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The article informs the alcohol addiction impacts not only the individual abusing it but also the people living with them. It mentions the extensive research has been conducted on various aspects of alcoholism, the lives of caretakers, especially wives of alcoholic men in the Indian context, have been given secondary consideration by society and researchers. It highlight the limited studies on this topic in the Indian setting.

The article announces awards given to several papers including the Marfatia Award to "Immunological Changes in Depression Before and After Treatment," Bhagwat Award to "Are Childhood Externalising Disorders the Harbinger of Early Alcohol Dependence?" and BPSS Award to "P 300: An Electrophysiological Endophenotype in OCD."

Background: Qualitative research methods (QRMs) bear a critical role in psychiatry as they explore the phenomenology of psychiatric illness and its sociocultural dimensions. However, there is limited evidence regarding its use in psychiatric research in India. Aim: This study, under the aegis of mapping qualitative health research in India initiative, attempted to landscape the use of QRMs in psychiatry and elicited expert opinion on its potential, perceived quality, and scope for improvement. Materials and Methods: We reviewed studies using qualitative methodology published in the Indian Journal of Psychiatry (IJP) and the abstracts presented at the Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS) between 2010 and 2019. Titles and abstracts were screened and shortlisted; full-text articles were checked to identify the relevant ones. In addition, ten experts comprising psychiatry journal reviewers, editors, and conference scientific committee members were interviewed to elicit their views and suggestions. Results: Out of 356 papers published in IJP between 2010 and 2019, only 12 papers used QRMs: five qualitative and seven mixed methods. Out of 2297 abstracts published between 2010 and 2019 in ANCIPS, only 28 had used QRMs, consisting of 20 qualitative and eight mixed methods. The findings reveal that qualitative research is still an understudied domain in Indian psychiatry with a substantial need for rigor and quality. Conclusions: To catalyze the use of qualitative research in Indian psychiatry, continuing medical education programs through workshops or webinar mode need to be imparted. These trainings should aim at building skills on qualitative study design, data collection, analysis, and writing. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides information on various research papers on child and adolescent psychiatry. It states a case study to explain the role of gender, co-morbidities and negative parenting style as risk factors in conduct disorder. It examines the phenomenology of anxiety disorders in children and adolescents. It evaluates the prevalence of psychiatric and physical co-morbidities in inpatients with bipolar disorder.

The article provides information on the research papers considered for the Bombay Psychiatric Society Silver (BPSS) Jubilee Award for the best original research paper in mental health. It mentions about a research to examine the impact of an introductory training course in cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) on Indian mental health professionals. It states a research on various variables in recovery from schizophrenia.

The article provides information on the research papers considered for the Colonel 2012 Kirpal Singh Award for best paper in military psychiatry or industrial psychiatry.

The article provides information on the papers to be considered for the 2012 Young Psychiatrist Award. It studies the occurrence of mental illness among homeless person admitted in the psychiatry department of a medical university. The paper researches marked differences in the clinical profiles between early and late onset of panic disorder.

The article provides information on the papers to be considered for the 2012 Bhagwat Award. It mentions that the possible trait marker of schizophrenia using functional neuroimaging is possible. It mentions that phenomenology and etiological factors associated with delirium and finds out whether does it differ in adults and elderly.

The article provides information on the papers to be considered for the 2012 Marfatia Award. It researches the sleep pattern in depression and polysomnographic parameters and their computed tomography brain morphology correlates in depression. It analyzes the personality factors that contribute to suicide.