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A Counselor wants to know how to help a father who says: “My son is suffering from Schizophrenia since 2015. He is 28 years old. He is on medicines. But from two months his conditions became worse. Please suggest for increasing doses of medicines.”
ClosedDr. Yamini Devendran, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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My client’s father has multiple medical problems (unrelated to COVID). The father is admitted to hospital for management of some acute issues. My client is all the time feeling extreme tension, frustration and even anger at the father for not taking care of his health and escalating his health issue. The client feels angry and frustrated as the admission has resulted in need to be in the hospital and running around between home, pharmacy, billing and the ward. This has increased the risk of exposure to COVID. He is very irritable and snapping at everyone and his own blood pressure is also going high. There is hardly anyone else in the family to share caregiver burden, other than the mother at home.
ClosedDr. Nitin Anand, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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I am a counselor posted in a facility where COVID infected patients are being cared for. I use PPE and try to do what I can. But I am not able to help much, I cannot even relate with the patient as usual. There are physical barriers due to mask, etc., and emotional barriers also – I feel disconnected mentally. This feeling of mental disconnect also makes me feel guilty.
ClosedDr. Ravi Pinjarkar, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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I was asked to counsel a lady whose husband attempted suicide after he was suspected of having been infected with COVID. His results were due. She is in another city and cannot travel. Now, even when his result has come negative, he is hardly speaking to her over phone and not responding to messages either. He has little support in the town – its not his native – he moved into there only 4 months ago. She feels very helpless. How could I help her as a counselor?
ClosedDr. Ajit Dahale, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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Radha (name change) was working in a home care agency and earning by providing basic assistance to persons with medical problems at home. Now, due to COVID, the agency has almost shut. Also, her family is in a village and strictly told her to stop doing that kind of work. She has not studied beyond 10th but she has to earn and support her family. Radha is under a lot of pressure and getting thoughts of ending her life. she confessed in a helpline call
ClosedDr Sailaxmi Gandhi Dept. of Nursing, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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Atul (name changed) is going through a lot of guilt after his uncle passed away 1 month ago due to COVID. Atul also tested positive but recovered. He feels that he should have taken more precautions which may have prevented the loss. He is unable to sleep, getting frequent nightmares about loss and suffering. His other family members agree with his view that more precautions might have saved uncle’s life. The counselor is at loss about how to help because she also thinks that in this case the risk of infection increased due to carelessness.
ClosedDr. Devvarta Kumar, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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I, as a counselor, am feeling very helpless as families of a few migrants in my area are very distressed. Two of these families lost a family member recently. I have started to feel that I can hardly provide any help in concrete terms while this is what is needed. I am feeling down, lost and out and questioning the value of the role I can play. What to do?
ClosedDr. Rajkumari, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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A single mother who is working from home is finding it increasingly difficult to spend time with her 2 young children due to her mental and physical fatigue, low mood and responsibilities related to home and work. She feels very guilty of not giving them time regularly and experiencing a sense of mental distance from them but at the same time does not feel like making out time for them. How can the counselor support her and help in managing her distress.
ClosedDr. Nithya Poornima, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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A 50 year old gentleman has been brought to a fever clinic and is being tested for COVID. Only an 18 year old accompanied him. Both of them are extremely distressed and anxious. There is no other support system. How can I help as a nurse, when I am also feeling very troubled looking at their misery and the risk?
ClosedDr Sailaxmi Gandhi Dept. of Nursing, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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How to counsel a wife who came to know that her husband had an affair with a lady. They both are in good relationship yet. Now the husband in his lockdown period confessed to his wife regarding his relationship. Now the wife lost her sleep for more than five days and she it getting suicidal thoughts and also tried for it one day before…
ClosedDr. Ravi Pinjarkar, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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Can I get a step by step procedure for handling clients with severe COVID anxiety i.e. health concerns of self and others?
ClosedDr. Manjula, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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Someone who has traveled abroad around a month ago has completed the required period of self quarantine. However, he is still experiencing stigma as people in his locality do not make eye contact or talk to him even from a distance. He is very distressed because of this. How can I help him?
ClosedDr. Sojan Antony, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • ,
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When online counselling a client who is in a different state, if the client is suicidal what do we as professional need to do?
ClosedDr. Poornima Bhola, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • , ,
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What to say as a counselor to a distressed student who had been selected for a course of choice in a highly reputed university abroad and was all set to go this month?
ClosedDr. Manjula, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 2 years ago • 
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