knowledge, attitudes, and practises were found to contain misconceptions about pharmaceutical use and safety. It is vital to provide public education that produces favourable outcomes.

Author (S) Details

Abubaker Ibrahim Elbur

Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

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Drug Expiry Debate: An Approach to Myth and Reality | Chapter 1 | Highlights on Medicine and Medical Science Vol. 2

 Hospitals, nursing homes, retail pharmacies, and consumers all throw away drugs, with hospitals alone throwing away over $800 million in drugs each year. If we can modify it to work around it, it will be beneficial to the African and Asian continents, particularly in the peripheral outreach health centres in Africa where medicine availability and storage are a challenge. The cost implications of these studies are staggering, with one dollar spent to demonstrate longer-than-labeled drug stability translating to $94 saved on repurchasing these products.

Author(s) Details

Dan Gikonyo
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

Anthony Gikonyo
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

Duncan Luvayo
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

Premanand Ponoth
Department of Cardiology and Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgery, The Karen Hospital, Nairobi, Kenya.

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