Dr.Ragul Ganesh R
Dr. Ragul Ganesh R
Department:
Psychiatry
Designation:
Assistant Professor
Medical Registration number:
TNMC 106044
OPD Timing:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday (9.00 am to 1 pm)
Academic Qualifications:
- MBBS (Tirunelveli Medical College)
- MD Psychiatry (AIIMS New Delhi)
Special Clinics:
Tuesday (Child Guidance Clinic)
Special Area of Interest:
Child Psychiatry, Neuromodulation, Digital Psychiatry
Publication:
Original research articles
- Ganesh R, Verma R, Deb KS, Chadda RK. Learning from telepsychiatry during COVID-19 pandemic in India, Indian Journal of Medical Research: January 2022 - Volume 155 - Issue 1 - p 197-199 doi: 10.4103/ijmr.ijmr_1034_21
- Ganesh R, Singh S, Mishra R, Sagar R. The quality of online media reporting of celebrity suicide in India and its association with subsequent online suicide-related search behaviour among general population: An infodemiology study. Asian J Psychiatr. 2020 Oct; 53:102380. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102380.
- Ganesh R, Verma R, Bhargava R, Sood M. Relationship between illness disability in patients with first-episode schizophrenia with caregivers' perception of their needs. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry. 2019 Jan 1;35(1):32.
- Ganesh R, Rao R, Deb KS, Bhad R, Yadav D. Digital Capacity and Interest in mHealth Interventions Among Individuals on Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment: A Cross-Sectional Community-Based Study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2021:02537176211027239.
- Ganesh R, Singh S, Bhargava R, Balhara YP. Screen time and mental well-being of students during the COVID-19 pandemic: Findings from a survey among medical and engineering students. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2022;38:26-31.
- Ganesh R, Deb KS, Subbiah A. Technology and Medical Care in India: Growth of Telehealth Awareness during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Assoc Physicians India 2022;70(10):27–30.
- Ganesh R, Mahalingam K, Kandaswamy N, Shanmugam C, Vishnu VY, Subbiah A. Top 100 cited articles in one year of COVID-19 research – A bibliometric analysis. Indian J Public Health 2021; 65:375-9
- Deb KS, Tuli A, Sood M, Chadda R, Verma R, Kumar S, Ganesh R, Singh P. Is India ready for mental health apps (MHApps)? A quantitative-qualitative exploration of caregivers’ perspective on smartphone-based solutions for managing severe mental illnesses in low resource settings. PloS one. 2018 Sep 19;13(9):e0203353.
- Parmar A, Ganesh R, Mishra AK. The top 100 cited articles on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A citation analysis. Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Apr;42:34-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.03.025.
- Sood M, Ganesh R, Mahapatra A, Verma R, Chadda RK. Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2023 Jul 1;65(7):749-54.
- Deep R, Ganesh R. Impact of 1918 influenza pandemic on mental asylums in India: An analysis of asylum reports. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2022 Jan 1;64(1):84-8.
- Nandakumar D, Ganesh R, Deb KS, Jain R, Sood M. Disability and quality of life in patients with treatment-resistant schizophrenia on long- term clozapine therapy. Indian J Psychiatry 2023;65:694-7.
- Bhatia R, Ganesh R, Singh Y, Patel N, Kumar S, Aggarwal R, Trikha A. Coping Strategies among Healthcare Workers Directly Involved in Coronavirus Disease-2019 Care in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. Indian Journal of Private Psychiatry. 2023 Feb 10;17(1):4-9.
- Chawla N, Verma S, Ganesh R, Sarkar S, Ambekar A. Sexual relationship, self-esteem, dysfunction, and sexual satisfaction in treatment naïve men with heroin dependence. J Psychoactive Drugs. 2021 Jan 13:1-9. doi: 10.1080/02791072.2020.1870779.
- Sen MS, Chattopadhyay A, Chawla N, Ganesh R, Verma S, Sarkar S, Ambekar A. A comparative study of sexual behavior, dysfunction, satisfaction, relationship, and sexual quality of life amongst treatment-naïve and abstinent men (buprenorphine-maintained) with Opioid (heroin) dependence syndrome. Indian J Psychiatry. 2023 Jan;65(1):75-82.
- Singh Balhara YP, Szerman N, Singh S, Martinez Raga J, Salom C, Peris L, Ganesh R. Treatment Needs and Service Delivery for Patients with Dual Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Findings From the WADD Survey. J Dual Diagn. 2021 Jun 24:1-9. doi: 10.1080/15504263.2021.1940413.
- Singh S, Balhara YP, Kattula D, Ganesh R, Bhargava R, Abhijita B, Gupta A, Gupta A. Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Screen Time: Findings From a Cross-Sectional Observational Study Among College Students From India. Journal of Gambling Issues. 2022 Jan 31:201-14.
- Kattula D, Balhara YP, Chukkali S, Singh S, Bhargava R, Ganesh R. Screen Time beyond Gaming and Social Media: Excessive and Problematic Use of Over the Top (OTT) Platforms among College Students during COVID-19 Pandemic. Psychiatria Danubina. 2021 Dec 1;33(Suppl 13):420-3.
- Mahalingam K, Surbhi, Balaji A, Ganesh R, Daniel RA, Aggarwal R, Soni KD, Singh AK, Khanna P, Gupta V, Trikha A. Is it a challenging task to work with personal protective equipment in a COVID-19 ICU: Findings from a hospital-based cross-sectional study from north India. J Family Med Prim Care. 2022 May;11(5):1935-1942. doi: 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_1937_21. Epub 2022 May 14.
- Hans G, Sharma U, Gupte N, Ganesh R, Patil V, Sharan P. Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy‑based evaluation of metabolic abnormalities in the right dorsolateral prefrontal cortex and caudate nucleus in treatment‑ve patients with obsessive‑compulsive disorder. Indian J Psychiatry 2023;65:1151-7.
- Jeyamurugan T, RagulGanesh R, Sucilathangam G, Ashihabegum MA, Velvizhi G, Palaniappan N. Acinetobacter spp.: An Emerging Pathogen in Neonatal Septicaemia. Journal of Clinical & Diagnostic Research. 2012 Jun 1;6(5).
- Mahalingam K, Sharma N, Ganesh R, Panigrahi A, Patil V, Saxena R. The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on training and mental health of ophthalmology residents and fellows in India: A survey. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2023 Sep;71(9):3262-3263.
Reviews
- Ganesh R, Sarkar S, Sagar R. " Shell Shock": An entity that predated combat related posttraumatic stress disorder. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour. 2015 Jul 1;20(2):85.
- Bhatia G, Ganesh R, Kulkarni A. Cognitive Impairment in Opioid Use Disorders: Is there a case for use of Nootropics? Psychiatry Research. 2023 Jul 8:115335.
Case reports:
- Kaur A, Sen MS, Ganesh R, Patra BN, Sagar R. Tourette’s Syndrome, OCD and ADHD as a Triad in Neurofibromatosis Type 1: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2022 May;44(3):317-8.
- Abhijita, B. and Ganesh, R. (2023), Very late onset hair-pulling disorder—a geriatric case report. Psychogeriatrics.
Book chapters
- Ganesh R, Sarkar S. Impact of Cyberspace on Social Structure and Dynamics. In: Bhave S, Gawande S, editors. Cyberpsychiatry. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers: 2021.p29-38.
- Ganesh R. Medicos Bio-bubble: Resilience during COVID-19. In: Chadda RK, Sood M, Deep R, editors. COVID 19 Pandemic and Mental Health: Experiences of Organizing Services at a Tertiary Care Healthcare Institution. Department of Psychiatry & National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences. 2020. P166-167.
- Sagar R, Ganesh R. Psychiatric Disorders in Clinical Medicine. In: G S Wander, editor. Postgraduate Medicine. Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers: 2022. p84-89.
- Sagar R, Ganesh R. COVID Related Psychosis and Management. In: Srivastava AK, Kumar A, editors. Post-COVID Clinical Issues and Management. CBS Publishers & Distributors Pvt. Ltd: 2022. P158-168.
- Ganesh R, Verma R, Deb KS, Chadda RK. Telepsychiatry Experience at AIIMS, New Delhi. In: Chadda RK, Sood M, Deep R, editors. COVID 19 Pandemic and Mental Health: Experiences of Organizing Services at a Tertiary Care Healthcare Institution. Department of Psychiatry & National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences. 2020. P11-14.
- Contributing author in 5 Minute Clinical Consult 2020 (South Asian Edition), Wolters Kluwer India Pvt Ltd.
Complete list of Publications
Positions Held:
- Life Fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society
- Life Fellow of Indian Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
- Member of Neuromodulation Society of India
- Member of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry
Country:
India