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Why people stop therapy of mentally disabled kids

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LUCKNOW: In close to 80% cases of mental disorders in children in the city, parents discontinued treatment within a year without achieving desired results, said a study released on Saturday. Supervised by Dr Sanjay Niranjan, a member of Indian Paediatrics Association’s UP chapter, the study followed such children for three years.

To improve the situation, doctors will be trained to provide treatment using online platforms. “The study focused on mentally disabled children who were given therapy. Of these, only 12% completed the treatment. The reason was that parents were unable to complete protocols of the treatment,” said a statement regarding the study.

According to the state mental health survey report, “More than 8.9 lakh people (0.4% of the state’s population) suffer from neuro developmental disorders such as dyslexia, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Due to shortage of human resource and absence of a monitoring system, the continuity of treatment and supply of medicines is hampered.” Parents had varied reasons to discontinue therapy.
 

 

“They were unsure of the end result and did not have an understanding of the treatment. Most of the treatment was focused on symptom management, hence, they were not hopeful about recovery of their child,” the report said. Economic factors also influenced the decision of withdrawing treatment. Those from affluent backgrounds preferred to get their child treated in metro cities. Several others were unable to afford the treatment.

  As a next step, a system was designed to provide treatment using online platforms. Highlighting the success of this treatment, chief investigator and paediatric neuro-development expert from Royal College of London Dr Rahul Bharat said, “We have been able to normalise disability in three times the number of kids than earlier, as 65% of children continued therapy for more than a year. We plan to extend this system throughout the state by training paediatricians.”
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Covid toll in Karnataka is a worrying sign for state government

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Even though Karnataka recorded the lowest number of Covid deaths in April since the virus struck first in 2020, the state is recording a rise in the positivity rate (1.50 per cent). Five people died from the Covid infections in April as per the statistics released by the state health department. In March, the positivity rate stood around 0.53 per cent. In the first week of April it came down to 0.38 per cent, second week registered 0.56 per cent, third week it rose to 0.79 per cent and by end of April the Covid positivity rate touched 1.19 per cent.

on an average 500 persons used to succumb everyday in the peak of Covid infection, as per the data. Health experts said that the mutated Coronavirus is losing its fierce characteristics as vaccination, better treatment facilities and awareness among the people have contributed to the lesser number of Covid deaths.

During the 4th and 6th of April two deaths were reported in Bengaluru, one in Gadag district on April 8, two deaths were reported from Belagavi and Vijayapura on April 30. The first Covid case was reported in the state in March 2020 and three Covid deaths were recorded in the month. In the following month 21 people became victims to the deadly virus, and May 2020 recorded 22 deaths. The death toll recorded everyday after May crossed three digits. However, the third wave, which started in January 2

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