Funded research projects

• Asian Bipolar Genetics Network. (Ongoing, funded by National Institutes of Health)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issue among the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) Community in India: A Study of Inter-Relationship between Mental Health disorders and Stress, Coping, Perceived Social Support, Occupation and Religiosity (Ongoing, funded by National Human Rights Commission, site PI – Dr Vikas Menon)
• JIPMER is a TeleMANAS Mentoring Institute run from the Department of Psychiatry supervising TeleMANAS state  cells of Pudcherry and Andaman Nicobar Island. This research is funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
• Department is Involved in the National Mental Health Survey-2. This research is funded by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.

Publications - Indexed Journals:   Total number: 270 – for a complete list, see here - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=jipmer+psychiatry&sort=date&size=100

Key indexed publications in recent years:

1. Vengadavaradan A, Bharadwaj B, Sathynarayanan G, Durairaj J, Rajaa S. Translation, validation and factor structure of the Tamil version of the postpartum bonding questionnaire (PBQ-T). Asian journal of psychiatry. 2019 Feb 1;40:62-7.
2. Vengadavaradan A, Bharadwaj B, Sathyanarayanan G, Durairaj J. Frequency and correlates of mother-infant bonding disorders among postpartum women in India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2019 Aug 1;44:72-9.
3. Kumar PNS, Menon V, Andrade C. Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, 12-week trial of vitamin D augmentation in major depressive disorder associated with vitamin D deficiency. J Affect Disord 2022;314:143-149.
4. Menon V, Varadharajan N, Faheem A, Andrade C. Ketamine vs electroconvulsive therapy for major depressive episode: Systematic review and meta-analysis. JAMA Psychiatry 2023;80(6):639-642.
5. Jarial KDS, Purkayastha M, Dutta P, Mukherjee KK, Bhansali A. Hypersexuality following Anterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm rupture. Neurol India 2018,66(3):868-871.
6. Tripathi M, Purkayastha M, Rai A, Mukherjee KK. Jack Nicholson: A reel and real-life contribution to Neurosciences. World Neurosurgery 2017;101:718 -721.
7. Mukkiri S, Kandasamy P, Subramanian M, Chandrasekaran V, Kattimani S. Content validation of school readiness module and school readiness scale for assessing school readiness in children with autism spectrum disorder. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2022; 71: 103073.
8. Kattimani S, Joseph R, Mondal N, Johnson A. Predictive validity of ESSENCE Q screening tool for early detection of neurodevelopmental disorder in children. Asian J Psychiatr 2022;73:103162.
9. Faraone SV, Banaschewski T, Coghill D, Zheng Y, Biederman J, Bellgrove MA, Newcorn JH, Gignac M, Al Saud NM, Manor I, Rohde LA, Yang L, Cortese S, Almagor D, Stein MA, Albatti TH, Aljoudi HF, Alqahtani MMJ, Asherson P, Atwoli L, Bölte S, Buitelaar JK, Crunelle CL, Daley D, Dalsgaard S, Döpfner M, Espinet S, Fitzgerald M, Franke B, Gerlach M, Haavik J, Hartman CA, Hartung CM, Hinshaw SP, Hoekstra PJ, Hollis C, Kollins SH, Sandra Kooij JJ, Kuntsi J, Larsson H, Li T, Liu J, Merzon E, Mattingly G, Mattos P, McCarthy S, Mikami AY, Molina BSG, Nigg JT, Purper-Ouakil D, Omigbodun OO, Polanczyk GV, Pollak Y, Poulton AS, Rajkumar RP, Reding A, Reif A, Rubia K, Rucklidge J, Romanos M, Ramos-Quiroga JA, Schellekens A, Scheres A, Schoeman R, Schweitzer JB, Shah H, Solanto MV, Sonuga- Barke E, Soutullo C, Steinhausen HC, Swanson JM, Thapar A, Tripp G, van de GlindG, Brink WVD, Van der Oord S, Venter A, Vitiello B, Walitza S, Wang Y. The World Federation of ADHD International Consensus Statement: 208 Evidence-based conclusions about the disorder. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2021;128:789-818.
10. Fusar-Poli P, Salazar de Pablo G, Rajkumar RP, López-Díaz Á, Malhotra S, Heckers S, Lawrie SM, Pillmann F. Diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment of brief psychotic episodes: a review and research agenda. Lancet Psychiatry. 2022;9(1):72-83.