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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 3 years ago • ,
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My client is diagnosed with a psychiatric problem and has been on medication. However, due to the lockdown, he is unable to contact his treating doctor. I have suggested to him to consult a different doctor for the time being who is available and willing to help him. But my client is not open to meeting a new psychiatrist. Despite my efforts, his anxiety seems to be getting worse. Any tips on how to help this client?
ClosedDr. Ajit Dahale, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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An Asha worker is feeling very stressed and anxious about needing to go to people’s homes for health screening. How to help her? I am myself uncomfortable as a counselor about her role, as she is expected to work in a high risk situation.
ClosedDr Sailaxmi Gandhi Dept. of Nursing, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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How can we provide psychological support to someone who is having financial difficulties during these times?
ClosedDr. Sojan Antony, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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A mother of a 5 year old girl is in a lot of distress due to the fear that she, her daughter or other family members might get corona. She is crying and crying, washing hands excessively, etc. How can I help her?
ClosedDr. Lekhansh Shukla, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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How to help a client who is already diagnosed with a psychiatric problem and on psychiatric Medication? The client is unable to contact her psychiatrist who was treating her. Is unable to cope with alternate and other suggested professionals. Now the anxiety is more because of this.
ClosedDr. Aarti Jagannathan, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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How to counsel victims of domestic violence which has aggravated due to the stress created by lockdown?
ClosedDr Janhavi Devdutt, Clinical Psychologist & Admin Support answered 3 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 3 years ago • ,
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How can I help a client who has been struggling with Schizophrenia and is now trying to support his family – spouse, daughter (5 yrs) and mother (67 yrs) – amid this corona pandemic. He has been searching for work within his reach but is having great difficulty given the current circumstances.
ClosedDr. Nitin Anand, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • ,
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The mother of an adolescent is very troubled by the fact that the son has started spending several hours late night (4-5 hours) on video game during the lockdown period. This is affecting his participation in online classes and other activities. Negotiations and setting limits have not been helping the situation and there are a lot of anger outbursts on both sides. There is no other support available to the mother. What could the counselor suggest to the mother?
ClosedDr. Manoj Kumar Sharma, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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How can frontline healthcare workers such as doctors and nurses be supported as they experience a lot of anxiety, distress, and high sense of responsibility.
ClosedDr. Yamini Devendran, Dept. of Psychiatry, NIMHANS answered 3 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 3 years ago • ,
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During online counselling if the client is suffering from Bipolar disorder or Depression and is not under medications what do we do? Will a psychiatrist be available for consultation anywhere?
ClosedDr. Poornima Bhola, Dept. of Clinical Psychology, NIMHANS answered 3 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 3 years ago • , ,
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A 23 year old foreign national who was in India for an exchange prog. is now stuck here due to the lockdown. He doesn’t have a lot of social support here. He is in touch with his country’s embassy. But is having difficulty dealing with this uncertainty. How can I help him?
ClosedDr. Aarti Jagannathan, Dept. of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS answered 3 years ago • 
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