Birth Defects in India
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46965
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- Anita Kar
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxix, 362 pages) : illustrations
- ISBN
- 9789811615542
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Genetics, Medical
- Public Health
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Developments in Psychiatry in India : Clinical, Research and Policy Perspectives
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat39499
Savita Malhotra, Subho Chakrabarti, editors.
--New Delhi:
Springer India
, c2015.
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The volume evaluates major developments in psychiatry in India from the 1950s, and highlights the areas where Indian psychiatry has contributed to the development of the subject worldwide. The chapters review international as well as Indian developments in psychiatry and its sub-specialities. A wide range of clinical, research and policy-related topics have been covered in the volume, which begins with an overview of the history of psychiatry in India, moving on to developments in various sub-s…
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- Malhotra, Savita
- Chakrabarti, Subho
- Responsibility
- Savita Malhotra, Subho Chakrabarti, editors
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi
- Publisher
- Springer India
- Date of Publication
- c2015
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xv, 636 p. : 1 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9788132216742
- 9788132216735 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Psychiatry
- Other Subjects
- India
- Abstract
- The volume evaluates major developments in psychiatry in India from the 1950s, and highlights the areas where Indian psychiatry has contributed to the development of the subject worldwide. The chapters review international as well as Indian developments in psychiatry and its sub-specialities. A wide range of clinical, research and policy-related topics have been covered in the volume, which begins with an overview of the history of psychiatry in India, moving on to developments in various sub-specialities of psychiatry in the last 60 years or so. It then specifically discusses developments in psychology and psychodynamics, general adult and child psychiatry, substance use psychiatry, community psychiatry, liaison psychiatry, and other psychiatric sub-specialities. Developments in treatment, the status of training and service in psychiatry, and legal issues related to the practice of psychiatry in India are also included. The contributors to this volume are nationally and internationally recognized experts in different areas of psychiatry. Most of them have had some association, or are currently associated, with the Department of Psychiatry at the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
- Contents
- PART I. The history of psychiatry in India -- 1. The beginnings of psychiatry in India -- PART II. Developments in psychology and psychodynamics -- 2. Development of psychological testing in India -- 3. Psychometry as an adjunct to psychiatry: An Indian perspective -- 4. Cultural psychodynamics and the Indian personality -- PART III. Developments in general adult psychiatry -- 5. Psychiatric nosology, its philosophy and science -- 6. Indian research on schizophrenia Title in & CTP is "Schizophrenia: Indian Research" -- 7. Research on acute and transient psychosis: An overview -- 8. Suicide studies in India -- 9. Common mental disorders in India -- 10. Early intervention in the Indian context -- PART IV. Developments in child psychiatry -- 11. Child psychiatry research and the Indian scene -- 12. Nosology and diagnostic issues in child and adolescent psychiatry -- 13. Intellectual disability in India -- 14. Autism spectrum disorder: Seventy years on and the plot thickens -- 15. Adolescent psychiatry: An overview of the Indian research -- 16. Perspectives on interventions in child psychiatry in India -- PART V. Developments in substance use psychiatry -- 17. Addiction research in India -- 18. De-addiction services in India -- PART VI. Developments in community psychiatry -- 19. From institutions, to clinics to community: The development of community mental health research in India -- 20. Psychiatry in primary health care: Indian perspectives -- PART VII. Developments in liaison psychiatry -- 21. Psycho-oncology: Indian experiences and research -- 22. Delirium research in India -- PART VIII. Developments in other psychiatric specialities -- 23. Geriatric psychiatry in India: Developments and future directions -- 24. A perspective on marital and psychosexual disorders in India -- PART IX. Developments in treatment -- 25. Electro-convulsive therapy: Research from India -- 26. Newer somatic treatments: Indian experience -- 27. Psychosocial interventions: An Indian perspective -- 28. Rehabilitation psychiatry -- PART X. Developments in legal and educational aspects -- 29. Challenges in undergraduate psychiatric training in India -- 30. The Mental Health Act of India.
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- e-Book
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- Online
Domestic Violence and Health Care in India : Policy and Practice
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43038
Meerambika Mahapatro.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book discusses health care issues related to domestic violence, using extensive case studies from India. By discussing the global literature, legal systems, methodological challenges of gathering information on domestic violence, and health systems issues, along with learnings from case studies, it fills a significant gap in the literature between health care policy and practice vis-á-vis victims of domestic violence. It therefore enables a systemic and systematic response to incidents of …
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- Author
- Mahapatro, Meerambika
- Responsibility
- Meerambika Mahapatro
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvii, 226 p.) : 6 illus., 2 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811061592
- 9789811061585 (print ed.)
- 9789811061608 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Domestic Violence
- Public Health Practice
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Spouse Abuse
- Women's Health Services
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Public Health
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This book discusses health care issues related to domestic violence, using extensive case studies from India. By discussing the global literature, legal systems, methodological challenges of gathering information on domestic violence, and health systems issues, along with learnings from case studies, it fills a significant gap in the literature between health care policy and practice vis-á-vis victims of domestic violence. It therefore enables a systemic and systematic response to incidents of domestic violence. Policy instructions, court verdicts, government interventions, community-based direct interventions and related case discussions in the book help in the understanding and management of cases. Though the book uses case studies from India, it addresses globally relevant issues for health care professionals. In view of the paucity of application of systematic evidence-based knowledge, the holistic perspective presented in the book is important to prevent domestic violence, protect women's rights, and promote healthcare and wellbeing of women and children facing domestic violence. Medical professionals are expected to intervene in instances of injuries related to domestic violence--a responsibility that they are currently unable to fulfill due to lack of training in recognizing abuse and lack of tools for intervention. This book improves hands-on-knowledge by providing information on where to refer victims for assistance and timely intervention. Comprehensive yet lucid, this book is useful for academics, policy makers, non-government organizations and women's rights groups in helping victims during and after a violent episode and also in improving reporting and referral services.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health and Wellbeing in Late Life : Perspectives and Narratives from India
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44709
Prasun Chatterjee.
--Singapore:
SpringerOpen
, c2019.
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- Open access
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- Online
This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected health issues like depression, dementia, fall, and frailty and provides detailed analyses of solutions that…
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- Author
- Chatterjee, Prasun
- Responsibility
- Prasun Chatterjee
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- SpringerOpen
- Date of Publication
- c2019
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 195 p.) : 28 illus., 11 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811389382
- 9789811389375 (Print ed.)
- 9789811389399 (Print ed.)
- 9789811389405 (Print ed.)
- 9789811500923 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aged
- Aging
- Geriatrics
- Health Promotion
- Risk Factors
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Geriatrics
- Aging
- Health psychology
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Public Health
- Abstract
- This open access book takes a multidisciplinary approach to provide a holistic understanding of late old age, and situates the aged person within the context of family, caregivers, clinical and other institutions. All through the book, the author discusses preparedness for an aging individual as well as the society in the Indian context. The book highlights inevitable but mostly neglected health issues like depression, dementia, fall, and frailty and provides detailed analyses of solutions that are practicable in low resource settings. It also brings up intergenerational differences and harmony in the context of holistic care of older Indians. Alongside clinical perspectives, the book uses narratives of elderly patients to dwell on the myriad of problems and issues that constitute old age healthcare. Demonstrating cases that range from the most influential to the most underprivileged elderly in India, the book enlightens multiple caregivers—doctors, nurses, and professional caregivers, but also family members—about the dynamic approach required in dealing with complex issues related to late old age. The narratives make the book relatable and interesting to non-academic readers, with important lessons for gerontological and geriatric caregiving. It is also of use to older adults in preparing for active aging.
- Contents
- 1. Understanding Frailty: The Science and Beyond -- 2. Living with Failing Memory: From a Caregiver’s Perspective -- 3. Panorama of Cancer -- 4. Meaningful Engagement: An Option or Not -- 5. Constipation: Much more than a Symptom -- 6. Fall: A Geriatric Syndrome with Endless Agony -- 7. Stroke, Premorbid Status and Resilience -- 8. Discussion about Sexual Health: Is it Age Inappropriate? -- 9. Treat or Not to Treat -- 10. Successful Ageing: An Opportunity and Responsibility for All.
- Access
- Open access
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Inequities in India : A Synthesis of Recent Evidence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43037
T.K. Sundari Ravindran, Rakhal Gaitonde, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2018.
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This timely contribution to the global literature on health inequities approaches the subject through a synthesis and analysis of relevant published literature on India. Amongst the BRICS countries, India ranks the lowest in the gender-gap index and has the highest poverty rate, and there is clear evidence that socio-economic inequalities have increased in India in the twenty-first century. These have direct impact on the health conditions of its people; however, there has been relatively littl…
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- Ravindran, T.K. Sundari
- Gaitonde, Rakhal
- Responsibility
- T.K. Sundari Ravindran, Rakhal Gaitonde, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 239 p.) : 11 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811050893
- 9789811050886 (print ed.)
- 9789811050909 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Equity
- Health Status Disparities
- Healthcare Disparities
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This timely contribution to the global literature on health inequities approaches the subject through a synthesis and analysis of relevant published literature on India. Amongst the BRICS countries, India ranks the lowest in the gender-gap index and has the highest poverty rate, and there is clear evidence that socio-economic inequalities have increased in India in the twenty-first century. These have direct impact on the health conditions of its people; however, there has been relatively little concerted research attention on health inequities in India. This volume fills the gap by synthesizing research evidence since the year 2000 on the topic. This is perhaps the first volume on this topic of such scope and breadth. Its uniqueness lies in the synthesis of evidence across a range of axes of disadvantages within a single volume: socio-economic position, caste, gender, other socially constructed vulnerabilities such as disability, HIV status, migrant status; and health-system factors contributing to or mitigating inequities in health. Each core chapter not only summarizes research findings but also engages critically with the perspectives reflected in the chapters and proposes a framework for understanding the mechanisms through which health inequities result. This volume highlights and addresses research gaps in both methodology and content, and is valuable to researchers and students of public health and allied health disciplines, including the social sciences, and also to policy makers and donors.
- Contents
- 1. Structural Drivers of Inequities in Health -- 2. Conceptual Approaches to Examining Health Inequities -- 3. Research on Inequities and Inequalities in Health in India: A Mapping of the Field -- 4. Health inequities in India by Socio-economic Position -- 5. Inequities in Health in India and Dalit and Adivasi Populations -- 6. Gender-based Inequities in Health in India -- 7. Other Socially-Constructed Vulnerabilities: Focus on People Living with HIV/AIDS and Internal Migrants -- 8. The Role of the Health System -- 9. Health Equity Research: A Political Project.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Health Justice in India : Citizenship, Power and Health Care Jurisprudence
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat46473
Edward Premdas Pinto.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2021.
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This book presents important fields of research in public healthcare in India from an interdisciplinary and health systems perspectives. Discussing how the exchange of power between the health justice triad, viz., the State (judiciary as the arm of the State), legal and medical professions, and civil society, cumulatively shapes the outcomes of health justice for citizens, it provides insights into India’s juridico-legal processes and of seeking justice in healthcare. It critically assesses civ…
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- Pinto, Edward Premdas
- Responsibility
- Edward Premdas Pinto
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2021
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 295 p.) : 11 illus., 4 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811581434
- 9789811581427 (Print ed.)
- 9789811581441 (Print ed.)
- 9789811581458 (Print ed.)
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Policy
- Public Health
- Sociology, Medical
- Abstract
- This book presents important fields of research in public healthcare in India from an interdisciplinary and health systems perspectives. Discussing how the exchange of power between the health justice triad, viz., the State (judiciary as the arm of the State), legal and medical professions, and civil society, cumulatively shapes the outcomes of health justice for citizens, it provides insights into India’s juridico-legal processes and of seeking justice in healthcare. It critically assesses civil society’s counter-hegemonic role in bolstering justice in health care and examines the potential of transforming health care jurisprudence into health justice. Repositioning the social right to healthcare as integral to social citizenship and social justice, and opening avenues for inter-professional and interdisciplinary power discourse in public health policy research, the book is of interest to academics, practitioners, students, researchers, and the wide academic community working in public health care issues broadly.
- Contents
- 1. Introduction -- 2. Citizenship, Pursuit of Health Justice and Health Care Jurisprudence -- 3. An Overview of Health Care jurisprudence in India -- 4. Health Care Jurisprudence and Health Justice: Procedural and Substantive Justice Dimensions -- 5. Health Justice and the Dialectics of Power: State, Medical Profession and Civil Society -- 6. Conclusion.
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- NEW Springer 2021
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Herbal Medicine in India : Indigenous Knowledge, Practice, Innovation and its Value
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat44990
Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
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This book highlights the medical importance of and increasing global interest in herbal medicines, herbal health products, herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements, herbal cosmetics, etc. It also addresses various issues that are hampering the advancement of Indian herbal medicine around the globe. These include quality concerns and quality control, pharmacovigilance, scientific investigation and validation, IPR and biopiracy, and the challenge that various indigenous systems of…
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- Sen, Saikat
- Chakraborty, Raja
- Responsibility
- Saikat Sen, Raja Chakraborty, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xvi, 620 p.) : 137 illus., 92 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811372483
- 9789811372476 (Print ed.)
- 9789811372490 (Print ed.)
- 9789811372506 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Ethnopharmacology
- Medicine, Traditional
- Plants, Medicinal
- Pharmacognosy
- Phytotherapy - methods
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Pharmacology
- Abstract
- This book highlights the medical importance of and increasing global interest in herbal medicines, herbal health products, herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements, herbal cosmetics, etc. It also addresses various issues that are hampering the advancement of Indian herbal medicine around the globe. These include quality concerns and quality control, pharmacovigilance, scientific investigation and validation, IPR and biopiracy, and the challenge that various indigenous systems of medicine are at risk of being lost. The book also explores the role of traditional medicine in providing new functional leads and modern approaches that can offer elegant strategies for facilitating the drug discovery process. The book also provides in-depth information on various traditional medicinal systems in India and discusses their medical importance. India has a very long history of safely using many herbal drugs. Folk medicine is also a key source of medical knowledge and plays a vital role in maintaining health in rural and remote areas. Despite its importance, this form of medicine largely remains under-investigated. Out of all the traditional medicinal systems used worldwide, Indian traditional medicine holds a unique position, as it has continued to deliver healthcare throughout the Asian subcontinent since ancient times. In addition, traditional medicine has been used to derive advanced techniques and investigate many modern drugs. Given the scope of its coverage, the book offers a valuable resource for scientists and researchers exploring traditional and herbal medicine, as well as graduate students in courses on traditional medicine, herbal medicine and pharmacy.
- Contents
- Part I. Traditional Medicinal Systems and Herbal Medicine in India -- 1. Globalisation of Ayurveda: Importance of Scientific Evidence Base -- 2. Siddha, an Indigenous Medical System of Peninsular India -- 3. Rejuvenation of Interests in Herbal Remedies as Elixir of Life -- 4. An Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic People of Thoubal and Kakching District, Manipur, India -- 5. Scientific Basis for Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants Against Alzheimer’s Disease -- 6. Integrating Indigenous Systems of Medicines in the Healthcare System in India: Need and Way Forward -- 7. Home Herbal Garden for Promotion of Herbal Health Care System in Tripura -- 8. Cultivation of Medicinal Plants: Special Reference to Important Medicinal Plants of India -- Part II. Plants for Better Future (Therapeutic & Pharmaceutical Consideration) -- 9. Preclinical and Clinical Trials of Indian Medicinal Plants in Disease Control -- 10. Plant Latex: A Rich Source of Haemostatic Proteases -- 11. Antidiabetic Activity of Indian Medicinal Plants -- 12. Novel Drug Delivery System in Phytochemicals: Modern Era of Ancient Science -- 13. Plant Derived Polysaccharides as Pharmaceutical Excipients: An Overview -- 14. Green Synthesis of Nanoparticles Using Herbal Extract -- 15. Sassurea lappa: A Scientific Review -- 16. Agarwood: Medicinal Side of the Fragrant Plant -- 17. Processing and Potential Health Benefits of Betel Leaf (Piper betle L.) -- Part III. Phytochemicals & Drug Discovery -- 18. Spatio-Temporal Imaging and High-Resolution Mass Spectrometry Analysis: New Avenues in Herbal Drug Discovery and Plant Metabolomics -- 19. Drugs from Our Ancestors: Tradition to Innovation -- 20. Phytochemical Analysis of Herbal Teas and Their Potential Health, and Food Safety Benefits: A Review -- 21. Extraction, Isolation, and Quantitative Determination of Flavonoids by HPLC -- 22. HPTLC Fingerprint in Herbal Drug Formulations -- 23. Drug Discovery and Herbal Drug Development: A Special Focus on the Anti-diarrheal Plants of Bangladesh -- 24. Diversity of Antimutagenic Phytocompounds from Indian Medicinal Plants -- 25. Health Benefits of Octacosanol and Other Long-Chain Aliphatic Fatty Alcohols from Plants -- 26. Folk Medicine of North East India and Drug Discovery: Way to Look Forward -- Part IV. Herbal Nutraceuticals and Today’s Life -- 27. Wild Edible Fruits of Northeast India: Medicinal Values and Traditional Practices -- 28. Fruits of Indian Subcontinent and Their Health Benefits -- 29. Emerging Roles of Nutraceuticals from Selected Fermented Foods in Lifestyle-Related Disease Prevention -- 30. Food Grains of India: A Brief Note on Their Therapeutic Potential -- 31. Medicinal Aspect of Mushrooms: A View Point -- 32. Study on Nutraceuticals of a Certain Ethnomedicinal Plants of Arunachal Pradesh, India -- Part V. Herbal Medicine: Validation, Quality Control & IPR Issues -- 33. Herb-Drug Interactions: Focus on Adverse Drug Reactions and Pharmacovigilance of Herbal Medicines -- 34. Scientific Validation of Herbal Medicine -- 35. Scientific Validation of Aristas -- 36. Challenges and Opportunities in Standardization of Homeopathic Drugs and Dilutions -- 37. Translation of Traditional Knowledge from Lab to Layman from Herbal Sources -- 38. Role of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library (TKDL) in Preservation and Protection of Indigenous Medicinal Knowledge of India.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Improving Quality of Care in Family Planning : A Research and Advocacy Agenda for India
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat42522
Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2018.
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In this book the authors review initiatives in improving the quality of care for family planning in India and bring them to the broader forum of policy-level discussions. The global Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) framework argues for voluntary rights-based family planning programmes. The rights-based approach builds on the bedrock of quality of care, which means listening to what women want, treating individuals with dignity and respect and ensuring that everyone has access to full information a…
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- Author
- Satia, Jay
- Other Authors
- Chauhan, Kavita
- Responsibility
- Jay Satia, Kavita Chauhan
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxix, 196 p.) : 10 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811081323
- 9789811081316 (print ed.)
- 9789811081330 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Consumer Advocacy
- Family Planning Policy
- Family Planning Services
- Quality Improvement
- Quality of Health Care
- Other Subjects
- India
- Abstract
- In this book the authors review initiatives in improving the quality of care for family planning in India and bring them to the broader forum of policy-level discussions. The global Family Planning 2020 (FP2020) framework argues for voluntary rights-based family planning programmes. The rights-based approach builds on the bedrock of quality of care, which means listening to what women want, treating individuals with dignity and respect and ensuring that everyone has access to full information and high quality care. Improving the quality of care in family planning services in a country like India is crucial from individual, national and global considerations. This book critically discusses and evaluates the various interventions undertaken so far and the reasons for success and failure. It also synthesizes current research studies in India, identifies gaps and presents a research agenda to bridge this gap and accelerate progress towards improving quality of care in family planning. It presents a comprehensive framework that underscores the importance of health systems and community environments in creating enabling, motivating and empowering roles for providers and clients. The examples and perspectives presented in this book make a strong case for adoption into policy frameworks and scaling up of quality of care efforts, and identifying research priorities for strengthening the response to family planning. This book greatly contributes towards enhancing the quality of family planning care at the grass-roots level in low resource settings and is of interest to researchers and practitioners of public health, particularly community health, maternal and child health, and social work.
- Contents
- 1. The Need to Improve Quality of Care in India’s Family Planning -- 2. What is Quality? Quality of Care Frameworks -- 3. Steps Taken by the Government of India to Improve Quality of Care -- 4. Steps Taken by NGOs and the Private Sector to Improve Quality of Care -- 5. Review of Research Studies -- 6. Consensus Building on Quality of Care Priorities -- 7. Operationalizing the Action and Advocacy Agenda for Quality of Care -- 8. Developing a Research Agenda for Accelerating Progress on Improving Quality of Care -- 9. Enhancing Demand for Quality of Care in Family Planning -- Annexure 1: Delphi Questionnaire -- Annexure 2: Clients at the Centre of Quality of Care -- Annexure 3: Community Engagement for Demanding Quality of Care in Family Planning -- Annexure 4: Interventions/Research for Creating Demand for Quality of Care by Clients -- Annexure 5: Enhancing Programme Accountability for Quality of Care -- Annexure 6: Evidence-Based Advocacy to Support Demand for Quality of Care.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Indian Medicinal Plants : An Illustrated Dictionary
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat28316
C.P. Khare (ed.).
--New York, NY:
Springer-Verlag
, c2007.
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- View e-Book
- Location
- Online
- Available Online
- View e-Book
- Author
- Khare, C.P.
- Responsibility
- C.P. Khare (ed.)
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Date of Publication
- c2007
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
- Series Title
- Springer reference
- ISBN
- 9780387706382
- 9780387706375 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Plants, Medicinal
- Other Subjects
- India
- Format
- e-Book
- Publication Type
- Dictionary
- Location
- Online
India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 : Building Laws, Protecting Rights
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat45520
Richard M. Duffy, Brendan D. Kelly.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2020.
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- Online
This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and p…
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- Author
- Duffy, Richard M.
- Other Authors
- Kelly, Brendan D.
- Responsibility
- Richard M. Duffy, Brendan D. Kelly
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2020
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxxvii, 272 p.) : 1 illus.)
- ISBN
- 9789811550096
- 9789811550089 (Print ed.)
- 9789811550102 (Print ed.)
- 9789811550119 (Print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Disabled Persons - legislation & jurisprudence
- Human Rights - standards
- Mental Health Services - legislation & jurisprudence
- United Nations
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Mental Health Services
- Policy
- Abstract
- This book comprehensively discusses the background to the passing of India's revolutionary Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, offering a detailed description of the Act itself and a rigorous analysis in the context of the CRPD and the World Health Organization (WHO) standards for mental health law. It examines the fine balance, between complying with the CRPD while still delivering practical, humane, and implementable legislation. It explores how this legislation was shaped by the WHO standards and provides insights into areas where the Indian legislators deviated from these guidelines and why. Taking India as an example, it highlights what is possible in other low- and middle-income countries. Further it covers key issues in mental health, identifying potential competing interests and exploring the difficulties and limitations of international guidelines. The book is a valuable resource for psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, non-governmental organizations and all mental healthcare workers in India and anyone studying human rights law.
- Contents
- Part I. Mental Health Law and the Role of International Standards -- 1. Background to Mental Health Law -- 2. The United Nations and Mental Health Law -- 3. The World Health Organization and Mental Health Law -- Part II. Mental Health Legislation in India -- 4. History of Mental Health Legislation in India -- 5. India’s Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 -- 6. India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 -- Part III. India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and International Human Rights Standards -- 7. India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and the World Health Organization’s Checklist on Mental Health Legislation -- 8. Incorporation of the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities into Indian Law Through the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 -- 9. Compliance of India’s Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 with the United Nations’ Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities -- 10. Adhering to Conventions: Intentional Grey Areas or Shirking Responsibility? -- Part IV. Where Now? Contribution by Dr Soumitra Pathare and Arjun Kapoor -- 11. Implementation Update on Mental Healthcare Act, 2017.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Naturally based biomaterials and therapeutics : the case of India
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat32426
Veda Eswarappa, Sujata K. Bhatia, authors.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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- Online
This book advances biomedical innovations to address the plethora of health problems afflicting the developing world. A panoply of cultural, economic, infrastructural, and other factors prevent many interventions currently popular in the developed world from being similarly effective in the developing world. This book discusses less-traditional approaches, such as naturally based biomaterials and therapeutics, an area that has traditionally been overlooked but has also demonstrated impressive …
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- Author
- Eswarappa, Veda
- Other Authors
- Bhatia, Sujata K
- Responsibility
- Veda Eswarappa, Sujata K. Bhatia, authors
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (ix, 90 p. : 27 ill., 17 ill. in color)
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in public health
- ISBN
- 9781461453864
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Biocompatible Materials
- India
- Phytotherapy
- Plants, Medicinal
- Silk - therapeutic use
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Immunology
- Biochemical engineering
- Chemical engineering
- Microbiology
- Biomedical engineering
- Biomaterials
- Abstract
- This book advances biomedical innovations to address the plethora of health problems afflicting the developing world. A panoply of cultural, economic, infrastructural, and other factors prevent many interventions currently popular in the developed world from being similarly effective in the developing world. This book discusses less-traditional approaches, such as naturally based biomaterials and therapeutics, an area that has traditionally been overlooked but has also demonstrated impressive potential for health applications in recent years. This book explores precisely the kinds of applications which can enable countries like India to access more effective, inexpensive treatments while also taking more ownership of their healthcare technologies and innovations.
- Contents
- Introduction to global health, biomaterials, and therapeutics -- Natural resources with potential for health applications -- Biomaterial and therapeutic appliations -- Implications, challenges, and recommendations.
- Format
- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Nutritional Adequacy, Diversity and Choice Among Primary School Children : Policy and Practice in India
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat43027
Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Jyoti Ramakrishna.
--Singapore:
Springer
, c2018.
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This book highlights the reality of malnutrition among school-age children in India and relates it with dietary adequacy, diversity and choice. Using empirical data from field research conducted in Karnataka, India, it documents the nutritional status of school-going children, and examines the socio-economic determinants. It provides insights into changing dietary patterns by analysing case studies from households and schools; and documents the impact of changing dietary choices on the daily nu…
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- Author
- Seshadri, Shreelata Rao
- Other Authors
- Ramakrishna, Jyoti
- Responsibility
- Shreelata Rao Seshadri, Jyoti Ramakrishna
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2018
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxi, 170 p.) : 11 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811034701
- 9789811034695 (print ed.)
- 9789811034718 (print ed.)
- 9789811098819 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Child
- Malnutrition
- Nutrition Policy
- Nutritional Status
- Schools
- Other Subjects
- India
- Specialty
- Nutritional Sciences
- Pediatrics
- Policy
- Abstract
- This book highlights the reality of malnutrition among school-age children in India and relates it with dietary adequacy, diversity and choice. Using empirical data from field research conducted in Karnataka, India, it documents the nutritional status of school-going children, and examines the socio-economic determinants. It provides insights into changing dietary patterns by analysing case studies from households and schools; and documents the impact of changing dietary choices on the daily nutritional intake of young children. As the issue of nutrition for school-age children is one that is largely neglected in the literature, the book fills an important gap. The book also investigates the policy framework for addressing the nutritional needs of school-going children, and assesses the available government-sponsored interventions in terms of their efficiency and effectiveness, measured by their impact on the nutritional indices of the target group. It offers concrete reco mmendations for changing the nutritional intake of school-going children. Navigating through the socio-cultural causes for changing food choice and their impact on children's nutritional outcomes, this book shows a viable path to addressing malnutrition, taking into account both macro-level policy constraints and the micro-level perspectives of families, schools and communities.
- Contents
- 1. Nutritional Status of School-Going Children: What Do We Know? -- 2. Measuring Child Malnutrition: A Review of Assessment Methods of the Nutritional Status of School-Going Children in India -- 3. Malnutrition Among Students in Primary School: A Profile of Government School Students -- 4. Vulnerability and Childhood Malnutrition: Narratives from Tribal Households -- 5. How Much Food Is Enough? Food Consumption Among School-Going Children -- 6. What Do the Children Eat in Schools? -- 7. Food and Nutrition Policy: The Government Response -- 8. A Health and Nutrition Framework for Primary Schools: Policy Recommendations.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Persisting undernutrition in India : causes, consequences and possible solutions
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat34012
Nira Ramachandran.
--New Delhi:
Springer
, c2014.
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The book revisits the causes of persisting undernutrition in India, but moves away from the usual focus on women and children to a broader view of the entire population. It estimates the economic losses resulting from ignoring undernutrition in the adult working population, and questions the current narrow focus of nutrition interventions, suggesting that a family-based approach may provide quicker results and long-term sustainability. It compares the best and worst performing states in the cou…
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- Author
- Ramachandran, Nira
- Responsibility
- Nira Ramachandran
- Place of Publication
- New Delhi
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2014
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxv, 241 pages)
- ISBN
- 9788132218326 (electronic bk.)
- 9788132218319
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Malnutrition
- Nutrition Assessment
- Nutrition Policy
- Nutritional Status
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Other Subjects
- India
- Abstract
- The book revisits the causes of persisting undernutrition in India, but moves away from the usual focus on women and children to a broader view of the entire population. It estimates the economic losses resulting from ignoring undernutrition in the adult working population, and questions the current narrow focus of nutrition interventions, suggesting that a family-based approach may provide quicker results and long-term sustainability. It compares the best and worst performing states in the country to glean learnings from both successes and failures and emphasizes the need to hand over the ownership of nutrition outcomes from the state to the community and family for more sustainable results. The book is organized in three sections: Part 1 details the nutrition status of the population, regional variations in nutrition outcomes, and government response in terms of interventions. Part 2 reviews issues and concerns like gender discrimination, poor child nutrition status, ineffective implementation of government programmes in the field, and the possible impacts of emerging issues like climate change. Part 3 seeks solutions from both international and country experiences.
- Contents
- India's Nutrition Scenario: Issues and State Response -- Changing Calorie Consumption and Dietary Patterns -- Does Gender Still Determine Nutrition Status? -- The Costs of Persisting Adult Undernutrition -- Why Child Undernutrition Persists in India -- Exploring Child Undernutrition Further: Best and Worst Case Scenarios -- The Additional Burden of Anaemia -- Do Nutrition Interventions Work in the Field? Reality Check -- Factoring Climate Change into the Nutrition Scenario -- In Search of Solutions -- A Family-Based Approach to Nutrition -- Making the ICDS Effective -- Improving Nutrition Status: Lessons from International Experience -- Conclusions -- Fast Tracking Nutritional Improvements in India.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
Reciprocity and Dependency in Old Age : Indian and UK Perspectives
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/provcat40727
Sue Thompson.
--New York, NY:
Springer
, c2013.
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It's the standard picture, and a depressing one: older adults receiving formal care as passive and alienated. Overlooked in this equation is the capacity of dependent elders for giving back - doing for others - and their need to continue finding meaning to their existence which is an essential aspect of improving their lives and care. Reciprocity and Dependency in Old Age presents an empowering new paradigm for reframing our conception of the lives of elders who are in need of care. Elegantly r…
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- Author
- Thompson, Sue
- Responsibility
- Sue Thompson
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- c2013
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxiii, 229 p. : ill.)
- Series Vol.
- v. 8
- Series Title
- International Perspectives on Aging
- ISBN
- 9781461466871
- 9781461466864 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Aged - psychology
- Codependency (Psychology)
- Cross-Cultural Comparison
- Dependency (Psychology)
- Role
- Social Support
- Other Subjects
- India
- United Kingdom
- Abstract
- It's the standard picture, and a depressing one: older adults receiving formal care as passive and alienated. Overlooked in this equation is the capacity of dependent elders for giving back - doing for others - and their need to continue finding meaning to their existence which is an essential aspect of improving their lives and care. Reciprocity and Dependency in Old Age presents an empowering new paradigm for reframing our conception of the lives of elders who are in need of care. Elegantly reasoned and meticulously researched, the book explores the importance of connectedness in later years, and argues that facilitating reciprocity benefits all parties involved - elders, caregivers, and society at large. Reframing dependent care in a more positive light is highlighted as a crucial step toward recognizing older adults' value, thereby improving their self-esteem and promoting their dignity. The importance of promoting change in care systems in order to facilitate the building up of social capital is also addressed. This important volume: Presents the findings of an extensive research study on reciprocity in later life. Provides phenomenologically and sociologically grounded frameworks for understanding reciprocity in the lives of elders. Gives voice to frequently neglected perspectives on elders' well-being. Relates the study findings to elders' spiritual dimension and aspirations for a future as well as a present and a past. Offers a means of transforming deficit models of old age. Examines the potential for improving the future of eldercare. With its powerful vision, Reciprocity and Dependency in Old Age is certain to be read and discussed by practitioners, educators and students in a range of fields, including gerontology, sociology, social policy, social work, health and social care, psychology, pastoral care, and by others committed to improving quality of life for older adults.
- Contents
- Part I. Foundations of Understanding -- A Matter of Dignity -- Setting the context -- Reciprocity and old age -- Part II. Hearing Their Voices -- Research Design and Methods -- Findings -- Part III. The Implications -- The Significance of the Findings for the Spiritual Well-being of Older People Dependent on Formal Care -- The Significance of the Findings for the Theorising of Old Age -- The Significance of the Findings for Eldercare Practice -- Their Journeys and Mine.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
The Social Determinants of Health in India : Concepts, Processes, and Indicators
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Devaki Nambiar, Arundati Muralidharan, editors.
--Singapore:
Springer
, 2017.
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Drawing from the work of academics and practitioners from ten states across the country, this edited volume showcases and synthesises the diversity and richness of efforts to understand and act on the social determinants of health in India, the conditions in which we are born, grow, live work and age. Such an effort is salient in the current era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which have foregrounded the issue of equity and the need for a comprehensive, multi-sectoral agenda for health …
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- Nambiar, Devaki
- Muralidharan, Arundati
- Responsibility
- Devaki Nambiar, Arundati Muralidharan, editors
- Place of Publication
- Singapore
- Publisher
- Springer
- Date of Publication
- 2017
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (xxvii, 226 pages) : 9 illus., 7 illus. in color
- ISBN
- 9789811059995
- 9789811059988 (print ed.)
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Health Policy
- Health Services Accessibility
- Healthcare Disparities
- Public Health
- Social Determinants of Health
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Other Subjects
- India
- Abstract
- Drawing from the work of academics and practitioners from ten states across the country, this edited volume showcases and synthesises the diversity and richness of efforts to understand and act on the social determinants of health in India, the conditions in which we are born, grow, live work and age. Such an effort is salient in the current era of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), which have foregrounded the issue of equity and the need for a comprehensive, multi-sectoral agenda for health and development. In India, particularly in the last decade, there have been myriad efforts to more critically theorise and intervene in areas with bearing on health, like conflict, nutrition or urbanisation, or to address the concerns of vulnerable groups like women, children and the elderly. From these efforts emerge lessons of convergence for academic and policymaking institutions in India who are looking to operationalise and bring life to the SDG agenda in India and other Low and Middle Income Country settings. The book comprises eleven chapters and six short commentaries that appear in conversation with each other, as well as an annexure of validated, ready to use indicators for monitoring of social determinants of health.
- Contents
- 1. Palimpsests of ‘Social Determinants of Health’—From Historical Conceptions to Contemporary Practice in Global and Indian Public Health -- Part I: Conceptualization -- 2. Putting the ‘Social’ Back in: Social Determinants of Health as a Methodological Lens -- 3. Conceptual Issues of Conflict as a Social Determinant of Health: Explorations from Manipur -- 4. Deconstructing the Urban Transition: Conceptualization, Measurement and Mechanisms -- 5. Missing the Forest—The Significance of the Distal in Social Determinants of Health -- Part II: Operationalization -- 6. Shram Jeevani: Special Task Force Report on Women’s Labor in the Informal Economy in Bihar -- 7. Who’s in Charge of Social Determinants of Health? Understanding the Office of the Municipal Health Officer in Urban Areas -- 8. Scaling-Up a Community-Based Approach to SDH: Reflections on the SEWA Experience -- Part III: Oversight -- 9. Promoting Intersectoral Action on Menstrual Health and Hygiene Management: Arriving at a Framework and Indicators to Inform Policy and Programs -- 10. Chhattisgarh Swasth Panchayat Yojana: Convergent Community Action for Health and Its Determinants in Rural India -- 11. When People Wake up the Anganwadi—Community Monitoring and Action in Maharashtra Is Making Child Nutrition Services Accountable and Effective -- 12. Social Determinants of Maternal Health: Dead Women Talking -- 13. Weaving It Together: Concepts, Methods and Indicators -- Annexures: Indicator Registry.
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- e-Book
- Location
- Online
