Track Categories
The track category is the heading under which your abstract will be reviewed and later published in the conference printed matters if accepted. During the submission process, you will be asked to select one track category for your abstract.
Mental health can be defined as the ability of an individual to perceive and understand his or her surroundings. It is a state of emotional, psychological, and social wellness. It affects the way we talk, feel, and act. And thus mental and physical health is co-dependent. The ability to cope up with the adverse conditions, i.e. resilience, and feeling happy are some signs of positive mental health.
Many Adults are at the risk of having mental health problems. Now, this doesn’t depend on the age. Studies show that the rate of Adults falling into depression, anxiety or stress due to physical illness is less than that of those who get mentally distressed due to important changes in life. Many will slowly adjust to the changes. But there are many who are unable to accept and fall into loop of anxiety, stress and depression.
Research shows that children previously exposed to adverse situations have shown higher chances of mental illness. Adolescence is a crucial time for an individual to grow more socially and personally. A child or adolescent suffering from mental illness will show signs of inactive behaviors, loss of interest in school and great involvement in the criminal aspect of society. Most common metal illness in this age is depression, stress disorder, and Affection Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
A mental illness, usually called a mental disorder, a psychiatry disorder is a behavioral and mental pattern which causes mental distress and personal functioning impairment. This can be either repetitive, relapsing or occur as a single episode. There are many mental disorders including Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), depression, schizophrenia, personality disorder, and bipolar disorder. The causes of mental illness are often vague.
ICD is a mental disorder characterized by impulsivity i.e. failure to resist temptations; an urge or impulse; or inability to not speak on a thought. The common ICDs are sexual compulsions, internet addiction, compulsive shopping, pyromania, kleptomania, and Intermittent-Explosive Disorder (IED).
These are the disorders that generally originate from childhood that involve serious damage in different areas. These include Autism Spectrum disorder, ADHD, learning disorders, motor disorders, and conduct disorder. These disorders show symptoms from early life. With the growth of the individual, some disorders improve but others stay in the late period of life.
Bipolar disorder is a psychological condition characterized by severe shifts in a person’s mood, energy, and ability to think clearly. An individual suffering from bipolar can have extreme episodes of highs and lows known as mania and depression. Symptoms and signs of bipolar may vary. Some people experience extreme case of mania and depression distinctively, others may pass extended periods without symptoms.
This is a class of mental disorders in which an individual have a pattern of thinking and functioning that will be completely contradicting to the social norms and styles. These people will have difficulty in perceiving and relating to situations and people. Personality disorder involves Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Mythomania, mood disorder, antisocial personality disorder, and histrionic personality disorder.
Anxiety is the feeling of uneasiness and worry, generally unfocused to a situation that can only be an exaggeration of something which can be subjectively threatening. It is closely related to fear which is a generalized response to a real or perceived threat.
Depression is a feeling or mood of an individual which can be characterized by persistent loss of interest in activities previously loved or feeling low causing a impairment in daily life. The causes can be very vague but can include a possible distress from social, biological and psychological aspects.
Dementia generally occurs after periodic occurrence of a set of related symptoms that is caused due to a head injury or disease. The symptoms involve major memory, thinking and behavioral impairments. Dementia can cause a significant effect on the individual, relationships and caregivers.
Alzheimer’s disease is one of the most common causes for dementia. The symptoms that are usually seen involve memory loss and word finding difficulty. There is no exact cause for Alzheimer’s but the known aspect of this disease in the dysfunction in the genes producing amyloids.
Other types include vascular dementia, Lewy body dementia, Frontotemporal dementia, and Huntington’s disease dementia.
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder that can tamper one’s ability to think clearly, mange emotions and relate to people. It can be characterized by relapsing episodes of psychosis. Some of the major symptoms include hallucinations, delusions, paranoia, social withdrawal, apathy and disorganized thoughts.
A 2019 study shows that there were in an average of 20 million cases of schizophrenia around the globe. The cause of schizophrenia can be environmental and genetic factors.
Suicidology is the study of suicidal behaviors, the cause and suicide prevention. This consists of multi-disciplinary field most importantly psychology and sociology. Studies states that mortal rate of sixteen per 100,000 or one death every forty seconds by suicide. Suicidal behaviors are complex mental condition and thus there is no exact cause for it. Study shows that men are more subjected to suicide than women.
Psychology is the study of conscious, unconscious phenomena along with feelings and thoughts. The science of behavior and mind is psychology. It is a bridge between the natural and social science. A psychologist aims to understand the behavior individuals or groups.
Psychiatry is a medical degree particularly focusing on diagnosing, preventing and treating mental disorders. The word Psychiatry literally means ‘medical treatment of soul’ and specifically concentrates on the mind.
Addiction is term used to define an individual who depends particularly on a substance or behavior. This urge becomes so important that the individual will continue consuming the substance or engaging in the activity even when it is harmful for them, their family and the important areas of their life. Some of the addiction such as alcoholism, substance abuse, internet addiction, pornography, gambling, smartphone addiction, nicotine, and opioid are the causes for brain damage/ disorders.
Psychosis is a symptom, not an illness in the whole. Study proves that 3 in 100 people have experienced psychotic episode at one point in their life. Many define psychosis as a break from reality. The early symptoms show the individual losing the contact with reality. Psychosis shows a range of symptoms, but it particularly includes Hallucinations, hearing or feeling things that are not present, and Delusions, idiosyncratic belief that is firmly maintained despite being refuted by what is rational.
Psychotherapy is an implementation of psychological methods especially while having a personal interaction, done to help an individual change behavior, increase happiness and overcome problems. Some know therapies are psychological therapy and talking therapy.
The technique used for assessing an individual’s personality, behavior, cognitive abilities and other fields called psychological evaluation. The main aim of modern psychological evaluations is to understand someone’s psychological life that can be inhibiting their ability to feel or behave in more proper or positive ways. The set of tests administered to evaluate behavior, personality and capabilities of individuals called psychological assessment. Testing sessions are typically scheduled during the morning when most people function at their best.
Mental health treatment not only requires improving but maintaining a complete and satisfying life. Most people say they haven't found a clear, smooth way to recovery. Alternating ups and downs, new discoveries and relapses occur. With time, they look back and see how far they have really come, given the stopping progress and discouragements.
Psychosocial Rehabilitation aims to provide the optimal level of functioning of individuals and societies, and the minimization of disabilities and handicaps, stressing individuals' choice on how to live successfully in the community.
Martin Seligman and Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi define positive psychology as "the scientific study of positive human functioning and flourishing on multiple levels that include the biological, personal, relational, institutional, cultural, and global dimensions of life.”
Positive Psychology aims on eudaimonia, a Greek word meaning ‘good spirit’ translated as ‘happiness’ or ‘wellness’. Positive psychology is the study of what makes life worth living, concentrating on societal and individual well-being.
Mental health nursing also known as psychiatric nursing is an appointed person who is specialized in mental health and takes care of people from all age group experiencing mental health disorders. Nurses involved in psychiatry are trained to build psychiatric alliances, deal with challenging behaviors, and administer psychiatric medications. They are also trained in psychological therapies.
Clinical trials are investigation studies that test how well new medical methods work in people. Each study answers technical queries and attempts to find better ways to prevent, monitor for, analyze, or treat a disease. Every clinical trial has a protocol, or procedure, for conducting the trial. Each study has its own rules about who can take part. Several studies need volunteers with a certain disease. Some need healthy people. Others want just men or just women and several want animals as models. Its role is to
- Make sure that the study is proper
- Protect the rights and welfare of the members
- Make sure that the hazards are sensible when associated to the potential benefits
The psychological effects of the pandemic are better described in terms of the medical and psychological issues that occurred before the pandemic and the path plastic impact of the pandemic on these issues; reactions to social isolation and lockdown; psychological reaction to the diagnosis, public response to those with suspected symptoms of COVID-19 infection. The social gap and lockdown have also contributed to many improvements in day-to-day activities, redistribution of homework, comprehensive work from home and more time spent with those who live together.
Mental Health problems such as depression, anxiety, suicidal thoughts, loneliness, and many more are most common in LGBTQ+ people.
Being a part of LGBTQ+ community does not effect them much. However, the discrimination and biasness does throw them to the verge of mental breakdown. Reseach shows that more than half of LGBTQ+ are suffering from discrimination, rejection etc driving them to the risk of suffering from depression. Three out of five LGBTQ+ people aging from 18-24 are suffering from anxiety issues and rest are just avaoiding interaction.
Mindfulness is a technique where one can learn to enhance their psychological wellbeing, to be aware of their surroundings and manage thoughts. It can help manage depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, chronic pain, addiction recovery prevention. mindfullness.