Srijit Ghosh's research while affiliated with Calcutta National Medical College and other places

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Background: There is a slow but steady increase in inhalant use in India among adolescent age group. There is a very few studies regarding inhalant use disorder in India. No study has been reported from West Bengal. Aims and Objectives: In our study, we aimed to study the sociodemographic and clinical profile of patients using inhalants. Material...
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Background The Val66Met single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) of the brain-derived growth factor (BDNF) and deletional mutation of the cytochrome P4502D6 (CYP2D6) have been reported to be linked to the etiology and severity of depressive disorders (DD) in a variable manner among different ethnicities and populations. Aims The present study was aime...
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Purpose: Cognitive impairment is associated with worsening of diabetic retinopathy (DR). While cognitive impairment has been observed in the elderly with DR, no report on cognition is available in middle‐aged patients with DR. We explored the association between midlife cognitive impairment and DR in an Indian population cohort. Methods: We underto...
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Background: With an increasing life expectancy, the population of geriatric age group is increasing in India and all around the world. The population aged above 60 years is 8% as per census 2011 and likely to be 21% of the total population by 2050. People from older age group suffer from mental problems more than their younger counterparts. Few stu...
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Purpose Diabetes mellitus (DM) patients are more likely to experience sleep disturbances than normal. Sleep disturbances may contribute to the development of diabetic retinopathy (DR) by higher inflammatory markers in circulation. We investigated the association between sleep quality and DR. Methods Institutional case control study with type 2 DM...
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Background Dhat syndrome is a culture-bound syndrome of the Indian subcontinent. Traditional and cultural teachings through generations, and myths and misconceptions about sex are its principal contributing factors. Although prevalent, there is scarcity in studies on Dhat syndrome, particularly from Bengal. Aims and objectives 1. To study the phen...

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... The analysis of the response to the GHQ-12 questionnaire collected prior to the consultation assessment in the health camp revealed 63 (54.7%) subjects with the GHQ-12 score of 2 or more, i.e. 'psychiatric caseness' and 41.74% had ≥ 3. This figure of overall psychiatric disorder prevalence (GHQ-12: 'Psychiatric caseness') is more than in the Indian cities [11,12] and over all community prevalence [13]. This is also higher figure than one that we got when analysed among 140 subjects [14]. ...
... This belief originates from the Indian ancient literature, dated between the fifth millennium BC and the seventh century AD, which claims that one drop of blood is formed from 40 drops of food, one drop of the flesh is composed of 40 drops of blood, one drop of marrow is formed from 40 drops of flesh and 40 drops of marrow ultimately form one drop of semen and each step of this process of forming semen from food takes 40 days to be completed (Arafat 2017). Some others like Bramhacharya literature, claim this value to be 100 drops instead of 40 (Chakraborty et al. 2020). Aristotle (384-322 BC) also believed that sperms are the extract of as well as the most perfect component of our food (Prakash 2007). ...