Industrial Psychiatry Journal
September 25, 2026
Markanday Sharma, Mangal Murti, Amit Chail et al.
Charles Bonnet syndrome (CBS) manifests as complex visual hallucinations in individuals with partial or severe vision loss who otherwise retain normal cognition and insight, without evidence of psychiatric or neurological disease. Although relatively common among patients with ocular or visual pathway disorders, CBS often goes unrecognized or is mistaken for psychosis, particularly in the...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
September 25, 2026
Julio Torales, Marcelo O’Higgins, Iván Barrios et al.
ABSTRACT: Ayahuasca, a traditional Amazonian brew containing N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT) and β-carboline monoamine oxidase inhibitors, has expanded globally beyond Indigenous ceremonial systems. While acute visionary and psychotomimetic effects are expected and culturally integrated in ritual contexts, concerns have emerged about persistent psychotic symptoms in vulnerable individuals. This...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
February 25, 2026
J.V. Ashwin, Mohit Kumar Shahi, Astha Singh et al.
Auditory hallucinations are a common yet underexplored phenomenon in individuals with hearing impairment, particularly in the elderly. Oliver Sacks syndrome, often seen in patients with sensory deprivation, is typically characterized by musical hallucinations but can also present with nonmusical auditory experiences. This case series presents three elderly patients with hearing impairment who...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2025
V Pooja, Suprakash Chaudhury, Alisha Kumari
Datura stramonium poisoning, triggered by the plant's tropane alkaloids, including atropine, hyoscyamine, and scopolamine, can pose substantial public health concerns. Historically used in traditional and ceremonial contexts in India, Datura ingestion leads to acute and potentially fatal central nervous system and gastrointestinal symptoms. The psychiatric manifestations of toxicity, such as...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
October 29, 2024
Dolly Kumari, Nikhar Satyapal
Dear Editor, Mindfulness gives a sight to be aware of the present moment-by-moment sensations, emotions, thoughts, and experiences with a non-judgmental attitude.[1,2] Practitioners of mindfulness learn to live in the present moment and not travel in the past or future with their emotional interpretations of events which leads to pain in life. This technique is helpful in patient groups to...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2024
correction
In the article titled “Case series of intravenous ketamine infusion in patients with suicidal thoughts”, published on pages 437-40, Issue 2, Volume 32 of Industrial Psychiatry Journal,[1] the name of the third author is written incorrectly as “Deven Gajbhiye” instead of “Dewendra Gajbhiye”.
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2023
Pradhyuman Chaudhary, Prathmesh Shah, Prakash Mehta
4 citations
ABSTRACT Background: Depression is often a debilitating and recurrent psychiatric disorder. Depression with suicidal ideation, being a psychiatric emergency, often needs intensive intervention such as Electro-Convulsive Therapy (ECT). ECT may be refused because of stigma and perceived risk. Intravenous ketamine therapy, being an alternative to ECT for quick response compared to routine...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
July 1, 2022
Robin Victor, Priyaranjan Avinash, Rupali Rohatagi et al.
Incubus syndrome is a disorder typically seen in females where she reports that a male demon lies upon her and engages in sexual activity with her. While the concept of incubus is typically based on Western folklore a limited number of case reports are present on this topic more from India. There is a diverse opinion among the authors related to this disorder where some link this to psychotic...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
October 1, 2021
Debasish Padhi, Priyanka Shukla, Suprakash Chaudhury
Background: Cannabis is the most widely used drug in the world. An association between cannabis use and mental illness, in particular psychotic illness, was recognized since long. Various cultures have traditionally used cannabis for different purposes, and continuous increasing use of cannabis is promoting psychosis also. Aim: The present study has tried to identify the differences in profile...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
October 1, 2021
Rachit Sharma, Ayushma Shah
Clinical features of schizophrenia and cannabis-induced psychosis (CIP) share many overlapping characteristics. We present a case of Cannabis Dependence Syndrome, whose first presentation was with first-rank symptoms of schizophrenia in the form of thought insertion, withdrawal and delusion of control.
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2018
Sandeep Grover, Aseem Mehra, Devakshi Dua
Succubus is also known as demon female lover who approaches males in their dreams to have sex. This is the phenomenon which is rarely described in psychiatric literature. It is more identified as a cultural belief in different religions. We report the two cases diagnosed with schizophrenia, who reported this rare phenomenon of succubus as part of their psychopathology and discuss the phenomenon...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
July 1, 2016
Sagar B Karia, Nirali Mehta, Devavrat Harshe et al.
Introduction: A growing empirical literature has examined insomnia symptoms as a possible risk factor for a range of suicidal behavior. Not much literature is available in normal adolescent population. Aims: The aim is to find insomnia prevalence, studying various dream factors, and suicidality prevalence among students of various courses. To check if there is a relation between insomnia and...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2010
Kalpana Srivastava
11 citations
Sarvasastraprayojanamatmadarshanam “The end of all the scientific pursuit and endeavor is to know our own self.” Human existence on earth, as per the Hindu mythology, dates back to over 8 million years. These years have been divided into four “yugas,” viz. Satyuga (5.6 million years), Treta (1.4 million years), Dwapar (4.68 lakh years) and the present yug “Kalyug” that started approximately...
Industrial Psychiatry Journal
2009
Chandra Kiran, Suprakash Chaudhury
Delusion has always been a central topic for psychiatric research with regard to etiology, pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment, and forensic relevance. The various theories and explanations for delusion formation are reviewed. The etiology, classification and management of delusions are briefly discussed. Recent advances in the field are reviewed.