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PHD Topic Presentation: Subject: Clinical Psychology Application No

This document presents three potential topics for a PhD in clinical psychology. The first topic is on the neurocognitive profile and academic achievement of children with epilepsy, which can cause deficits impacting development. The second is on parenting style, psychiatric comorbidity, and quality of life in children with chronic illness, where parenting plays a key role in coping. The third examines neurocognitive functioning and psychiatric issues in very low birth weight/preterm children, who are at high risk for impairments. For each topic, the presenter provides background on issues children face and how the research could help identify children most in need of interventions to support academic and psychosocial outcomes.

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PHD Topic Presentation: Subject: Clinical Psychology Application No

This document presents three potential topics for a PhD in clinical psychology. The first topic is on the neurocognitive profile and academic achievement of children with epilepsy, which can cause deficits impacting development. The second is on parenting style, psychiatric comorbidity, and quality of life in children with chronic illness, where parenting plays a key role in coping. The third examines neurocognitive functioning and psychiatric issues in very low birth weight/preterm children, who are at high risk for impairments. For each topic, the presenter provides background on issues children face and how the research could help identify children most in need of interventions to support academic and psychosocial outcomes.

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PhD TOPIC PRESENTATION

SUBJECT: CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY

APPLICATION NO:
Previous Research Experience

 Anger management among institutionalized elderly women

 Cognitive deficits, symptoms and quality of life in chronic


schizophrenia patients with and without metabolic syndrome
TOPICS
1.Neuro cognitive profile and academic
achievement in children with epilepsy
 Most common neurological condition in children
 Neuro cognitive deficits in general & focal seizures

 Illness and the deficits have Impact on child’s cognitive, emotional and
behavioural development

 Early language delays Poor verbal learning (spelling & reading) and
verbal reasoning, poor social communication

 Poor memory (declarative & procedural) Poor learning of skills and


materials
Reason for choosing the study &
contribution to the area
 Academic underachievement can lead to poor social
outcomes and contribute to underemployment or
unemployment in adulthood.

 So it is important to regularly assess the child's academic


functioning and school performance to identify those at risk
for problems of learning disabilities and social problems

 Interventions based on assessment findings to help


maximize child’s academic success
 Attention problems can be targeted for better learning

 Identification of any memory deficits……. alternate teaching


strategies with emphasis on compensatory mechanisms to
minimize the long-term impact of memory problems.
2. Parenting style, psychiatric comorbidity and
quality of life in children with chronic physical
illness

 Parents: the main source of emotional support for the


child and the most important link between the child and
health care team

 Active attitude of parents to illness and altered way of


life determines coping of the child
Reason for choosing the study & contribution to
the area
 Parenting style: contradictory evidence

 Some chronic physical illness is directly related to


psychiatric diagnosis and poorer QoL in adults

 Also the interaction of variables

 To decide whether psychological interventions of such


children should have same/ different approach
 Family interventions with focus on parenting style to
reduce the psychiatric symptoms

 Thus to have better QoL which is the most important


treatment goal for children
3. Neuro cognitive functioning and psychiatric
comorbidity in children with very low birth
weight and /or born very preterm
 4 to 7% of live births in India is VLBW

 Mortality and neonatal morbidity rates decreased significantly, but


continue to be at significant risk for cognitive impairments

 Impaired learning, visuo perceptual skills, performance intelligence,


attention and executive functions. Also at risk for ADHD, anxiety etc.

 So need to be closely monitored throughout childhood.

 Few studies in India


Skills acquired/courses and programmes
undertaken
 5 year integrated M Sc & M Phil in Clinical Psychology
and later worked as consultant

 Professionally trained in psychological tests,


neuropsychological tests & psychological therapies as
part of M Phil

 M Phil thesis on neuro psychology


THANK YOU….

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