
Sh.
Ashok Kumar
Affiliation
Asstt. Administrative Officer
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Dr.
Shalini Singh
Female
MBBS, MD, DM (Psychiatry)
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
shalin.achra@gmail.com
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Monday (Service rounds)
Tuesday (Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry-CLAP at AIIMS, New Delhi
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Tuesday (Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry-CLAP at AIIMS, New Delhi
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Special Clinic
Friday
Designation
Name of institute | Designation | From | To |
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | Assistant Professor, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre | September 2019 | Ongoing |
Institute of Liver Biliary Sciences, Delhi | Assistant Professor, Psychiatry | January 2019 | September 2019 |
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | Senior Resident, Psychiatry | February 2015 | December 2018 |
Vardhman Mahavir Medical College, Delhi | Senior Resident, Psychiatry | August 2014 | February 2015 |
Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi | Junior Resident, Psychiatry | May 2011 | April 2014 |
Mayo Clinic | Research trainee, Gastroenterology Division | May 2009 | December 2009 |
Qualifications
Name of institute | Qualification | From | To |
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All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi | DM, Addiction Psychiatry | 2016 | 2018 |
Lady Hardinge Medical College, Delhi | MD Psychiatry | 2011 | 2014 |
Maulana Azad Medical College, Delhi | MBBS | 2003 | 2009 |
Field of Interest
- Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry
- Management of alcohol dependence in those with alcohol related liver disease
- Safe use of opioids for management of chronic non-cancer pain
- Viral hepatitis in those who inject drugs: improved screening protocols
- Prevention of substance use disorders
- Student wellness
- Training of healthcare professionals in management of substance use disorders
Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops
S. No. | Title of the talk | Name of the CME/conference | Date | City |
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1 | Drug use among students, how to prevent and what are the harms? | Wellness symposia for Undergraduate and postgraduate students: “MATE (Mind Activation Through Education)” AIIMS | 14th January, 2023 | AIIMS, Delhi |
2 | Prevention and Management of substance Misuse | Training of Prospective Resource Person for roll out of School Health and Wellness Programme in CBSE affiliated schools in collaboration with UNESCO | August, 2022 | NCERT, Delhi |
3 | Making the Medical Curriculum Queer affirmative | INSIGHT 2020 | 15th April 2022 | AIIMS, Delhi |
4 | Screening, Assessment and Diagnosis of Substance Use Disorders | Online training program for clinical staff of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) supported IRCAs and ODICs | 31st March, 2022 | Delhi (online) |
5 | Interviewing a Patient with Substance Use Disorder – Attitude And Skills | Online training program for clinical staff of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) supported IRCAs and ODICs | 31st March, 2022 | Delhi (online) |
6 | Overview of Opioid Use Disorders | Online training program for clinical staff of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) supported IRCAs and ODICs | 21st December, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
7 | Management of Tobacco Dependence | - | 21st December, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
8 | Management of Cannabis Dependence and associated conditions | - | 29th November, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
9 | Management of Benzodiazepine Dependence | - | 29th November, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
10 | Operational aspects of medical treatment for substance use disorders | - | 9th April, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
11 | Can a neighborhood fall sick? Opioid addiction, collective violence, and currents of death in contemporary India. | Lecture series organized by Centre for Study of Developing Societies, India | 29th January, 2021 | Delhi (online) |
12 | Opioid dependence syndrome: concepts and treatment | Substance Use Disorder Nursing Training Program, Lady Hardinge Medical College | 21 January 2020 | Delhi |
13 | Clinical communication with patients and overcoming challenges | Workshop for junior nursing officers working in AIIMS Main Hospital to enhance soft skills | 21 February 2020 | Delhi |
14 | Epidemiology of behavioral addictions | Nurses’ training of trainers program on behavioral addictions, AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing | 9 March 2020 | Delhi |
15 | Naltrexone Implant in Addiction Psychiatry | XXI Annual Conference of the International Society of Addiction Medicine | 13 November 2019 | Delhi |
16 | Super-Specialty course in Addiction Psychiatry in Psychiatry in India | XXI Annual Conference of the International Society of Addiction Medicine | 16 November 2019 | Delhi |
17 | Pharmacological management of opioid dependence syndrome | Nurses training of trainers program on substance use disorders, AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing | 30 November 2019 | Delhi |
Thesis supervised for MD/ DM/PhD
- as guide 1
-as co-guide 5
Any other relevant information
- Book co-editor : Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders: A Handbook for IRCAs.
- Instructor in online training for clinical staff (Doctors, Counsellors and Nurses) of Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE) supported IRCAs and ODICs: as part of funded project by the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.
- Invited talk in lecture series: Can a neighbourhood fall sick? Opioid addiction, collective violence, and currents of death in contemporary India. Organised by CSDS (Centre for Study of Developing Societies, India) in January 2021.
- Organising committee member of the first national conference of the Addiction Psychiatry Society of India (APSI) held in January 2021
- Instructor in Capacity Building Training program on Standard Treatment Guideline for the Management of Substance Use Disorder, Government of Odisha. Training program held in January, 2021
- Co-ordinator and resource person for Programme on Orientation of Psychiatrists (Resource Persons) on Management of SUD, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, October 2020
- Resource person for Wellness symposia for Undergraduate and postgraduate students: “MATE (Mind Activation Through Education)” AIIMS, AIIMS Student Wellness Program, throughout later half of 2020
- Invited lecture in Project LEAD: training program for medical professionals on ‘Alcohol related Liver Diseases’, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, September 2020
- Co-contributor on report and advisory document on Need of reforms in the Drug Policies of India: Decriminalization of personal consumption of drugs for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in collaboration with Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. Specific component: “International perspective and study of prevalent model in other countries and appropriate reforms in our laws for reform and rehabilitation of drug addicts”. November 2020.
- Development of public service announcement and resource material for general public regarding tobacco and alcohol use during lockdown period in 2020 for the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare website. April, 2020
- Peer reviewer for following journals:
- Frontier’s sociology
- International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
Awards and Honours
- Selected as Associate Fellow of the National Academy of Medical Sciences in September, 2022
- Awarded 1-year trainee fellowship of American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (member no. 2582) from January- December 2018.
- Winner, Post-graduate debate at the National Conference of Addictio Psychiatry in 2017
- Awarded the American Association of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) 2017 International Trainee Travel Scholarship
- Travel award by the Indian Council of Medical Research under the International Travel Support for young scientist scheme in the year 2017
- Awarded fellowship of ‘Course for Academic Development of Psychiatrists’ by the Japanese Young Psychiatrist Organization in Japan, February 2016.
- Travel award by Science & Engineering Research Board (SERB), Government of India under the International Travel Support Scheme for young scientist - 2015
- Best Presenter award at the National P.G. Development Program - 2012, Indian Psychiatric Society
Investigator/ Co-investigator in funded projects along with year completed/ongoing
As principal investigator:
S. No. | Title of the project | Funded by (Name of funding agency) | Duration (years) | Start year | End year | Total funds sanctioned (Rs) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | A Cross-Sectional Study to Screen for Psycho-sexual Health Disorders and Measure Neurochemical Correlates in Gynaecology Cancer Survivors | Intramural Collaborative Research Project for the year 2020 – 2021 | 2 years | 2021 | 2023 | 14,24,000 |
2 | HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing in individuals receiving agonist treatment for injecting drug use at a community clinic in Delhi: a cross sectional assessment of risk factors and seroprevalence. | AIIMS Early Career Intramural Research Project for the year 2021 – 2022 | 18 months | 2022 | 2023 | 4,44,000 |
As co-investigator
S. No. | Title of the project | Funded by (Name of funding agency) | Duration (years) | Start year | End year | Total funds sanctioned (Rs) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | An exploratory case- control study to assess the protective genetic factors against alcoholic liver disease among population from northern part of India | AIIMS-Intramural | 3 years | 2017 | 201 | 5 Lakh |
2 | Establishing and Implementing capacity building mechanisms for addiction treatment facilities in India | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 5 years | 2019 | 2024 | 12 Crore |
3 | Setting up of a TeleMedicine and online resource hub on mental health and addictive disorders for South East Asia | World Health Organisation-SEAR | 1 years | 2020 | 2021 | 10 Lakh |
4 | Development of module on prevention of substance use and addiction among students for the teachers from the state of Chhattisgarh | Government of Chhattisgarh | 1 years | 2020 | 2021 | 10 Lakh |
5 | Development and evaluation of service delivery models for management of substance use disorders among the homeless population receiving urban shelter services in Delhi | Department of Women and Children (WCD), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Delhi | 2 years | 2020 | 2022 | 30 Lakh |
Investigator/Co-investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title completed/ongoing
S. No. | Title of the project | Funded by (Name of funding agency) | Duration (years) | Start year | End year | Total funds sanctioned (Rs) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | An exploratory case- control study to assess the protective genetic factors against alcoholic liver disease among population from northern part of India | AIIMS-Intramural | 3 years | 2017 | 2021 | 5 Lakh |
2 | Establishing and Implementing capacity building mechanisms for addiction treatment facilities in India | Ministry of Health and Family Welfare | 5 years | 2019 | 2024 | 12 Crore |
3 | Setting up of a TeleMedicine and online resource hub on mental health and addictive disorders for South East Asia | World Health Organisation-SEAR | 1 year | 2020 | 2021 | 10 Lakh |
4 | Development of module on prevention of substance use and addiction among students for the teachers from the state of Chhattisgarh | Government of Chhattisgarh | 1 year | 2020 | 2021 | 10 Lakh |
5 | Development and evaluation of service delivery models for management of substance use disorders among the homeless population receiving urban shelter services in Delhi | Department of Women and Children (WCD), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of Delhi | 2 years | 2020 | 2022 | 30 Lakh |
S. No. | Title of the project |
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1 | A cross sectional study to measure the frequency of the BDNF gene polymorphism (Val66Met) in patients seeking treatment for Alcohol Dependence syndrome (ADS) |
2 | Feasibility of ecological momentary assessment to measure associations between perceived control over alcohol use, craving, mood and daily alcohol consumption in treatment-seeking patients of alcohol dependence syndrome |
3 | Association of the galanin and galanin receptor gene polymorphism (rs948854) and opioid dependence: A case control observational study |
4 | Substance use among homeless women receiving services from shelter homes in Delhi |
5 | Prevalence and correlates of neurological and neurocognitive disorder in HIV positive patients on ART |
Total number of publications till date: >40
Details of publications since 2010 onwards (the full citation)- these should be divided into journal articles (peer reviewed publications) and books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
Journal articles
- Balhara YPS, Sarkar S, Singh S. Medical Use, Decriminalization, and Legalization of Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances—What Does It Mean and What Is Its Current Status in India? Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2022;0(0). doi:10.1177/02537176221138496
- Jaiswal P, Mahey R, Singh S, Vanamail P, Gupta M, Cheluvaraju R, Sharma JB, Bhatla N. Psychological impact of suspension/postponement of fertility treatments on infertile women waiting during COVID pandemic. Obstet Gynecol Sci. 2022 Mar;65(2):197-206. doi: 10.5468/ogs.21254. Epub 2022 Jan 20. PMID: 35045244; PMCID: PMC8942756.
- Singh S, Dhawan A. Problematic substance and internet use among medical students. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2021;37:172-7
- Choudhary N, Singh S, Rathore P, Ambekar A, Bhatnagar S. Opioid Use Disorders among Patients on Long-Term Morphine for Management of Chronic Cancer Pain: A Pilot Study from a Tertiary Palliative Care Facility. Indian J Palliat Care. 2021 Apr-Jun;27(2):264-268. doi: 10.25259/IJPC_358_20. Epub 2021 Aug 12. PMID: 34511794; PMCID: PMC8428893.
- Bhatnagar S, Kumar S, Rathore P, Sarma R, Malhotra RK, Choudhary N, Thankachan A, Haokip N, Singh S, Pandit A, Vig S, Ratre BK, Mohan A, Lorenz K, Guleria R. Surviving COVID-19 is Half the Battle; Living Life with Perceived Stigma is Other Half: A Cross-Sectional Study. Indian J Psychol Med. 2021 Sep;43(5):428-435. doi: 10.1177/02537176211029331. Epub 2021 Aug 11. PMID: 34584309; PMCID: PMC8450733.
- Tripathi R, Singh S, Sarkar S, Lal R, Balhara YP. Pathway to care in co-occurring disorder and substance use disorder: an exploratory, cross-sectional study from India. Advances in Dual Diagnosis. 2021 Feb 8.
- Tripathi R, Singh S, Bhad R. The need, scope, challenges, and potential solutions for enhancing addiction psychiatry training in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020 Nov 1;62(6):728.
- Dhagudu NK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jain R, Singh S. Is there enough naloxone to deter the diversion? Effect of concurrent administration of intravenous naloxone on opioid agonist effects of intravenous buprenorphine: A randomised, double-blind, within-subject, crossover study among opioid-dependent subjects. Drug Alcohol Rev. 2020 Jul;39(5):595-603. doi: 10.1111/dar.13057. Epub 2020 Mar 11. PMID: 32162420.
- Balhara YPS, Singh S, Kalra S. Pragmatic Opioid Use in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. Eur Endocrinol. 2020 Apr;16(1):21-24. doi: 10.17925/EE.2020.16.1.21. Epub 2020 Feb 4. PMID: 32595765; PMCID: PMC7308105.
- YPS Balhara, Harshwardhan M, Kumar R, Shalini Singh. “Extent and pattern of problematic internet use among school students from Delhi: Findings from the cyber awareness programme,” Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2020),
- Rao R, Varshney M, Singh S, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017, and addiction treatment: Potential pitfalls and trepidations. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019 Mar-Apr;61(2):208-212. doi: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_463_18. PMID: 30992618; PMCID: PMC6425793.
- Balhara YPS, Singh S, Sarkar S. Are the Patients Ready for the Change?: An Empirical Study to Evaluate the Impact of Change in Formulation of Buprenorphine-Naloxone on Prescription Pattern, Treatment Adherence, and Patient Satisfaction. Subst Use Misuse. 2019;54(2):307-314. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2018.1517799. Epub 2018 Dec 4. PMID: 30513249.
- Nandan Choudhary, Sushma Bhatnagar, Atul Ambekar, and Shalini Singh. “A cross-sectional study to measure rate of opioid use disorder in patients on long-term opioid analgesic therapy for management of chronic cancer pain. Oral Presentation Abstracts.” Indian Journal of Palliative Care 24, no. 2 (2018): 207–27. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5915891/.
- Shalini Singh, Ganesh Kumar Mallaram, and Siddharth Sarkar. “Pathological Gambling: An Overview.” Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University 10, no. 2 (March 1, 2017): 120. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-2870.202105.
- Shalini Singh, and Yatan Pal Singh Balhara. “A Review of Indian Research on Co- Occurring Cannabis use Disorders & psychiatryc Disorders " Indian Journal of Medical Research 146 no. 2( Feb.1, 2017) 186 https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_791_15 .
- Shalini Singh & Siddharth Sarkar. “Benzodiazepine abuse among the elderly.” Journal of Geriatric Mental Health [serial online] 2016 [cited 2017 Mar 10]; 3:123-30. DOI: 10.4103/2348-9995.195605
- Tamonud Modak, YPS Balhara, Shalini Singh. ”Correlation Between Severity of Alcohol Use Disorder & Disability Among Persons Seeking Treatment at a Tertiary care Drug Dependence Treatment Center Free paapers " Indian Journal of Psychiatry 58, no. 5 ( Jan.1, 2016): 41
- YPS Balhara, Tamunod Modak, Shalini Singh. “Can IDEAS be used to assess disability among individuals with alcohol use disorder?: Findings from a cross-sectional observational study Free papers.” Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 32, no. 4 (2016):
- YPS Balhara, Shalini Singh, Modak T, Sarkar S. “A cross- sectional study to assess disability and its correlates among treatment seeking individuals with alcohol use disorders.” Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 39 (2017): 40-5.
- Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Ashwani Mishra, Hem Sethi, Shalini Singh, and Sudhir Kumar Khandelwal. “Time Trends of Cannabis Use Among Treatment-Seeking Individuals at Government De-Addiction Centers Across India Over a Period of 7 Years.” Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 38, no. 4 (2016): 331–35. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.185961
- Yatan Pal Singh Balhara, Shaul Lev-Ran, José Martínez-Raga, Amine Benyamina, Shalini Singh, Lisa Blecha, and Nestor Szerman. “State of Training, Clinical Services, and Research on Dual Disorders Across France, India, Israel, and Spain.” Journal of Dual Diagnosis 12, no. 3–4 (October 1, 2016): 252–60. https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2016.1254309
- Shalini Singh, and Yatan Pal Singh Balhara. “A Review of Indian Research on Co- Occurring Psychiatric Disorders and Alcohol Use Disorders.” Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 38, 38, no. 1, 1 (February 2016): 10, 10–19. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.175089, 10.4103/0253- 7176.175089.
- Shalini Singh, SK Sinha, R Saha, Mukesh Jha, and DK Kataria. "Knowledge, attitude and practice related to tobacco use and cessation among young medical professionals." Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 30, no. 1-2 (2014): 35-42.
- Mina, Shaily, Masarat Jabeen, Shalini Singh, and Rohit Verma. “Gender Differences in Depression and Anxiety Among Atopic Dermatitis Patients.” Indian Journal of Dermatology 60, no. 2 (2015): 211. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5154.152564
- Budania, Satish Kumar, Monika Rathi, Shalini Singh, and Suresh Yadav. “Serum Cholesterol and Depression: A Puzzle Never Finished.” Journal of the Scientific Society 42, no. 2 (May 1, 2015): 59. https://doi.org/10.4103/0974-5009.157023
- Shruti, Aggarwal, Shalini Singh, and Dinesh Kataria. “Knowledge, Attitude and Social Distance Practices of Young Undergraduates towards Mental Illness in India: A Comparative Analysis.” Asian Journal of Psychiatry 23 (October 1, 2016): 64–69. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2016.07.012
- Tarun Yadav & Shalini Singh. “Transient lesion in the splenium of corpus callosum in a case of acute psychosis with catatonia: pathophysiological hypothesis and literature review. RANZCP Abstracts.” Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 47, no. 1_suppl (May 1, 2013): 1–98. https://doi.org/10.1177/0004867412486854.”. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 47 (May 2013): 1-98. 9.
- Shalini Singh, Shruti Aggarwal, Suman Kumar Sinha, and Dinesh Kataria. "How are you feeing today doctor? Mental wellbeing of young medical professionals: A cross- sectional analysis. Free papers (posters).” Indian Journal of Psychiatry 56, no. Suppl 1 (January 2014): S63–96. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3943346/
- Buttar, Navtej S., Cathrine J. DeMars, Gwen Lomberk, Sumera Rizvi, Juliana Bonilla-Velez, Shalini Achra, Shahrooz Rashtak, Kenneth K. Wang, Martin E. Fernandez- Zapico, and Raul Urrutia. “Distinct Role of Kruppel-like Factor 11 in the Regulation of Prostaglandin E2 Biosynthesis.” The Journal of Biological Chemistry 285, no. 15 (April 9, 2010): 11433–44. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M109.077065
Book chapters:
- Shalini Singh. (2022) Women and Mental Health. In: Chadda RK et al (eds.) Mental Health at Crossroads, challenges and solutions. Chandigarh: White falcon Publishing. 139-145.
- Shalini Singh. (2022) Women and Mental Health. In: Chadda RK et al (eds.) Mental Health at Crossroads, challenges and solutions. Chandigarh: White falcon Publishing. 139-145.
- Rakesh Lal, and Shalini Singh. “Assessment Tools for Screening and Clinical Evaluation of Psychosocial Aspects in Addictive Disorders.” Indian Journal of Psychiatry 60, no. 8 (January 1, 2018): 444. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry. Indian Journal of Psychiatry_12_18.
- Dhawan A, Singh Shalini. Social Dimensions of Substance Use Disorders. In: RK Chadda, Vinay Kumar, Nitin Gupta, SiddharthSarkar (eds) Social Psychiatry: Principles and Clinical Perspective, New Delhi: Published by Jaypee Brothers; 2018: 217-226.
- Yatan Pal Singh Balhara & Shalini Singh. “The relationship between schizophrenia, anti-psychotics and dysglycemia.” In "RSSDI-Annual Conference Update 2015". Chapter91: 438-445.
- Yatan Pal Singh Balhara & Shalini Singh. ““Psychosociology of diabetes mellitus” In ‘RSSDI-Textbook of Diabetes Mellitus’.Chapter 42: 312-325.
Books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
- Review of the national policies on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across the South East Asia region. Principle Investigator- Yatan Pal Singh Balhara. Duration- 2 months (June- July 2018). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office. WHO- SEARO publication
- Balhara YPS, Singh S. (2018). Recommendations on identification and management of behavioral addictions. Report submitted to WHO SEARO for publication.
- Shalini Singh, YPS Balhara. “What makes patients with co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorder complete in-patient treatment: Findings from a tertiary care treatment centre in India” presented at the First National Conference on Addiction Psychiatry – 2017, New Delhi.
- Balhara YPS, Singh S, Indrakamhaeng D. A situation analysis of the status of policy plans and Programme for addressing depressive disorders among persons with physical Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) and substance use disorders across the WHO South East Asian Region (SEAR). WHO SEARO publication.
- YPS Balhara, Shalini Singh, Arpit Parmar, Ratika Sharma (2016). “To assess burden and socio-economic cost associated with alcohol use among individuals seeking treatment at a substance use disorder treatment centre.” WHO SEARO publication
- YPS Balhara, Shalini Singh. (2016). “Review of secondary and tertiary prevention strategies for prevention of illicit substance use disorders. WHO SEARO publication
- YPS Balhara, Shalini Singh. (2016). “Review of primary prevention strategies for prevention of illicit substance use disorders. WHO SEARO publication

Dr.
Roshan Bhad
Male
MD, DNB (Psychiatry) MNAMS International Certification in Addiction Medicine
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
roshan@aiims.edu
drroshansindia@gmail.com
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Tuesday
Special Clinic
Monday (Community Clinic, Sundernagari)
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry- CLAP), AIIMS, New Delhi
Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry- CLAP), AIIMS, New Delhi
Field of Interest
- Addictive disorders among adolescents and youth
- Consultation Liaison in Addiction Psychiatry
- Community Psychiatry
- Drug Policy
- Public Health
Speciality Clinics
Community drug treatment clinic at Sundernagri; Mobile Methadone Dispensing; Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry
Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops 25
Co-investigator in funded/non funded projects 15
Important awards & honours
- Invited to attend “Global Alcohol Action Plan meeting - WHO Headquarters - 18 Jan 2023, 09:00 (Europe/Zurich)” on behalf of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM).
- Invited to present a Plenary Lecture at 23rd Annual Congress of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) at Valletta, Malta (4-7 Oct 2022) titled ““What is NExT ? Role of early career professionals in reshaping addiction medicine in the post pandemic world”
- Invited to present at the “Third WHO Forum on Alcohol, Drugs and Addictive Behaviours (FADAB)” on behalf of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM)and presented on “Addiction Medicine Training in India & Training Needs of Young Professionals: Perspective from ISAM NExT
- Recipient of “Young Psychiatrist Award” for the paper titled “Preliminary investigation of stress biomarker responses to stress and coping in adolescent inhalant users from india: a case control study” presented at 2nd Research and Education Center of Bridging Asian Mental Health and Psychiatry (REBAMP) Conference, Taiwan, 11, 18, 25 July 2020.
- Recipient of “Early Career Research Scholarship Award” to attend 1st Asian Regional meeting of International Society for Study of Drug Policy, Hong Kong, PRC (2019)
- Recipient of ICMR “International Travel Award” for paper titled “Assessment of perceived barriers affecting adherence to Methadone Maintenance Treatment (MMT) in India: a retrospective cohort study” (2018)
- Recipient of “NIDA-ISAM Fellowship Award” for paper titled “Study of factors related to the dropouts in Methadone maintenance treatment programme of India: A retrospective chart review ” (2015)
- Recipient “Asian Scholar Award ” for paper titled “A study of pathway of care among opioid dependent individuals seeking treatment at a community de-addiction clinic in India” (2015)
- Received ‘Best Poster Award’ for poster titled “Psychological management of a chronic case of irritable bowel syndrome” in International Conference on Cognitive Behavioral Interventions (ICCBI AIIMS) at AIIMS, New Delhi, India in 2015.
Other relevant information
Currently Board of Director of International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) and Chair Person, ISAM NExT (2020-23)
Funded/Non funded projects
- Funded research projects: 4 (As a PI 3 projects & as Co-I 6 projects)
- 1. Comparative assessment of stress and coping among adolescent with recent inhalant abuse: A case control study (Funded by AIIMS Intramural research grant)
- 2. Field Testing of the International Standards for the Treatment Drug Use Disorders (The Standards) in India (Funded by WHO-UNODC grant)
- 3. Service -based field testing of ICD-11:Public Health/Clinical Utility and Comparability with ICD-10 in India (Funded by WHO, Geneva)
- 4. “Alcohol e-Help” – A Study to explore the efficacy of the World Health Organization Internet self-help intervention for the reduction of alcohol consumption (Funded by WHO, Geneva)
- 5. Rates and pattern of psychoactive substance use among prisoners in India(Funded by Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment, GOI)
- 6. An explorative study of knowledge, perceived attitude and risk of addiction potential among different stakeholders concerning recreational cannabis use among youth in India (Funded by AIIMS Intramural research grant)
- 7. Development and validation of an Indian scale to assess severity of substance related problems(Funded by Indian Council of Medical Research-ICMR)
- 8. A pilot study of assessment of behavioral markers for treatment seeking substance use disorder patients through digital phenotyping: A cross sectional comparative study from Delhi-NCR, India
- Non-funded projects: 12 (As a PI 5 projects & as Co-I 7 projects)
- Thesis titled “Clinical assessment and biochemical validation of adolescents inhalant users in treatment setting” completed in National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, (NDDTC), AIIMS.
Memberships of professional bodies
- Founder member and Assistant Secretary General of Addiction Psychiatry Society of India (APSI)
- Fellow of International Society of Addiction Medicine (FISAM)
- Fellow of Indian Psychiatric Society (FIPS)
- Member of National Academy of Medical Sciences (MNAMS)
- Member of International Society for the Study of Drug Policy (ISSDP)
- Member of American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
Total number of publications till date 50
Details of publications since 2010 onwards
- H Ekhtiari, AK Zonoozi, P Rafei, FS Abolghasemi, D Pemstein, TA Gawad et al., (2023). World Addiction Medicine Reports: Study Protocol for the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) Global Expert Network (ISAM-GEN) Surveys. PsyArXiv
- D Kainth, P Kathiresan, R Bhad, R Rao, A Verma. (2022). A Hyperalert Newborn NeoReviews 23 (6), e413-e415
- R Bhad, S Achab, P Rafei, P Kathiresan, HM Ardabili, JL Butner et al., (2023). The scope and needs related to training, research, and mentorship among early-career addiction medicine professionals: an online global survey followed by expert group discussions. medRxiv, 2022.03. 24.22272872
- Narasimha, V., Butner, J., Hanafi, E., Farokhnia, M., Bhad, R., Chalabianloo, F., . . . Arunogiri, S. (2022). Harm reduction and abstinence-based models for treatment of substance use disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic: A global perspective. BJPsych International, 1-4. doi:10.1192/bji.2022.1
- Long, J., Bhad, R., Potenza, M., Orsolini, L., Phan, V., Kanabar, M., & Achab, S. (2021). Public health approaches and policy changes after the inclusion of gaming disorder in ICD-11: Global needs. BJPsych International, 1-4. doi:10.1192/bji.2021.57
- 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
- Sarkar S, Sood E, Bhad R, Mishra A. Validated scales for substance use disorders in the geriatric population: A scoping review. Journal of Geriatric Mental Health. 2022. 8 (2), 70
- Parmar A, Gupta P, R Bhad R. An exploratory study of clinical profile, stigma and pathways to care among primary cannabis use disorder patients in India. Journal of Substance Use, 2022, 27 (1), 74-79
- 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
- Schaub MP, Tiburcio M, Martínez-Vélez N,Ambekar A, Bhad R, Wenger A, ... The effectiveness of a web-based self-help program to reduce alcohol use among adults with drinking patterns considered harmful, hazardous, or suggestive of dependence in four …Journal of medical Internet research, 2021, 23 (8), e21686
- Rao R, Yadav D, Bhad R, Rajhans P. Mobile methadone dispensing in Delhi, India: implementation research. Bulletin of WHO. 2021; 99(6): 422
- Radfar et al., Reorganization of substance use treatment and harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic: a global survey. Frontiers in Psychiatry. 2021; 12:349
- Parmar A, Gupta P, Bhad R. An exploratory study of clinical profile, stigma and pathways to care among primary cannabis use disorder patients in India J Sbst Use, 2021; https://doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2021.1897695
- Kathiresan P, Bhad R, Rao R. What's in a name? Nosological issues in substance use and addictive disorders: Perspective from ICD-11. Asian J Psychiatr, 2021; DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102585
- Bhad R, Gupta R, Balhara YPS. A study of pathways to care among opioid dependent individuals seeking treatment at a community de-addiction clinic in India. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2020;19(3):490-502
- Mathur R, Parmar A, Rajpurohit SS, Tundup T, Bhad R. Sildenafil Misuse for its Psychoactive Properties? A Case Report. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2020; DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000805
- Tripathi R, Singh S, Bhad R. The need, scope, challenges, and potential solutions for enhancing addiction psychiatry training in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry. 2020; 62(6): 728
- Kathiresan P, Rao R, Joshi T, Bhad R, Bhatnagar S, Deb KS, Chadda RK. Chronic noncancer pain and opioid addiction: Diagnostic and management challenges. Indian J Palliat Care 2020;26:544-7
- Parmar A, Gupta P, Panda U, Bhad R. An observational study assessing the pathways to care among treatment seeking users of natural opiates. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy. 2019. https://doi.org/10.1080/09687637.2019.1649363
- Dhagudu N, Bhad R, Rao R. Gambling disorder: A gateway for chemical addiction? A case series from India. Journal of Gambling Issues. 2019. Accepted for publication
- Dhagudu N, Gupta S, Bhad R, Rao R. Community-Based Management of Opioid Use Disorder. Indian J Psy Nsg, 2019. Accepted for publication
- Modak T, Bhad R, Rao R. A rare case of physical dependence with psychedelic LSD - A case report. Journal of Substance Use. Accepted for publication
- Bhad R, Gupta R, Balhara YPS. A study of pathways to care among opioid dependent individuals seeking treatment at a community de-addiction clinic in India. J Ethn Subst Abuse. 2019 Jan 11:1-13
- Gupta P, Panda U, Parmar A, Bhad R. Internalized Stigma and its Correlates among Treatment Seeking Opium Users in India: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. Asian J Psychiatr. 2019 Jan;39:86-90.
- Bhad R. Utilization of “Screening Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment” Approach for Tobacco Addiction in Day-to-Day Clinical Practice in India: The Need of the Hour. Journ Neuro Rural Prct. 2019 Jan-Mar;10(1):8-9.
- Modak T, Bhad R, Rao R. Utility of Aripiprazole in co-occurring problem gambling and toluene dependence: A case report. J Subst Use. 2019; 24: 117-119.
- Forero DA, Oermann MH, Mendieta-Zerón H, Dadkhah M, Bhad R, Deshpande SN, Wei Wang W. Negative Effects of "Predatory" Journals on Global Health Research. Ann Glob Health. 2018 Nov 5;84(4):584-589
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M. A clinic based study of treatment seeking adolescent inhalant users in India: Implications for management. J Child Adolesc Subst Abuse. 2016; DOI:10.1080/1067828X.2016.1222977
- Sood M, Chadda R, Sinha Deb K, Bhad R, Mahapatra A, Verma R, Mishra A. Scope of mobile phones in Mental health care in low resource setting. Journal MTM. 2016; 5(2): 33-37
- Mahapatra A, Sood M, Bhad R, Tripathi M. Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia with Bilateral Insular Hypometabolism: A Case Report. J Clin Diagn Res. 2016; 10(4): VD01-VD02
- Pattanayak P, Bhad R, Rao R, Ambekar A, Dayal P. The mis-adventurous use of prescription opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: A case report. Natl. Med. J. India. 2016; 28(6): 284-285
- Shrivastava P, Bhad R, Sharma P, Varshaney M, Sharan P. Difficult-to-treat irritable bowel syndrome: Successful management incorporating a psychological approach. Natl. Med. J. India. 2015; 28(4): 188-189
- Bhad R, Chadda R, Kumar N, Goyal P. A rare association of schizophrenia and Mayer-Rokitansky-Küster-Hauser (MRKH) syndrome. Indian J. Psychiatry. 2015; 57(3): 324.
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M. Why do young people sniff? An exploratory study of adolescent inhalant abuse from north India. J Subst Use. 2016; 21(5): 527-529
- Hazari N, Bhad R. Kynurenine Pathway (KP) inhibitors: Novel agents for the management of Depression. J.Psychopharmacol. 2015; 29(10): 1133-1134
- Bhad R, Hazari N. Predatory journals in Psychiatry: A note of caution. Asian J Psychiatr. 2015; 16: 67-68.
- Bhad R, Lal R, Balhara YPS. Disorders Related to Use of Psychoactive Substances in DSM-5: Changes and Challenges. Indian J Psychol Med. 2015; 37: 470-2
- Bhad R, Dayal P, Kumar S, Ambekar A.The drug ketamine: A double edged sword for mental health professionals. J Subst Use. 2016; 21(4): 341-343
- Bhad R, Hazari N. Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT) for the palliation of Nicotine Abstinence Syndrome: Boon more than Bane. Indian J Palliat Care. 2015; 21(2): 254-255
- Bhad R, Ambekar A, Dayal P. The lizard: an unconventional psychoactive substance? J Subst Use. 2016; 21 (2): 113-114
- Bhad R, Hazari N. Combining pharmacological treatments in geriatric population: Weighing the balance. J. Postgrad. Med. 2015; 61(1): 57-58
- Bhad R, Jain R, Dhawan A, Mehta M. Biochemical assessment of inhalant use among adolescents: A pilot study from tertiary deaddiction center of India. Journal of Sub abuse and alcoholism. 2014; 2(3): 21-24
- Bhad R. The role of brief intervention in psychiatry. Indian J Psychosoci Sci. 2014; 4(2): 15-7.
- Bhad R, Hazari N. Potential dual role of cephalosporins in management of alcohol use disorders. Psychopharmacology (Berl.). 2014; 231(24): 4745-6
- Bhad R. Levetiracetam in catatonia: Therapeutic utility? Journ neuro rural prct. 2014; 5(3): 319-20.
- Bhad R, Hazari N. Reveal rather than Conceal: Implications of decriminalization of suicide attempts in India. BMJ. 2013;347:f6975/rr
- Bhad R, Sagar R. Childhood catatonia. Indian Pediatr. 2013;50(6):614.

Dr.
Piyali Mandal
Female
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
piyum2008@gmail.com
Phone :
+919899620279
011-26593236
General OPD
Wednesday
Special Clinic
Tuesday (Service rounds/Pardabagh Women Clinic)
Thursday (Ward Rounds)
Friday (Women’s Clinic)
Thursday (Ward Rounds)
Friday (Women’s Clinic)
Work experience
- Associate Professor: at the NDDTC and department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi from July, 2018-June 2021
- Assistant Professor: at the NDDTC and department of Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi from 8th June, 2015
- Senior Research Associate: at the department of Psychiatry and NDDTC,AIIMS, New Delhi from September, 2014- June, 015
- Senior resident: at the department of Psychiatry and NDDTC,AIIMS, New Delhi from February2012-August 2014
- Senior resident: in the department of Psychiatry, Institute of Human Behaviour and Allied Sciences( IHBAS), Delhi from August 2011- January 2012
- Junior resident( MD): in the department of Psychiatry and NDDTC,AIIMS, New Delhi from 2008-2011
- Junior resident : in the department of Paediatrics ,Institute of child Health, Kolkata, from 2005-2007
Professional Education :
M.D. ( Doctor of Medicine) in Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
D.Ch (Diploma in Child Health) in Paediatrics, Institute of child Health, Kolkata
M.B.B.S from Medical College, Kolkata
Area of interest:
Substance use among women ,Adolescent substance use
Journal responsibilities
Peer reviewer for
- Journal of Psychoactive Drugs ( International)
- International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine ( International)
- Journal of Substance Use (International)
- Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour
- National Medical Journal
Invited Lectures/ CME/ academic presentations
- Invited lectures:
- Delivered symposium titled “Tobacco use: Across life span of women” in ADDICON 2021, Virtual, 10-11th December,2021, India
- Delivered symposium titled “School setting and intervention: Background and review”. Presented at WASP Asia-Pacific Hybrid congress, 16-18th September,2021, New Delhi, India
- Delivered symposium titled “Genes and gender differences in substance use”. Presented at Hybrid
- Delivered symposium titled “Interventions for substance use in school setting”. Presented at Hybrid NCIASP , 26-28th November, 2021, Imphal, Manipur, India
- Delivered invited lecture titled “Management of Opioid Dependence -withdrawal management” online for Online Orientation Programme for Resource persons (Psychiatrists) on Management of SUD organized by NDDTC funded by The Drug De-Addiction Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfareon 1-6th March, 2021
- Delivered invited lecture titled “Management of Opioid Dependence -withdrawal management” online for Online Orientation Programme for Resource persons (Psychiatrists) on Management of SUD organized by NDDTC funded by The Drug De-Addiction Programme, Ministry of Health and Family Welfareon 19-24th October, 2020
- Invited as an expert for capacity building of the staffs of Women Deaddiction Centre at Pardabagh, Daryaganj, Delhi run by NGO, Society for Youth and Masses (SPYM)
- Delivered symposium titled “Women and tobacco use” in 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held on January 22-25,2020 Kolkata
- Delivered symposium titled “Rehabilitation in women” in National Conference of the Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (NCIASP) held on 29 November – 01 December, 2019Bhubaneswar
- Delivered invited lecture titled “ Opioid Dependence Syndrome” in the Nurses training of trainers program on substance use disorders, AIIMS Delhi College of Nursing on 30th November,2019
- Delivered symposium titled “Addressing the need: More women psychiatrists to fill the gap” in XXI International Society of Addiction Medicine Meeting November 13-16,2019 New Delhi
- Delivered symposium titled “Intervention for substance use among adolescents across settings: scope and relevance: Interventions in the community” XXI International Society of Addiction Medicine Meeting November 13-16,2019 New Delhi
- Delivered invited lecture titled “Overview of substance use disorders and relevance to the police force” for battalion 49B, PAC on 12 April, 2019 at Gautam Buddh Nagar , UP
- Delivered symposium titled “ Substance Use Disorders in Women – Assessment and Management Issues ” in 71st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society held on January 31-3rd February, 2019,Lucknow
- Delivered invited lecture titled “Women in addiction; issues, concerns and service gaps” in the 7th National FINGODAP conference organized by SPYM and National Institute of Social Defence on 30thMarch, 2019 at Dr Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi
- Invited as an expert in the Regional workshop on piloting UNODC Family Treatment Package for youths with drug use disorder” (UNFT) to finalize the cultural adaptations needed in the treatment package (December 2018)in Colombo, Srilanka
- Delivered symposium titled “Women & drug use: Addressing the treatment needs” in the 1st National conference on Addiction Psychiatry; organized by Dept. of Psychiatry, AIIMS, 27-29 November,2017 New Delhi, India
- Delivered invited lecture titled “ Gender sensitive interventions: An overview” in the National CMEon “Emerging Issues in Substance Use Disorders", New Delhi, 22nd July 2017
- Delivered symposium titled “Do e-cigarettes help to quit tobacco use- what is the evidence? In symposium entitled “E- Cigarettes Use: Is it an acceptable alternative?” 22nd World Congress of Social Psychiatry (WASP). 30th November,2016, New Delhi , India
- Delivered symposium titled “The role of the glutamate and cannabinoid neurotransmitter systems in nicotine dependence and their treatment implications”. 34th Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences. 19th October, 2016. National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India
Conference/ CME Organization
- Organizing secretary: For 18th Annual Day of NDDTC held on 13th April, 2021
- Organized symposium on “COVID-19 Pandemic and Drug Addiction Treatment” on 18th annual day NDDTC on 13th April, 2021
- Organized “ Emergency management Orientation and training of residents and nursing officers on emergency management on 29th January,2021 at NDDTC
- Organizingcommitteemembero21stAnnualmeetingoftheInternationalSocietyof Addiction Medicine in Delhi on13-16th November,2019
- National CME on CL Psychiatry organized by the department of Psychiatry& NDDTC on 9th April,2018
- 1st National Conclave on “Psychological Trauma, Child Protection & Mental Illness” organized by Dept. of Psychiatry, AIIMS, 27-28 March 2018, New Delhi, India
- 1st National conference on Addiction Psychiatry; organized by Dept. of Psychiatry, AIIMS, 27-29 November,2017 New Delhi, India
- Organizing secretary: For 14th Annual Day of NDDTC held on 13th April, 2017
- Organized symposium on “Women and drug use” on 14th annual day NDDTC on 13th April,2017 . The title of my presentation was “Addiction treatment services for women: a need of the hour”
- “XXII World Congress of the World Association for Social Psychiatry”, from 2016 November 30th - December 4th, New Delhi, India
- National symposium of Preventive Psychiatry”; organized by Dept. of Psychiatry, AIIMS, on 2016 September 11th, Delhi, India
- Annual CME on Substance Use Disorders titled “Alcohol Use Disorders: Contemporary Issues” organized by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS on 2016 April 30th, Delhi, India
Conference attended
International
- WASP Asia-Pacific Hybrid Congress,2021 September 16-18, New Delhi
- NIDA( USA ) and CPDD Joint virtual Meeting, 2020 June 19-24, Online
- 21st International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting, 2019 November 13-16, New Delhi, India
- 22nd World Congress of Social Psychiatry, 2016 November 30-December 4, New Delhi, India
- The 16th International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting, 2014 October 2-6, Yokohama, Japan
- 7th Congress of the Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (ASCAPAP) 2013 September 25-28, New Delhi, India
- NIDA International forum; 2013 June 14 -17;San Diego, CA, USA
- 4th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry; 2013 August 20-23; Bangkok, Thailand
National
- ADDICON,2021 December 10-11, Virtual
- 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2020 January22-25, Kolkata, India
- 71st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2019 January 31-February 3, Lucknow, India
- First National conclave on Psychological trauma, Child protection and Mental Health, 2018 March 27-28; New Delhi, India.
- First national conference on Addiction Psychiatry, 2017 November 27-29;New Delhi, India
- 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health, 2017 October 27-29;New Delhi, India
- Annual National conference on Addiction Psychology. 2017 September 7-8, Ghaziabad, India
- 34th Annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences; 2016 October 19-21; National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India
- 12th Biennial Conference of the Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health, 2013 September 25-28, New Delhi, India
- 65th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2013 January 10-13, NIMHANS, Bangalore, India
- 64th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2012 January 19-22, Kochi, India
- 3rd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2011 January 16-18, New Delhi, India
- 62nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. 2010 January 17-20, Jaipur, India
Membership of professional bodies
- Life Fellow of Addiction Psychiatry Society of India
- Life fellow of the Indian psychiatric Society
- Life fellow of the Indian Association for Social psychiatry
- Life membership of the Society for Promotion of Research & Education in Mental Health & Substance Use (SPREMH)
- Selected member of Autism Certification Board of department of Psychiatry & NDDTC, AIIMS
Professional Recognition/ Awards
S.No | Name of Award | Awarding Agency | Year |
---|---|---|---|
1 | ICMR financial assistance for MD thesis | ICMR | 2009 |
2 | International travel award | National Institute of Drug Abuse | 2013 |
3 | Early career investigator poster award | World Congress of Asian Psychiatry | 2013 |
4 | Travel award | CSIR | 2013 |
5 | Travel award | ICMR | 2013 |
6 | Travel award | DST | 2014 |
7 | WHO-ISAM Grants-In-Aid-Of-Travel Fellowship | International Society of Addiction Medicine | 2014 |
8 | International travel award | National Institute of Drug Abuse | 2020 |
Funded projects
Principal investigator for the project titled
- “Psycho-social correlates of drug use among attendees of Women’s Clinic of National Drug Dependence treatment Centre” under AIIMS Intramural funding ( 2017-2020)
- “Role of significant others involvement in retention and outcome on naltrexone among opioid dependent individuals: An open label comparative study” under AIIMS Intramural funding ( 2020-2022)
- “Self-esteem, coping and general functioning among women seeking treatment for substance use disorders: A comparative study” under AIIMS Intramural funding ( 2019-2020) as CO-PI
As co-investigator
- Detection of naltrexone in urine by LC-QTOF-Mass spectrometry and its application to naltrexone compliance in substance users (non-funded)
- Screening and intervention for substance use among middle school going children in Delhi funded by Dept. of Education, Samagra Siksha Abhiyan Government of Delhi & NCT ( completed)
- Screening and intervention for substance use among high school going children in Delhi funded by Dept. of Education, Samagra Siksha Abhiyan , Government of Delhi & NCTA cross sectional study to measure (completed)
- Extent of mental health issues and addictive behaviour among adolescents seeking help in Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics in Delhi” funded by Government of Delhi & NCT (completed)
- Impact of COVID-19 pandemic and related lockdown on pattern of psychoactive substance use, treatment service utilization, psychosocial functioning, and health promoting behavior in treatment seeking alcohol and drug dependent individuals under AIIMS Covid related projects funding ( 2020) (completed)
- Survey on alcohol and drug use among school and college students” funded by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment & NDDTC (completed)
- Barriers and facilitators of addiction treatment: A qualitative study funded by ICSSR (completed)
- An efficient screening method for simultaneous detection of Pentazocine, Pheniramine and Tramadol in urine of substance users by gas chromatography-Mass spectrometry (non-funded) ( ongoing)
- COVID-19 experience and literacy among substance use disorder (SUD) patients.(non-funded) (ongoing)
- Development and pilot-testing of training modules on Substance Use for staff working in Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCAs) and Child Welfare Police Officers (CWPOs)funded byMoSJE, GOI (ongoing)
Book chapter
- Ambekar A, Mandal P. Substance related disorders. In: Singh PK, Singh OP, Kumar V. editors. IPS Textbook of Undergraduate Psychiatry.1 st ed. New Delhi: Jaypee brothers medical publishers; p 90-109
- Ambekar A, Mandal P, Prajapati N. Substance abuse in women: An International Perspective In “Handbook on Women Mental Health: An Indian Perspective”. National Publisher. Under Publication
- Mandal P, Verma K, Ambekar A.Management of Substance use disorders .In Treatment Guidelines for Perinatal Psychiatry. Indian Association of Private Psychiatry and Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry. Under Publication
Full text publications in peer reviewed indexed journals
- Sarkar S, Thakur A, Sood A, Mandal P .Barriers and Facilitators of Addiction Treatment: A Qualitative Study.International Journalof Mental Health and Addiction ISSN 1557-1874 Int J Ment Health Addiction DOI 10.1007/s11469-020-00394-x
- Vishwakarma A, Tarwani J, Chawla N, Dayal P, Agrawal A, Mandal P, Ambekar A. Mephentermine dependence with induced psychosis: a series of two cases, J Subst Use, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2020.1749949
- Chattopadhyay A,Gupta S, Dayal P, Mandal P, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Butorphanol dependence in a health-care professional: A case report with narrative review. J Subst Use 2019; 24(5):463-4. Doi:10.1080/14659891.2019.1604839
- Mandal P , Parmar A , Ambekar A, Dhawan A . Substance use among treatment seeking Indian adolescent girls: Are they unique? Asian J Psychiatr.. 2019;41:17-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.03.007. Epub 2019 Mar 6.
- Chawla N, Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A. Tramadol associated pica: A case report. Psychiatry clinNeurosci. 2019 ;73(1):43. doi: 10.1111/pcn.12789. Epub 2018 Dec 2.
- Mandal P, Dhawan A. Interventions in individuals with specific needs. Indian J Psychiatry2018,60(8): 553-58
- Dhawan A, Mandal P. Preventive strategies for substance use. Indian J Soc Psychiatry2017,33(2):108-11
- Ambekar A, Parmar P. Tirthani S, Mandal P. Profile of women substance users seeking treatment at tertiary care treatment centre: A retrospective chart review study. J Subst Use 2017, 22( 5): 507-10.doi.10.1080/14659891.2016.1255792
- Mandal P, Parmar P. Tirthani S, Ambekar A. Profile of elderly women seeking treatment for substance use disorders at a tertiary care treatment centre. J Subst Use 2017,22(3):353-55.doi.org/10.1080/14659891.2016.1217092
- Parmar A, Mandal P, Tripathi M, Sagar R Escitalopram Induced Hyponatremia. ASEAN J Psychiatry 2016, 17 (2): 254-57
Gupta P, Mandal P, Singh D, Pattanayak
RD, Bhargava R, Anju Dhawan A. Detection of Optic Neuropathy and 3-month Follow-up of an Adolescent Inhalant User: Are we Paying Enough Attention? Indian J Psychol Med. 2016; 38(5): 486–88.doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.191390
- Rao R, Mandal P , Gupta R, Ramshankar P , Mishra A , Ambekar A , Jhanjee S, Dhawan A. Factors Affecting Drug Use During Incarceration: A Cross-Sectional Study of Opioid-Dependent Persons from India. J Subst Abuse Treat . . 2016;(61):13–7 Mandal P, Prakash S."Tramadol: a good option for management of opioid withdrawal syndrome in developing countries." J Subst Use, 2016,21(4) : 339–40
- Pal A, Parmar A, Mandal P, Sagar R. A case of persistent delusional disorder: Role of dimensions of delusion reappraised. J Mental Health Human Behav. 2016; 21(1): 64-5
- Mandal P, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Sreenivas V. Psychological Barriers to Tobacco Cessation in Indian Buprenorphine-Naloxone Maintained Patients: A Pilot Study. Indian J Psychol Med 2015 Jul-Sep; 37(3): 299–304. doi: 10.4103/0253-7176.162944
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Is dhat syndrome indeed a culturally determined form of depression? Ind J Psychol Med 2015; 37(1):108-9
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Drug trials in psychiatry: Methodological issues. Asian J Psychiatry. 2014; 8:109-10.
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Is the DSM-5 position on dhat syndrome justified?Asian J Psychiatry. 2014; 12:155-57.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2014.08.006
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Psychiatry’s dilemma: A poorly valid symptom based classification versus a yet infantile neuroscience based classification. Asian J Psychiatry. 2014;13:83-4
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Dhat syndrome: An extremely unusual presentation. World Cul Psych Res Rev World Cultural Psychiatry Research Review 2014; 9 (3): 140-3
- Prakash S, Mandal P.Medically Unexplained Somatic Symptoms – Diagnostic and Treatment Issues in the Indian Subcontinent. Am J Psychiatry.2014; 171(11):1158-9.
- Gupta A, Mandal P, Rachna Bhargava R, Pattanayak RD, Sagar R, Dhawan A.Marked Exacerbation of ADHD After Onset of Inhalant Use: A Case Report. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014 26(4) : E6-E7
- Mandal P, Prakash S, Sagar R. Primary caregivers of schizophrenia outpatients: burden and its correlates. Delhi Psychiatry J. 2014; 17(2):343-8.
- Prakash S, Mandal P.Is the DSM-5 position on dhat syndrome justified? Asian J psychiatry. 2014, 27(12):155-7.
- Mandal P, Prakash S. Stigma of mental disorders and role of nursing professionals: A developing country perspective. J nursing & care. 2014; 3(5):190. http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2167-1168.1000190
- Mandal P, Prakash S. Methodological considerations in studying psycho-social aspects of suicide. Ind J psychiatry. 2014; 56 (2):208-9.
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Improving somatic health in severe mental illness. Acta Psychiatr Scand. 2014; 129(3):236-7.
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Natural Disasters, Armed Conflict, and Public Health. N Eng J Med. 2014; 370(8):783.
- Srivastava P, Mandal P, Mehta M, Sagar R. Psychological Intervention in a Case of Bulimia Nervosa: A Case Report. Psychol Studies. 2014; 59(1):68–75.
- Prakash S, Mandal P. Culture bound syndromes: Nosological and management issues. Ind J Psychiatry 2014; 56(1):99.
- Mandal P, S. Arumuganathan, Rajesh Sagar, Pakhi Srivastava. A Classical Case of Bulimia Nervosa from India. Indian J Psychol Med .2013; 35 (3): 309-10.
- Mandal P, Prakash S, Deb KS. Schizophrenia caregivers’ burden: Need to look deeper. Asian J Psychiatry. 2013 Oct; 6(5):428.
- Mandal P, Pal A, Sagar R. Common mental disorders-A review. J Mental Health Human Behav 2013,8(2):6-14
- Prakash S, Mandal P, Sagar R. Paroxetine in the treatment of recurrent brief depressive disorder. J Pharmacol Pharmacother. 2013; 4(4): 288–290.
- Thapa R, Mallick D, Mandal P, Ghosh A. Neuroblastoma masquerading as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Indian J Pediatrics . 2007; 74( 4 ): 421-422
Abstract published in indexed journals
- Verma K, Mandal P, Mongia M, Ambekar A. Perceived stigma and Affiliate stigma among family members of opioid dependent men and women: A cross sectional comparative study. Indian J Psychiatry 2020; 62(S1): S31
- Jhanjee S, Mandal P, Chatterjee B. Tobacco use in vulnerable populations in India: A review. Indian J Psychiatry 2020; 62(S1): S93
- Chatterjee B , Mandal P , Rao R , Kattula D. Rehabilitation of special populations in addiction psychiatry. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2019; 35(4): 275
- Verma K, Mandal P, Mongia M, Ambekar A. Perceived stigma in female opioid users and their family members: A cross sectional comparative study. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2019; 35(4): 287
- Ambekar A, Mandal P , Pakhre A , Tripathi R. Substance Use Disorders in Women – Assessment and Management Issues. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019; 61 (S- 3): 435
- Parmar A, Mandal P, Ambekar A, Dhawan A. Substance use among female adolescents seeking treatment: A study from a tertiary care substance use treatment centre. Indian J Soc Psychiatry. 2018;34(4): 352
- Jhanjee S, Jain R, Mandal P. E-cigarettes in adolescents: Issues and challenges. Indian J Psychiatry. 2018; 60:S-43
- Mandal P, Varshney M, Das N, Dhawan A. Profile of adolescent opioid users seeking treatment at a national level addiction treatment centre. Indian J Psychiatry. 2018; 60: S-151
- Mandal P, Kuppili PP, Bhargava R, Pattanayak RD, Dhawan A. Clinical profile and retention on pharmacological treatment among opioid dependent adolescents: A retrospective chart review. The Indian J Ped. 2017;SS-1:118
- Sharma S, Mandal P, Mongia M, Ambekar A. Barriers to Treatment and Psychosocial Complications of Prescription Opioid Dependence in Women in Indian Context: A Case Report and Brief Review. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2017, 33: S-14
- Kamran A, Garg H, Varshney M, Agrawal A, Dayal P, Mandal P, Ambekar A. Iatrogenic Opioid Use Disorder In A Young Woman: A Case Report With Unique Clinical Characteristics. Indian J Psychiatry. 2017; 59(S2): 239
- Shah B, Yadav P, Ambekar A, Mandal P. Gender Sensitive Substance Use Treatment Services: Challenges and Opportunities. Indian J Psychiatry 2016;58(S1): S41
- Bhargava R, Mandal P, Gupta A, Dhawan A. Psychosocial Determinants of Drop-Out From Treatment At Child & Adolescent Clinic of National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre. Indian J Psychiatry 2016;58(S1): S-121
- Jhanjee S, Jain R, Chatterjee B, Mandal P. E-Cigarettes Use: Is it an Acceptable Alternative? Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2016.32(4): 386
- Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Sagar R, Prakash S. Stigma Towards Mentally Ill Among Health Care Staffs in India and Way Forward. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2016.32(4):413
- Parmar A, Mandal P, Therthani S, Ambekar A. A Retrospective Chart Review of Female Substance Users Attending Outpatient Clinic at Tertiary Care Drug Dependence Treatment Centre in India. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2016.32(4):455
- Kuppili PP, Bhargava R, Mandal P, Mishra AK, Gupta A, Dhawan A. Correlates of treatment retention among children & adolescent substance users seeking treatment in tertiary hospital in North India. Indian J Soc Psychiatry 2016.32(4):459
- Chatterjee B, Mandal P, Sagar R, Kumar N. Attitude towards mentally ill among nursing Professionals: Evidence from a Tertiary Care General Hospital. Indian J Psychiatry 2015;57(S): 92
- Krishnan V, Ambekar A, Mandal P, Rao R, Mishra AK. Outcomes on buprenorphine-naloxone at a tertiary care substance use facility: a retrospective chart review. Indian J Psychiatry 2015;57(S):102
- Jhanjee S, Mandal P, Singh D. Tobacco use in opioid-dependent patients on buprenorphine-naloxone treatment. Ind J Psychiatry Jan 2014; 56 (Suppl 1): S19–S20
- Mandal P, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Sreenivas V. Barriers of tobacco cessation among Indian buprenorphine-naloxone maintained patients. Alcohol alcohol. 2014; 49(suppl1): i6.doi: 10.1093/alcalc/agu052.19
- Chatterjee B, Sagar R, Mandal P, Kumar N. Mental illness: Who do the professional blame? Ind J Psychiatry Jan 2013; 55(S 1): S61–S62
Abstracts published in conference abstract book/ International abstract data base
- Mandal P, Dhawan A. Indian adolescent opioid users and their clinical profile and management challenges: A retrospective analysis of 5 years. In abstract database Joint NIDA (USA) & CPDD virtual meeting database 2020, June19-24, online
- Mandal P. E-cigarette use: what is the raging debate? In: The proceedings of World congress of Mental Health.2017 November 2-5;New Delhi, India.
- Mandal P. Women and drug use: addressing the treatment needs. In: Abstracts of First national conference on Addiction Psychiatry; 2017 November 27-29;New Delhi, India.
- Chawla N, Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A. Tramadol induced pica. In: Abstracts of First national conference on Addiction Psychiatry; 2017 November 27-29;New Delhi, India
- Mandal P. The role of the glutamate and cannabinoid neurotransmitter systems in the nicotine dependence and their treatment implications. In abstracts of 34th Annual meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences; 2016 October 19-21; National Brain Research Centre, Manesar, India
- Mandal P, Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Sharma S. A retrospective study of factors associated with management of adolescent substance use. In: the proceedings of the 7th Congress of the Asian Society for Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Allied Professions (ASCAPAP) 2013 September 14-18, New Delhi, India
- Mandal P, Chatterjee B, , Rakesh VR, Kumar N, Sagar R. Community Attitude towards Mentally and Their Treatment among Nursing Professionals in a Tertiary Care General Hospital. In: Abstracts of the 4th World Congress of Asian Psychiatry; 2013 August 20-23; Bangkok, Thailand
- Mandal P, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Sreenivas V. Tobacco use in opioid-dependent subjects on buprenorphine-naloxone maintenance treatment. In: Abstract database of NIDA International forum 2013. June 14 -17;San Diego, USA

Dr.
Siddharth Sarkar
Male
MD
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
sidsarkar22@gmail.com
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Thursday (General OPD & Family Empowerment Clinic)
Special Clinic
Tuesday (Dual Diagnosis Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Saturday (Community Clinic Trilokpuri)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Saturday (Community Clinic Trilokpuri)
Field of Interest:
Addiction Psychiatry, Medical Education, Consultation Psychiatry
Thesis supervised for MD/ DM/PhD
- as guide - 2
-as co-guide - 10
Awards and Honours
- Sarada Menon Gold Medal for DNB, Psychiatry
- Young Psychiatrist Award of Indian Psychiatric Society 2016
- Bhagwat Award of Indian Psychiatric Society 2015
- Balint Award of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry 2017
- NIDA Young Investigator Awardee for ISAM 2022
Any other relevant information
- Deputy Editor of Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry
- Assistant Editor of Indian Journal of Psychiatry
Investigator/ Co-investigator in funded projects along with year completed/ongoing:
- Principal Investigator of Project “Real world effectiveness of add-on yoga of patients with opioid dependence stabilized on treatment” funded by Department of Science and Technology SATYAM in 2022 with Prof Anju Dhawan as coinvestigator (INR 36 lakh).
- Principal Investigator of the Project “Development and validation of an Indian scale to assess severity of substance related problems” funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) in 2019 with Dr Roshan Bhad, Dr Ashwani Mishra, Dr Naresh Nebhinani, Dr Anirudhha Basu, and Dr Balaji Bharadwaj as co-investigators (INR 42 Lakhs)
- Principal Investigator of the Project “Heart-Rate variability and autonomic parameters for supplementing clinical assessment of opioid withdrawal” funded by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi (Intramural Grant) in 2019 with Dr. KP Kochhar as co-investigator (INR 7 Lakhs)
Investigator/Co-investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title completed/ongoing:
- Co-investigator for DHR funded project “Leveraging digital technology for health-care delivery: A randomized controlled trial to assess effectiveness of an e-Health intervention to manage gaming disorder” with Dr YPS Balhara as Principal Investigator, Dr Rachna Bhargava and Mandeep Arora as other co-investigators (2020-2022) (INR 3.68 Lakhs).
- Co-investigator for WHOSEARO funded project “Setting up of a telemedicine and online resource hub on mental health and addictive disorders for South East Asia” with Dr YPS Balhara as Principal Investigator, Dr Shailini Singh as co-investigator (2020-2021) (INR 7.2 Lakhs).
- Co-investigator for Chattisgarh Government-funded project “Development of module on prevention of substance use and addiction among students for the teachers from the state of Chattisgarh” with Dr YPS Balhara as Principal Investigator, Dr. Shalini Singh as other co-investigators (2020-2022) (INR 8.08 Lakhs).
- Co-investigator for ICMR funded project “Evaluation of Neurocognitive, Personality, Emotional, and Psychosocial Biomarkers as Candidate Endophenotypes for Opioid Use Disorder & Their Relationship with Polymorphism in Opioid & Dopamine Receptor Genes: Implications for Prevention & Treatment” with Dr Prabhu Dayal as Principal Investigator, and Dr Rizwana Quraishi as Co-Investigator
Total number of publications till date: 225
Details of publications since 2010 onwards (the full citation)- these should be divided into journal articles (peer reviewed publications) and books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
Ten Major Publications are as below:
- Balhara YPS, Sarkar S, Laspal N, Bhargava R, Yadav Z. A randomized controlled trial to assess effectiveness of GamE- an e-Health intervention to self-manage gaming with an aim to prevent gaming disorder. Asian J Psychiatr. 2022;80:103389.
- Singh VV, Sarkar S, Chadda RK, Mishra AK, Dhawan A. Reasons for leaving treatment among patients with opioid dependence: A 3-month prospective follow-up study. J Opioid Manag. 2022;18(5):455-466.
- Sahu A, Bhati N, Sarkar S. A systematic review and meta-analysis of substance use among medical students in India. Indian J Psychiatry. 2022;64(3):225-239.
- Kathiresan P, Sarkar S. Club Drugs in India: An Analysis of Newspaper Reports. Indian J Psychol Med. 2022;44(3):311-313.
- Kumari A, Sarkar S, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Kaur T, Baitha U, Chakrawarty A, Klanidhi KB. Interventions for workplace violence against health-care professionals: A systematic review. Work. 2022;73(2):415-427.
- Ghosh A, Singh P, Das N, Pandit PM, Das S, Sarkar S. Efficacy of brief intervention for harmful and hazardous alcohol use: a systematic review and meta-analysis of studies from low middle-income countries. Addiction. 2022;117(3):545-558.
- Quraishi R, Sarkar S, Jain R. Impact of Chronic Alcohol and Opioid Dependence on Biochemical Parameters: A Retrospective Case Control Study from a Tertiary Care Treatment Center in North India. Addict Health. 2021;13(3):148-155.
- Parmar A, Lal R, Sarkar S, Singh Balhara YP. Neurological Soft Signs in Cannabis Use Disorder with or without Psychosis: A Comparative Study from India. J Dual Diagn. 2021;17(4):267-276.
- Gupta S, Bhatia G, Sarkar S, Chatterjee B, Balhara YPS, Dhawan A. Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Indian J Psychiatry. 2020;62(5):501-508.
- Gupta R, Narnoli S, Das N, Sarkar S, Balhara YPS. Patterns and predictors of self-harm in patients with substance-use disorder. Indian J Psychiatry. 2019;61(5):431-438.
Books
- Sagar R, Sarkar S. Drug Therapy for Psychiatric Disorders 1st Edition, Jaypee Brothers Medical Publishers, 2019.
- Chadda S, Kumar V, Sarkar S, editors. Social Psychiatry: Principles and Clinical Perspectives. Jaypee Brothers, New Delhi; 2018
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https://scholar.google.co.in/citations?hl=en&user=h7j6D4sAAAAJ
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Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops
Key publications
- Siddharth Sarkar, Anamika Sahu. Substance use among medical students in India: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Short Oral Communication at the 22nd WPA World Congress of Psychiatry held at Bangkok from 3rd to 6th August 2022.
- Siddharth Sarkar, Bichitra Nanda Patra, Snehil Gupta, Vaibhav Patil. Coerced substance use versus mental health care: Is there difference in public opinion? Poster at the 14th World Congress of Bioethics held at Bengaluru from 5th to 7th Dec 2018.
- Siddharth Sarkar. Emerging issues in substance use in India: club drugs - under the carpet, peeping out sporadically. Symposium at the 20th International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual Meeting (ISAM), 2018 held at Busan, South Korea from 3rd to 6th Nov 2018.

Dr.
Rizwana Quraishi
Female
M.Sc. (Biochemistry), Ph.D. (Clinical Chemistry)
Affiliation
Additional Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
rizwanaquraishi@gmail.com
Phone :
01126593236
Special Clinic
Tuesday (NDDTC Lab)
Wednesday (NDDTC Lab)
Friday (NDDTC Lab)
Saturday (NDDTC Lab)
Wednesday (NDDTC Lab)
Friday (NDDTC Lab)
Saturday (NDDTC Lab)
Field of interest:
- Standardization of techniques for health damage assessment (treatment compliance and effectiveness studies).
- Genetic basis of addictive behaviours.
- Testing of Drugs of abuse (DOA) and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)
- Translational Research: Field applicable and patient friendly assessment techniques like dried blood assays.
Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops
- Quraishi R, Kumar R, Sarkar S, Rao R, Ambekar A.Clinical and biochemical profile of alcohol dependent patients initiated on naltrexone. World Psychiatric Association 3-6 Aug 2022, Bangkok, Thailand.
- Jain R, Chadda R, Lal R, Rao R, Quraishi R. High-throughput LC-QTOF Mass Method for the detection of designer piperazines in urine of substance users attending the tertiary care treatment center of North India. NIDA International Forum, Minneapolis June 2022.
- Mishra R, Deep R, Quraishi R, Jain R. Assessment for mitochondrial DNA A10398G polymorphism in Indian patients with bipolar I disorder. International society for Bipolar Disorders May 2022.
- Quraishi R, Jain R. Complete blood count of alcohol dependent patients. 4 Dec 2020, Asian Internal Society of Addiction Medicine ( virtual mode)
- Shukla T, Shani S, Kathiresan P, Quraishi R, Rao R, Jain R, Ambekar R. An observational prospective study assessing factors affecting abstinence with disulfiram treatment in patients with alcohol dependence” on July 2020 at 2nd International conference of Research and Education Center for mental Health and Psychiatry, Taiwan (virtual mode).
- Quraishi R, Sarkar S, Sharma A. Genetic underpinning of addiction. Symposium presented at International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM 2019),13-16 Nov 2019 in Delhi, India.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. Use of filter paper in substance abuse treatment setting. Poster presented at the Asian Pacific Federation of Clinical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine (APFCB 2019), 17-20 Nov 2019 in Jaipur, India.
- Quraishi R, Chatterjee B and Rao R. Genetics of alcohol and opioid dependence: prevalence, association and implications in treatment outcome. Symposium presented at 3rd Global conference of Biological Psychiatry, 23-26 Aug 2018 in Grand Hyatt, Mumbai.
- Quraishi R, Singh D, Ambekar A, Jain R, Rao R. Gamma gutamyl transferase measurement in dried serum spots. Poster presented at the 19th congress of international society for biomedical research on alcoholism (ISBRA2018), 9-13 Sept 2018 in Kyoto, Japan.
- Chatterjee B, Quraishi R, Rao R. Genetic aspects of addictive disorders. Symposium accepted at Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society 5-8 Feb 2018 Ranchi, Jharkhand.
- Quraishi R. Genetic predictors and moderators of treatment research in substance use (alcohol use disorders). Symposium presented at National Conference on Addiction Psychiatry dated 29th Nov 2017.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A, Verma A, Gupta P. Feasibility of using filter paper as a matrix for drug screening in urine of substance users. Presented at 49th Annual Conference of Indian Pharmacological Society” 21-23 Oct 2016.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Bera SC, Ambekar A. Association of alcohol use pattern with liver enzyme levels: report from a tertiary care treatment centre in India. Presented at World association of Social Psychiatry, 2016.
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Verma A, Ambekar A. “Evaluation of Dried urine spot method for detection of BZD among substance users”. International Association of Medico Legal Experts (IAMLE), Jan 2016.
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Verma A. “Evaluation of Dried urine spot method for detection of cotinine among Tobacco users”. National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum, June 2015.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Balhara YPS. “Profile of nicotine use among alcohol dependent patients visiting a tertiary care treatment centre in North India” Presented at 11thIndo Pacific Association of Law, Medicine & Science Congress 2013 (Inpalms 2013) 7th-10th October 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Verma A, Ambekar A. An Efficient Method for Detection of Opiate in Dried Urine Specimens among Opioid Users.11thIndo Pacific Association of Law, Medicine & Science Congress 2013 (Inpalms 2013) 7th-10th October 2013 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Quraishi R and Jain R. ANKKI /Taq A Genotyping from blood stored on filter paper. 40th National Conference of Association of Clinical Biochemists of India 3rd-6th Dec, 2013, NASC, PUSA (N Delhi)
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Pattanayak RD, Dhawan A. Biochemical and Haematological Profile of Inhalant users seeking treatment at a tertiary care centre in India. 65th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. January 10-13, 2013, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
- Balhara YPS, Jain R, Quraishi R.A comparative urinalysis based study of cannabis use among opioid dependent individuals on Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) with buprenorphine or buprenorphine-naloxone combination”. 65th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society. January 10-13, 2013, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Pattanayak RD, Dhawan A. Profile of Inhalant users seeking treatment at a tertiary care centre in India. 39th Annual National Conference of Indian Associate of Clinical Psychologists. February 18-20, 2013, AIIMS (N Delhi)
- QuraishiR, Raka Jain, R.D. Pattanayak Effect of age on the biochemical parameters of alcohol dependent patients visiting a tertiary care treatment centre in India: A pilot study. 3rd International conference on legal medicine, medical negligence and litigation in medical practice and 3rd international conference in current trends in forensic sciences and forensic medicine and toxicology. IMALE- 2012 (3rd - 5th February, 2012)
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Majumder P, and Pattanayak RD. Comparison of self-report and biological measures for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use in consecutive alcohol dependent patients visiting a tertiary care centre. IMALE- 2012 (3rd - 5th February, 2012)
- Quraishi R and Jain R. Morphine recovery from dried urine specimens” 10th Indo-Pacific Congress on Legal Medicine and Forensic Science. Inpalms 2010 (25th - 30th October, 2010)
Thesis supervised for MD/ DM/PhD
- as guide (number only): 2 MD
-as co-guide (number only): 2 DM, 5 MD, 2 Ph.D. (Member)
Any other relevant information
- Managing the laboratory services to assess health damage in patients with substance use. It includes Chemistry, Hematology and Electrolyte measurements.
- Looking after the drugs of abuse testing laboratory and therapeutic drug monitoring.
- The NDDTC Laboratory has the state of art instruments to test New Psychoactive substance.
- The genetics laboratory at NDDTC is involved in research pertaining treatment response to the therapeutic interventions and the genetic vulnerability towards drugs use and abuse.
- Running ‘External Quality Control Programme’ for all investigations at NDDTC, Monthly reporting of blinded external sample for the Chemistry, Hematology & electrolytes parameters.
- Working as Reviewer
- Indian Journal of Psychiatry.
- Indian Journal of Medical Research.
- Journal of Substance Abuse & Treatment.
- Journal of Substance Abuse.
- Journal of Pharmacology and Pharmacy.
- Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry.
Awards and Honours:
- Young psychiatrist award at 2nd International conference of Research and Education Center for mental Health and Psychiatry, Taiwan, July 2020. (2nd Author, Findings from research study as PI).
- On invitation authored a book chapter for The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK. 2017
- Chaired sessions on Mental Health at World Congress of Social Psychiatry, 2016 and National Conference on Addiction Medicine, 2017.
- Awarded travel grant from ICMR to attend; 11thIndo Pacific Association of Law, Medicine & Science Congress 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Awarded travel grant from DST to attend American Association Clinical Chemistry, Annual meeting, USA 2005.
Investigator/ Co-investigator in funded projects along with year completed/ongoing
- Evaluation of Neurocognitive, Personality, Emotional, and Social Biomarkers as Candidate Endophenotypes for Opioid Use Disorder & their Relationship with Polymorphism in Opioid & Dopamine Receptor Genes: Implications for Prevention & Treatment. Co-PI (ICMR funded, 2021 ongoing)
- Metabolic and addiction indices in Indian opioid dependent subjects on Buprenorphine-naloxone Maintenance treatment: A longitudinal study. Co-PI(ICMR funded, 2022-25)
- Development and pilot testing of a biomarker feedback cognitive social health information programme during pregnancy. Co-PI(ICMR funded, 2022 ongoing)
- A Cross-Sectional Study to Screen for Psycho-sexual Health Disorders and Measure Neurochemical Correlates in Gynaecology Cancer Survivors. Co- PI (AIIMS funded, 2021 ongoing).
- HIV, Hepatitis B and C testing in individuals receiving agonist treatment for injecting drug use at a community clinic in Delhi: a cross sectional assessment of risk factors and seroprevalence”. Co-PI(AIIMS funded, 2021 ongoing)
- An evaluation of mu opioid receptor gene polymorphism (A118G) and long term naltrexone treatment response in North-Indian alcohol dependent patients. Principal Investigator. ICMR funded study (2019-ongoing).
- Assessment of clinical profile, mitochondrial DNA 10398, peripheral glucose utilization (HOMA-IR) and inflammation (TNF-a) in Matrilineal Bipolar Disorder. Co-PI(Intramural project, 2019 ongoing).
- A functional polymorphism of dopamine beta hydroxylase gene and disulfiram treatment response in patients with alcohol dependence: A pilot exploratory study. Principal Investigator. (AIIMS funded Study (2018-20).
- Biomarkers of Lithium response in Bipolar disorder: assessment of the clinical markers, peripheral blood based markers and structural neuroimaging markers (pertaining to gray matter volume) in individuals with bipolar disorder on long-term lithium prophylaxis. Co-Investigator. (2017 Ongoing).
- Detection of New Psychoactive Substances among Substance Abuse Treatment Seekers in India: A Multi-centric Study. Co-Investigator. (Funded by Ministry of Revenue, GOI, 2017-22).
- Feasibility of transporting blood/serum samples onto filter paper to screen for biomarkers of harmful alcohol use among opioid dependent patients on agonist maintenance treatment: A pilot study in community setting. (PI) (AIIMS funding) (2016-18).
- Feasibility of transporting urine samples of drug users on filter paper for screening drugs of abuse: A pilot exploratory study. Co-PI (ICMR funded, 2012-15).
Investigator/Co-investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title completed/ongoing
- A functional polymorphism of aldehyde dehydrogenase gene (rs671) and disulfiram treatment response in patients with alcohol dependence: A pilot exploratory study. PI (2020 ongoing).
- Clinical laboratory profile of opioid dependent patients: A retrospective chart review study. (PI) (2019-20)
- To explore and compare the association of various demographic, clinical and laboratory factors with Delirium Tremens (DT) among patients with Alcohol Dependence (AD), admitted with and without a diagnosis of DT, based upon review of clinical records. Departmental study. (2017-20) Principal Investigator.
- A cross sectional study to measure the frequency of the BDNF Met66 allele in patients seeking treatment for alcohol use disorder. (MD Thesis, as co-supervisor, 2020).
- A randomized double blind sham controlled trial for evaluating effectiveness and tolerability of high definition transcranial direct current stimulation in depression. (MD Thesis, as co-supervisor, 2020).
Total number of publications till date: 40
Details of publications since 2010 onwards (the full citation)-
Journal articles (peer reviewed publications)
- Journal articles (peer reviewed publications)
- QuraishiR, Sarkar S, Parmar A, JainR, Das BK, AmbekarA. Exploring the clinical variables among drug dependent HIV-Positive: Implications for treatment strategies. Indian J Public Health 2022, 66(3), 331-333.
- QuraishiR,VarshneyM,RaoA, Ambekar A. Evaluation of alcohol use pattern among OST patents using alcohol biomarkers. Indian J Psychiatry 2022, 64(3), 312-315.
- Quraishi R, Kathiresan P, Verma K, Rao R, Jain R. Effect of chronic opioid use on the haematological and inflammatory markers: A retrospective study from North India. Indian J Psychiatry 2022;64:252-6.
- QuraishiR, Sharma J, JainR,AmbekarA. Influence of COMT gene polymorphism on alcohol and tobacco consumption in North Indian treatment seeking population. Indian J Psychiatry 2021, 63(3), 240-244-315.
- Quraishi R, Sarkar S, Jain R.Impact of chronic alcohol and opioid dependence on biochemical parameters: A retrospective case control study from a tertiary care treatment centre in North India. Addict Health 2021;13(3):148-55.
- QuraishiR,VarshneyM,SinghA,SinghD,KumarM,RaoAetal.Useoffilterpapertomeasurealcoholbiomarkersamongopioiddependent patients on agonist maintenance treatment: A community based study. Indian J Psychol Med 2019, 41(6), 529-34.
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Verma A, Ambekar A. Development and clinical evaluation of a dried urine spot method for detection of morphine among opioid users. Ind J Pharmacol. 2019, 51(1): 40-44.
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Verma A. Evaluation of dried urine spot method to screen cotinine among tobacco dependents: An exploratory study. Ind J Psychol Med, 2017, 39(4), 2017: 469-474.
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Ambekar A, Verma A, Gupta P. Dried urine spots for detection of benzodiazepines.Indian J Pharmacol, 2017, 4(5):1420-1423.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Mishra AK & Ambekar A. Association of ANKK I polymorphism with co-morbid alcohol and nicotine dependence: A pilot study from a tertiary care treatment center in North India”. Ind J Med Res 145, January 2017, pp 33-38
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. Hematological Profile of Alcohol Dependent subjects: Report from a Tertiary Care Treatment Centre in India. Int J Pharma Res Health Sci. 2016; 4 (5): 1420-1423
- Quraishi R, Lakshmy R, Mukhopadhyay AK, and Jailkhani BL. Transaminase Extraction and Stability from Dried Serum Samples. Schol J Appli Med Sci, 2014; 2 (1B): 169-170.
- Quraishi R & Jain R. ANKKI/Taq A1 Genotyping from dried blood stored on filter paper among alcohol & nicotine dependantsubjects. British Biomed Bulletin 2014, 2 (1): 263-266.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Balhara YPS. Profile of Nicotine Use among Alcohol Dependent Patients Visiting a Tertiary Care Center in North India. Indian J Psychol Med. 2014; 36(2):174-8.
- Quraishi R, Pattanayak RD, Jain R, Dhawan A. A Descriptive Study of Clinical, Hematological and Biochemical Parameters of Inhalant Users Seeking Treatment at a Tertiary Care Centre In India. Ind J of Psycho Med, 2013; 35(2): 174-179.
- Chatterjee B, Quraishi R, Jain R.Socio-demographic and drug use characteristics of treatment-seeking cannabis users at a tertiary care centre in India. Add Dis and Their Treat, 2013; 33: 1-3.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Chatterjee B, Verma A. Laboratory profile of cannabis dependent treatment-seeking population at a tertiary care centre in India. Int J High Risk Behav Addict. 2013;2(3): 107-11.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Anish PK. Naltrexone level and biochemical profile of opiate dependent patients on Naltrexone Maintenance Programme: A pilot study. Add Dis and Their Treat Published ahead of print. 10.1097/ADT.0b013e31827a1ede
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. The use of dried blood spot samples in screening drugs of abuse. Pharmacology & Pharmacy, 2013, 4, 152-159
- Quraishi R, Lakshmy R, Mukhopadhyay AK, and Jailkhani BL.Analysis of the stability of urea in dried blood spots collected and stored on filter paper. Annals of Lab Med, 2013; 33: 1-3.
- Quraishi R, Lakshmy R, Mukhopadhyay AK, and Jailkhani BL. Creatinine measurement and stability in dried Serum.J Diabetes Sci and Tech, 2012 Jul 1; 6 (4): 988-9
- R Quraishi, R Lakshmy, k Luthara, AK Mukhopadhyay, BL Jailkhani. Apo E Genotyping from blood stored on filter paper. IJMR 2012; 135 (3): 318-321
- Jain R, Quraishi R, Majumder P, and Pattanayak RD. Comparison of self-report and biological measures for alcohol, tobacco and illicit drug use in consecutive alcohol dependent patients visiting a tertiary care centre. Journal of Substance Use 1-9, Posted online on 19 April 2012.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Pattanayak RD. Laboratory Profile of current Injecting Drug Users seeking treatment at a tertiary care centre in India: What do the regular blood tests and HIV screening say?. Add dis and their treat, Early online ahead of publication, December 2011 doi: 10.1097/ADT.0b013e31824040432.
Books/monographs/project reports/ proceedings from workshops (non-peer reviewed publications)
- Mishra R, Deep R, Quraishi R, Jain R. Assessment for mitochondrial DNA A10398G polymorphism in Indian patients with bipolar I disorder. Bipolar Disorders (Journal) 2022; 24(S1): pp42
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. Use of filter paper in substance abuse treatment setting. Indian J Clin Biochem. 2019, 34 (1): 200.
- QuraishiR,SinghD,AmbekarA,JainR,RaoR.Gammagutamyltransferasemeasurementindriedserumspots.AlcoholClinical& Experimental Research, 2018; 42 (S2), P1-1-48: 24A.
- Ambekar A, Singh A, Quraishi R. Substance use disorders Shah N, De Sousa A (eds). A Short Textbook of Psychiatry. Bhalani Book Publishers, Mumbai. First Edition, 2018: pp 221-242. ISBN: 978-93-5311-908-9.
- Quraishi R, Singh D, Ambekar A, Jain R, Rao R. Gamma gutamyl transferase measurement in dried serum spots. Alcohol Clinical & Experimental Research, 2018; 42 (S2), P1-1-48: 24A.
- Chatterjee B, Quraishi R, Rao R. Genetic aspects of addictive disorders. Indian J Psychiatry 2018, 60 (supplement 1): S26
- Quraishi R and Ambekar A. Genetics of alcohol use disorder. In: Dihingia S & Bhuyan D (Ed). Psychiatry Update. Indian Psychiatry Society, Dibrugarh and Psychiatrists of Dibrugarh, Assam. First Edition, 2018: pp 221-242. ISBN: 978-93-5311-908-9
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. Use of filter paper in substance abuse treatment setting. Indian J Clin Biochem. 2019, 34 (1): 200.
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Ambekar A. “Dried Blood Spots for Testing Drugs of Abuse” chapter in the book “Analytical testing for substance abuse” Published by The Royal Society of Chemistry, Cambridge, UK, 2017.

Dr.
Biswadip Chatterjee
Male
MBBS , M.D. (PSYCHIATRY)
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
biswadip.c@gmail.com
biswadip.c@aiims.edu
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Monday (General OPD)
Special Clinic
Wednesday (Community Clinic Trilokpuri)
Thursday (Adolescent Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Adolescent Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Field of interest:
- Biological and genetic aspect of addictive behaviours
- Substance Use among adolescents and children
- Capacity building in the area of substance use
- Community-based treatment of substance use
- Adolescent Drug Treatment Clinic
- Rehabilitation Services
- Community Drug Treatment Clinic, Trilokpuri
Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops:
- Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF) and Its Correlates in Detoxified Opioid-dependent Subjects: A Comparative Study. NIDA International Poster Session at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD) Virtual Scientific Meeting; June 23, 2020
- Profile, pattern and correlates of inhalant use among children in India. Presented at: 11th World Congress on Adolescent Health; 27-29 October, 2017. Organized by: International Association for Adolescent Health (IAAH).
- Management for Substance Use among Adolescents across Settings. 1st National Conference of Addiction Psychiatry Society of India ‘ADDICON 2021’; 2021 December 10-11; Delhi, India
- Interventions for Substance use in School Setting: Sharing experiences. 28th National Conference of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry; 2021 November 26–28; Imphal, Manipur, India
- Addressing substance using children and their psychosocial needs. WASP Asia Pacific Hybrid Congress 2021; 2021 September 16-18; New Delhi, India
- Mental Health Promotion and Prevention in school setting: Are we prepared for tomorrow. 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society; 2020 January 22-25; Kolkata , India
- Recovery in Addiction Psychiatry: concept and interventions. 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society; 2020 January 22-25; Kolkata , India
- Tobacco use in vulnerable populations in India: A review. 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society; 2020 January 22-25; Kolkata , India
- Night hospitalization as a treatment model for patients with substance use disorders: the concept and its outcome. Contested for K. C. Dube award in 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society; 2020 January 22-25; Kolkata, India
- Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing in De-addiction Programs. 72nd Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society; 2020 January 22-25; Kolkata, India
- Rehabilitation of special populations in addiction psychiatry. 26th Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (NCIASP); 2019, November 30-December 1;Bhubaneswar, India.
- Trends in the Profiles of the Patients Visiting a Community Based Substance Use Treatment Centre in an Urban Resettlement Colony in India: A Retrospective Chart Review. XXI Annual Meeting of the International Society of Addiction Medicine; 2019 November 13-16; New Delhi, India.
- Substance Use in Externalizing Disorders in Adolescence. XXI Annual Meeting of the International Society of Addiction Medicine; 2019 November 13-16; New Delhi, India.
- Intervention for Substance Use among Adolescents Across Settings. XXI Annual Meeting of the International Society of Addiction Medicine; 2019 November 13-16; New Delhi, India.
- Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF) and its correlates in detoxified opioid-dependent subjects: a comparative study. Annual National Conference of Indian Association of Biological Psychiatry (ANCIABP); 2019 September 20-21; Agra, India
- Genetics of Alcohol and Opioid dependence. Prevalence, association and implication on treatment outcome. In: 3rd Global conference of Biological Psychiatry, 23-26 August 2018. Mumbai, India
- Substance use and road traffic accidents: a review of critical aspects. In: 71st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS-2019), 31st January-03rd February, 2019. Lucknow, India
- Inhalant use disorders: A review of recent research. In: 71st Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS-2019), 31st January-03rd February, 2019. Lucknow, India
- Genetic aspects of addictive disorders. Presented at: 70th Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, 2018; 5-8 Feb 2018. Organized by: Indian Psychiatric Society, Central institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, India.
- Drug use problem: Focusing on the population groups with specific needs. Presented at: 1st National Conference on Addiction Psychiatry; 27-29 November, 2017. Organized at: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
- Beyond drug dependence treatment: facilitating rehabilitation and understanding recovery. Presented at: 1st National Conference on Addiction Psychiatry; 27-29 November, 2017. Organized at: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, India
- Stigma and Substance Use Disorders: An Overview. Presented at: 24th National Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (NCIASP-2017); 17-19 November 2017. Organized by: Indian Association of Social Psychiatry
Thesis supervised for MD/ DM:
As guide (number only): Two
As co-guide (number only): Six
- Assessment of clinical and HPA axis hormones in response to stress challenge in buprenorphine-maintained patients: An exploratory study.
- A Pilot Study on Dropouts in Adolescent Outpatients with Substance Use Disorder
- Assessment of clinical and neuroendocrine response to induced stress in detoxified opioid dependent subjects
- Association of Phosphatidylethanol (PEth) Levels with Severity of Alcohol Dependence in Treatment-Seeking Patients of Alcohol Dependence: An Exploratory Study
- Family Functioning and Parenting styles in Adolescent Substance Use
- Assessment of factors associated with short term retention of opioid dependent subjects on oral naltrexone
- Cognitive functioning in buprenorphine maintained opioid dependent patients at peak and trough buprenorphine levels: An experimental study
- A comparative study of pattern and severity of substance use and co-morbidity among out-patient youth and older adult opioid users
Significant events/achievements/awards
- Best research paper award for the year 2017-18 on the occasion of the 63rd Institute Day of AIIMS. This award was for publishing the article “Sagar R, Sahu A, Pattanayak RD, Chatterjee B. Assessment of cognitive functions in bipolar I disorder: A 1‐year naturalistic follow‐up study. Bipolar Disorder 2018; 20(3): 248–259. doi:10.1111/bdi.12584.” in journal with highest impact factor.
- “Best stall” award for the year 2018 was won by the Rehabilitation Services of NDDTC as a part of the celebration for the 63rd Institute Day of AIIMS, Delhi.
- Awarded BMJ SOUTH ASIA AWARD 2016 as a team member for “Scheme for Strengthening DDAP: Establishment of DTCs. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Drug De Addiction Programme (DDAP)” under the category Best NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASE INITIATIVE OF THE YEAR
- Recipient of 1st prize for best oral presentation titled “Impact of age at onset on course of Bipolar Disorder - I: A comparative study of early-onset versus adult-onset illness from India” at 13th Congress of ASEAN Federation of Psychiatry & Mental Health; 2012 November 16-17; Singapore.
- Recipient of 1st prize for best poster presentation titled “Comparison of various socio-demographic and attitudinal variables in relation to choice of coercive setting among Para-medical professionals working in a general hospital” at First Indo-European Symposium on Coercion; 2013 February 1-3; Mysore, India.
- Recipient of ICMR Thesis financial assistance under MD/MS/DM/MCH Thesis Financial Assistance Programme of ICMR, Manpower Development.4.
- International Travel Grant Award from ICMR to attend 16th Annual Conference of International Society for Bipolar Disorders. 2014 March 18-21; Seoul , Korea.
Funded projects
A. Principal Investigator/Co-PI in funded projects title along with year completed/ongoing
- Role of specific single-nucleotide gene polymorphisms (SNPs) with treatment adherence and outcome with naltrexone among patients with opioid dependence: A naturalistic follow-up study. Funding agency – ICMR. Year and status 2020 (on-going). Funding amount – INR 50,69,576
- Role of genetic polymorphism in determining risk and severity of opioid dependence: A case-control study. Funding agency -Intramural funding from AIIMS. Year and status - 2019 (on-going). Funding amount – INR 10,00,000
- Development of Training Modules on Substance Use for the training of Child Welfare Police Officers, functionaries working in Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCAs), Out Reach Drop-in Centre (ODICs) and Community Based Peer Led Intervention (CPLIs). Funding agency - MoSJE, GoI. Year and status – 2021 (completed in December 2022). Funding amount - INR 5,69,576
- A comparative study to assess the autonomic and hemodynamic (fNIRS) changes due to induced stress among detoxified opioid-dependent subjects. Funding agency -Intramural funding from AIIMS. Year and status - 2022 (operative approval awaited). Funding amount - INR 10,00,000
- Comparison of serum Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF) level in detoxified Opioid-dependent subjects with healthy controls. Funding agency – Intramural funding from AIIMS. Year and status - 2017 (completed in April 2019). Funding amount – 2,00,000
B. Co-investigator in funded projects title along with year completed/ongoing
- Training Medical Officers on Treatment of Substance Use Disorders through an Online Training Programme. Source of funding - National Institute of Social Defence, MoSJE, GoI. Year and current status - 2021 (on-going). Total amount - INR 32,60,000/-
- Developing and testing an Online Training Programme for Medical Officers on Treatment of Substance Use Disorders. Source of funding - National Institute of Social Defence, MoSJE, GoI. Year and current status - 2018 (on-going). Total amount - INR 16,48,500/-
- Developing and Implementing Training Mechanism for use of Essential Narcotic Drugs (ENDs) for treatment of Opioid Dependence. Source of funding - ‘National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse, NFCDA’ by the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt. of India. Year and current status - 2017 (on-going) Total amount - INR 76,21,950/-
- Screening and intervention for substance use among school-going children in Delhi. Source of funding - Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD). Year and current status – 2019 (completed in 2021). Total amount - INR 80,00,000
- Establishing and Implementing Capacity Building Mechanisms for Addiction Treatment Facilities in India. Source of funding - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. Year and current status – 2019 (on-going). Total amount - 15,38,00,000
- Scheme for establishing Addiction Treatment Facilities (ATFs) in Govt Hospitals. Source of funding - Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India Year and current status – 2019 (on-going) Total amount - Flexible budget (approx. 62,48,03,025)
- Scheme for Strengthening DDAP: Establishment of DTCs. Source of funding Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Drug De Addiction Programme (DDAP), GoI. Year and current status – 2014 (on-going) Total amount - Flexible budget (renewal every year)
- Extent of mental health issues and addictive behaviour among adolescents seeking help in Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics (AFHCs) in Delhi. Funding agency – Govt. of India as a part of ROP 2018-19 under National Health Mission. Year and current status - 2018 (completed in 2020). Total amount - 18,85,000
- Survey on substance use among school and college students. Source of funding - MoSJE, GoI. Year and current status - 2017 (completed in 2020). Total amount - Approx. INR 20 lakhs
- Mapping and size estimation of the street children who use drugs in Delhi. Funding agency – Ministry of Social justice and Empowerment (MoSJE, GoI) Year and current status - 2015 (completed). Total amount - 18,81,000
Non funded projects
A. Principal Investigator/Co-PI in funded projects title along with year completed/ongoing
- Retrospective study to analyze the profile, the pattern of substance use and outcome of treatment of adolescent patients who sought treatment for opioid use. Current status: 2022 (on-going)
- COVID-19 experience and literacy among substance use disorder (SUD) patients. Current status: 2022 (on-going)
- Assessment of impact of COVID-19 and related measures on substance use and associated factors among treatment-seeking adults. Current status: 2020 (on-going)
- Assessment of impact of COVID-19 and related measures on substance use and associated factors among treatment-seeking adolescents. Current status: 2020 (on-going)
- Night hospitalization as a model for rehabilitation of patients with substance use disorders. Current status: 2019 (completed)
- Profile of patients seeking treatment at community substance use clinic in an urban resettlement area in Delhi. Current status: 2019 (on-going)
- Predictors of non-adherence to naltrexone maintenance treatment in opioid-dependent individuals. Current status: 2018 (on-going)
B. Co- investigator in non-funded projects title along with year completed and ongoing
- Urinary ethyl glucuronide testing to detect recent alcohol use among opioid-dependent patients maintained on buprenorphine. 2022 (on-going)
- Experience of Patients on Methadone Maintenance Treatment Receiving Take Home Methadone Doses During Covid-19 Pandemic In India: A Mixed-Method Study. Year and current status - 2021 (ongoing)
- A study to assess seroprevalence of viral hepatitis and setting up referral mechanisms for further intervention for persons who inject drugs seeking treatment from an addictive disorders treatment centre. Year and current status 2018 (on-going)
- Adult ADHD in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Year and current status - 2018 (completed)
- Factors affecting outcome in terms of agonist versus antagonist management in adolescents with opioid dependence. Year and current status - 2017 (on-going)
Total number of publications: 47
Full Articles - in indexed journals
- Chatterjee B*, Jain R, Chawla N, Raghav R. Serum Corticotrophin Releasing Factor (CRF) and its correlation with stress and craving in detoxified opioid-dependent subjects. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2021 Dec;102964. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102964
- Gupta S, Chatterjee B*, Sarkar S, Dhawan A. Change in the profile of the service utilizers of a community-based drug treatment clinic: a retrospective study from India. Journal of Substance Use. 2021 Aug 22;0(0):1–6. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2021.1968970
- Jain R, Chatterjee B, Gupta A. Assessment of codeine abuse among substance-abuse patients based on urinalysis: A retrospective study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry. 2021 Aug 1;62:102719. DOI:10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102719
- Singh A, Rao R, Chatterjee B, et al. Cognitive functioning in patients maintained on buprenorphine at peak and trough buprenorphine levels: An experimental study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2021;61:102697. DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102697
- Bhatia G, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A. Adolescents, Drugs, and COVID-19: Special Challenges During the Pandemic. Indian J Psychol Med. 2021; XX:1–5. DOI: 10.1177/0253717621988998
- Gupta S, Bhatia G, Sarkar S, Chatterjee B, Balhara YP, Dhawan A. Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Indian J Psychiatry 2020;62:501-8. DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_705_19
- Dhawan A, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Chatterjee B, Agrawal A, Bhargava R. Estimating the Size of Substance Using Street children in Delhi Using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2019. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.101890
- Singh VV, Gupta S, Sarkar S, Chatterjee B. Problematic dicyclomine use: A case report and narrative review. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 2020;48:101891. doi: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.101891
- Sagar R, Sahu A, Pattanayak RD, Chatterjee B. Assessment of cognitive functions inipolarI
- disorder: A 1‐year naturalistic follow‐up study. Bipolar Disorder 2018; 20(3): 248–259. doi:10.1111/bdi.12584.
- Chawla N, Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Dhawan A. Tramadol associated Pica: A case report. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. 2019;73(1):43-43. doi:10.1111/pcn.12789
- Chadda RK, Chatterjee B. Need for psychosocial interventions: From resistance to therapeutic alliance. Indian J Psychiatry 2018;60:440-3
- Sarkar S, Parmar A, Chatterjee B. Substance use disorders in the elderly: A review. Journal of Geriatric Mental Health 2015; 2:74-82
- Sahu A, Gupta P, Chatterjee B. Depression is more than just sadness: A case of excessive anger and its management in depression. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine. 2014;36(1):77.
- Chatterjee B, Sharan P. Tardive dyskinesia in a pregnant woman with low dose, short-duration risperidone: possible role of estrogen-induced dopaminergic hypersensitivity. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2014;26(1):E44–46.
- Chatterjee B, Quraishi R, Jain R. Sociodemographic and Drug Use Characteristics of Treatment-seeking Cannabis Users at a Tertiary Care Center in India. Addictive Disorders & Their Treatment. 2013 Apr;1. DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0b013e31828bf7f2
- Quraishi R, Jain R, Chatterjee B, Verma A. Laboratory Profiles of Treatment-Seeking Subjects with Concurrent Dependence on Cannabis and Other Substances: A Comparative Study. International Journal of High-Risk Behaviors and Addiction. 2013 Dec 23;2(3):107–11.
- Chatterjee B, Pattanayak RD, Sagar R. Consultation — liaison in paediatric population. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 2012; Supp(1):65-71
- Chatterjee B. Smokeless evidence. British Dental Journal 2012 21;213(6):263
- Chatterjee B, Pattanayak RD, Sagar R. Emotional and behavioural issues in a child with leukaemia. Journal of Mental Health and Human Behaviour 2012; Supp(1):101-104
- Chatterjee B, Kumar N, Jha S. Role of Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in Maintenance Treatment of Resistant Depression. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2012;34(3):266-269
Scientific reports:
- Dhawan A, Chatterjee B, Bhargava R, Mandal M, Rao R, Chopra A. Survey on Substance Use Among School and College Students: Report of the focused thematic study. National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India; 2021
- Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Chatterjee B, Mandal M. Report of Project Screening & Intervention for Drug/ Substance abuse among School going children in New Delhi. Samagra Shiksha, Education Department, GNCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India; 2021.
- Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Chatterjee B, Mandal M, Malhotra S. Extent of Mental Health Issues & Addictive Behavior Among Adolescents Seeking Help in Adolescent Friendly Health Clinics, Delhi. Directorate of Family Welfare, Govt. of NCT Delhi; 2020
- Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Bhargawa R, Mishra A, Agrawal A, Chatterjee B, Chopra A. Mapping and size estimation of street children who use drugs in Delhi. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MSJ&E), GoI Department of Women & Child Development, Govt. of NCT of Delhi and NDDTC (AIIMS), New Delhi, India; 2016.
Manuals:
- Chatterjee B, Dhawan A, Mishra S. Training module for Child Welfare Police Officers (CWPO) on adolescent substance use. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi; 2022.
- Chatterjee B, Dhawan A, Mishra S. Training module for Community based Peer led Intervention (CPLI) workers on adolescent substance use. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi; 2022.
- Chatterjee B, Dhawan A, Mishra S. Training module for functionaries of Outreach and Drop-In Centre (ODIC) on substance use. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi; 2022.
- Chatterjee B, Dhawan A, Mishra S. Training module for staffs of Integrated Rehabilitation Centre for Addicts (IRCAs) on substance use. Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, New Delhi; 2022.
- Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Chatterjee B, Mandal M. Prevention and Intervention for Substance Use in Schools Standard Operating Procedures (SOP) Manual for Government Schools, GNCT of Delhi. Samagra Shiksha, Education Department, GNCT of Delhi, New Delhi, India; 2021.
Book chapters:
- Chatterjee B, Sen MS, Chawla N. Substance use in adolescence. In; Kaloiya GS et al editors. Basics of Addiction Psychology. [ISBN Number: 978-93-5346-328-1]
- Dhawan A, Chatterjee B. Children with Substance Use. In: Kapoor R et al editors. A Handbook on counselling: for Training, and Skill Development of staff of Child Care Institutions (CCIs). Delhi: National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR). 2017. P. 42-53
- Sharan P, Chatterjee B. Global burden of mental illness. In: Resource book of the PG Diploma on mental health for IGNOU
Abstracts indexed:
- Kathiresan P, Chatterjee B, Rao R. Night hospitalization as a treatment model for patients with substance use disorders: the concept and its outcome. Indian J Psychiatry 2020:62(SS-1);S20-21
- Jain R, Ghosh S, Chatterjee B. Critical Issues in Alcohol and Drugs of Abuse Testing in De-addiction Programs. Indian J Psychiatry 2020:62(SS-1);S153
- Sagar R, Chatterjee B, Goyal N, Sahu A. Mental Health Promotion and Prevention in school setting: Are we prepared for tomorrow. Indian J Psychiatry 2020:62(SS-1);S154
- Chatterjee B, Kattula D, Bhatia G, Mishra S. Recovery in Addiction Psychiatry: concept and interventions. Indian J Psychiatry 2020:62(SS-1);S67
- Jhanjee S, Mandal P, Chatterjee B. Tobacco use in vulnerable populations in India: A review. Indian J Psychiatry 2020:62(SS-1);S93
- Chatterjee B, Mandal P, Rao R, Kattula D. Rehabilitation of special populations in addiction psychiatry. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 2019;35(SS-4):275
- George AB, Chatterjee B. Substance use and road traffic accidents: a review of critical aspects. Indian J Psychiatry 2019:61(SS-3);S593
- Verma K, George AB, Chatterjee B. Inhalant use disorders: A review of Recent research. Indian J Psychiatry 2019:61(SS-3);S584
- Chatterjee B, Quraishi R, Rao R. Genetic aspects of addictive disorders. Indian J Psychiatry 2018:60(SS-1);S26
- Chatterjee B, Dhawan A, Chopra A, Bhargawa R, Pattanayak RD , Tikoo VK. Profile, pattern and correlates of inhalant use among children in India. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics 2017;SS-1:88
- Saini R, Panda UK, Chatterjee B. Stigma and Substance Use Disorders: An Overview. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 2017;33(SS-1):S27
- Chatterjee B, Agarwal A, Lenin Singh RK, Adarkar S, Ambekar A, Rao R, Khandelwal S. "Drug Treatment Clinics": A Government of India Scheme to Promote Affordable, Accessible and Quality Addiction Treatment Services in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2016;58 (Supplement):S29
- Jhanjee S, Jain R, Chatterjee B, Mandal P. E-Cigarettes Use: Is it an Acceptable Alternative? Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 2016; 32(4): 386
- Mandal P, Chatterjee B, Sagar R, Prakash S. Stigma Towards Mentally Ill Among Health Care Staffs in India and Way Forward. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 2016; 32(4): 413
- Ganesh R, Chatterjee B. Cannabis Use Disorder: Review of Treatment Options. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry 2016; 32(4): 459
- Chatterjee B, Mandal P, Sagar R, Kumar N. Attitude towards mentally ill among nursing professionals: Evidence from a tertiary care general hospital. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2015; 57 (Supplement): S92
- Dhawan A, Chatterjee B, Balhara YPS, Bhargava R. Issues in Child and adolescent substance use. Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2015; 57 (Supplement): S186
- Chatterjee B, Sagar R, Vivekanandan S. Correlation of serum BDNF level with clinical symptom domains in Bipolar Disorder-I. Bipolar Disorders 2014;16(Suppl. 1): 81-82
- Chatterjee B, Sagar R, Vivekanandan S, Sahu A. Association of serum BDNF with verbal and visual memory deficit in subjects with bipolar disorder-I. Bipolar Disorders 2014;16(Suppl. 1): 66
- Chatterjee B, Mandal P, Kumar N, Sagar R. Mental illness: Who do the health professionals blame? Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2013;55(5Suppl 1): S66
- Sahu A, Chatterjee B, Sagar R. Assessment of cognitive impairment and functional disability in euthymic state in type I bipolar disorder: Is the recovery “complete”? Indian Journal of Psychiatry 2013;55(5Suppl 1): S81

Dr.
Alok Agrawal
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Wednesday
Saturday
Saturday
Special Clinic
Thursday (Ward Rounds)
Friday (DTC, Kotla Mubarakpur/Sarai Kale Khan)
Friday (DTC, Kotla Mubarakpur/Sarai Kale Khan)

Dr.
Prabhu Dayal
Male
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Phone :
01126593236
General OPD
Wednesday
Saturday
Saturday
Special Clinic
Tuesday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, AIIMS New Delhi)
Thursday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Ward Rounds)

Dr.
Gauri Shanker Kaloiya
Male
Ph.D., M.Phil. (CIP)
Affiliation
Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Contact
Email :
gkaloiya@aiims.edu
Phone :
01126593236
26593236 (off)
General OPD
Wednesday
Special Clinic
Monday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, NDDTC)
Tuesday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, AIIMS, New Delhi)
Thursdays (Family Empowerment Clinic)
Tuesday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, AIIMS, New Delhi)
Thursdays (Family Empowerment Clinic)
Field of Interest:
Addiction, Psychosocial interventions, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Life Skills,
Thesis Supervision:
Guide: 5 (Ph,D.-2, MD- 3)
Co-Guide: 24 (Ph,D.-6, DM- 5, MD- 13)
awards & Honours
Resource Person (Honours & Significant Events):
- Member of Consultative Committee for compliance of the Transgender Persons (Protection of Rights), Act 2019, BPRD, Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), GOI.
- Member of Standing Committee to hear the appeal of appellants under section 17 (I) of Transplantation of Human Organs Act (THOA), MoHFW, GOI.
- Member of Technical Advisory committee (TAC) to develop “Basic Psychological Support Tool for Neglected Tropical Diseases (NTD)” organized by NLR & International Federation of Anti Leprosy Association (2020- 2022).
- Participated in booster training of regional workshop on “Family Treatment Package for Youths with Drugs Use Disorder (UNFT)”, organized by UNODC held at Male, (Maldives) from 23 to 27 September 2019.
- Participated in regional pilot training of the UNODC “Family Treatment Package for Youths with Drugs Use Disorder (UNFT)”, held in Colombo (Sri Lanka) from 10 to 14 Dec 2018.
- Chairperson of NOC Expert Committee of Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD), Govt. of India.
- Participated in 1st Expert Group Meeting for development of Regional Program for South Asia (2018–2021) organized by UNODC Regional Office for South Asia (UNODC ROSA) on 18th & 19th December 2017, New Delhi, India.
- Member of the experts committee to develop study materials for IGNOU Psychology students.
- Member of Expert Working Group (EWG) for developing a standardized Training Module for training of Psychologists under National Mental Health Program (NMHP), Directorate General of Health Services, Dept. of Health & Family Welfare, MoHFW, Govt. of India, (2015 & 2016).
- Academic Counsellor for MA Psychology (Clinical), IGNOU.
- Member of Students Welfare Committee & student counsellor at AIIMS.
- Member of selection committee for recruitment of counsellors, psychologists and social workers at Ministry of Women & Child Development (MoWCD), Govt. of India.
- Member of Institutional Ethics Committee at DIPR, DRDO, Ministry of Defence, GOI.
- Member of Board of Studies (BOS)/ RDC, & selection committee for Ph.D., M. Phil. Clinical Psychology, M.A. & B.A. Applied Psychology program at various Universities / Institutes
- On panel of external examiner at IHBAS, Delhi University, JMI, Dr. RML Hospital, IGNOU, GBU, SGT Univ. Amity Univ., PGIMS (Rohtak), GMCH Chandigarh, CIP & RINPAS (Ranchi), KGMU (Lucknow), Govt. Medical College (J&K), University of Jammu (J&K).
- Resource person for delivering lectures/invited talk ITBP, BPRD, CBI Academy, Police Academy, RSTV, DD, NCERT, NACO, RCI, Aakashwani etc.
- Invited to conduct workshops on Addiction, Stress Management, Life Skills in different Conferences, University & NGOs for their students and staffs.
Conferences/seminar/workshop Organized:
- Course Director of ICSSR sponsored Capacity Building Program in the field of Addiction for Govt. College Teachers held at NDDTC, AIIMS from 6th to 18th June, 2022
- Treasure of IASP-AIIIMS CME organized by AIIIMS on 4th Sep,2022.
- Treasurer of WASP-Asia Pacific Hybrid Congress-2021 organized by AIIMS held at New Delhi in September 16-18, 2021.
- Treasurer of ISAM-2019 organized by AIIMS held at New Delhi in November, 2019.
- Treasurer of First Trauma Conclave AIIMS held at AIIMS, New Delhi, in March, 2018
- Treasure of First National Conference of Addiction Psychiatry held at AIIMS in Nov, 2017.
- Organized first “Annual National Conference on Addiction Psychology” (ANCAP-2017) at NDDTC (Ghaziabad), AIIMS, held on 6th & 7th September, 2017.
Administrative Activities:
- President-Elect Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) 2022-24
- Treasurer of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (IASP), 2020-2024.
- Honorary General Secretary of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) 2018 & 2020.
- Faculty In-charge Security & Nodal Officer for fire safety at NDDTC, AIIMS, 2017 onwards
- Treasurer of Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP) 2006--2009.
Membership In Professional Societies:
- Society for Addiction Psychology (SAP): Life Fellow- 02/22
- Indian Association of Clinical Psychologists (IACP): Fellow–229
- American Psychological Association (APA): International Affiliate: 0295-7277
- World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation (WAPR-Indian chapter): LM- 46
- National Academy of Psychology (NAOP), India: LM- 2013 33
- Indian Association for Social Psychiatry (IASP): F- 11 051
- Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS): LAM/G01/19
PRESENTATIONS in CONFERENCES / SEMINARS / WORKSHOP: 110
Research Experience: (Principal Investigator)
Ongoing Research Projects
- .“A study to examine dependence, harm perception and motivation to quit amongst Indian areca nut users and pilot test an intervention module.” (Oct 2020- Sep 2021, Funding AgencyWHO (Co-I)).
- “Yoga as a Therapy for Tobacco Cessation” CIMR, AIIMS (2021 onwards) (Co-PI)
- Research project on “Validating Biomarker Panel in 5 different Cohorts to Define & Predict Biological Ageing, Disease Burden & Mortality in Human Subjects: A Pilot Prospective Cohort Study.” (Technically approved by ICMR) Geriatric Medicine, 2022 (Co-I).
- UCL–AIIMS, New Delhi Faculty Interdisciplinary Research project on “A multidisciplinary approach to understanding the interrelationships between Sleep quality, brain morphometry And Cognition (a SOLACE study): comparison between individuals residing in India & UK.” 2022 (Co-I).
- Development and Evaluation of a women centric comprehensive weight management program. 5th Nov 2021 to 4th Nov 2022. Funding Agency DST, Total grant Rs. 34,28,560/- Medicine (Co-PI).
- A Study of the course of somatic symptoms severity and disability in patients with medically unexplained physical symptoms (MUPS) in an Indian setup-[AIIMS-MUPS cohort study] 15th Sep 2021-14th Sep 2023. Funding Agency DHR, Total Grant Rs. 11,14,494/- (Co-PI)
- Development and evaluation of a yoga-based intervention program to deal with the psychological distress among family members of the healthcare workers engaged in the management of COVID-19 patients. 15/6/2021 to 14/10/2022. Funding Agency DST, Total grant Rs. 9,28,316/- Medicine (Co-PI)
- “Cognitive Deficits due to Chemotherapy in Cancer Patients.” DST (Co-PI)
- Brain Stimulation as a Novel Technique for Cognitive Dysfunction and Craving Management to Enhance Treatment Outcome in Patients with Alcohol Dependence: a Prospective, Randomized Controlled Trial. Funding Agency DST. (Co-I)
Completed Research Projects:
- “Development of Cognitive Retraining Module for Improving Cognitive Deficits of Abstinent Patients with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome, Cannabis Dependence Syndrome and Opioid Dependence Syndrome in a Tertiary Care De-Addiction Centre of Northern India” for 3 years (7th August, 2017 to 6th August, 2020) Funding Agency DST, total grant Rs. 20.45 lac. (PI)
- “Cognitive Behavioural based Intervention in Group Setting for Tobacco Cessation in tertiary de-addiction centre in Northern India” for one year (Dec, 2015-Nov, 2016). Funding Agency- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR). Total grant- INR 4.37 lac. (PI)
- A comparative study of status of reproductive and sexual health and prevalence of sexual dysfunction among young individuals with mental and substance use disorder related disability. Funding Agency- ICMR. Total Funds- INR 8.04 lakhs. (Co-I)
Total No. of Publication: 90
Publications (Research Articles):
- Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Mishra AK & Balhara YPS (2022). Does Cognitive Therapy Change the early Maladaptive Schemas in individuals with alcohol Dependence? Evidence from a randomized Controlled Trial. J Psychol Med. XX:1–7. DOI: 10.1177/02537176221091673
- Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Balhara YPS & Mishra AK (2022). The Extent of Endorsement of Distal to Proximal Dysfunctional Cognitions in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in the Indian Context. Indian J Psychol Med. XX:1–7. DOI: 10.1177/02537176221091673
- Sharma V, Sagar R, Kaloiya GS, Mehta M (2022) Effectiveness of Metacognitive Therapy in Patients with Depression & Co-morbid Anxiety Symptoms: A Case Series From India. Cureus 14(4): e24229. DOI 10.7759/cureus.24229
- Chopra S, Ranjan P, Malhotra A, Sarkar S, Kumari A, Prakash B, Kaloiya GS, Dwivedi SN, Sidhu A, Vikram NK (2022). Validation of Tools to Assess Predictors of Successful Weight Loss Outcome in Individuals with Overweight & Obesity. Journal of Nutritional Education & Behaviour.
- Sharma V, Sagar R, Kaloiya GS, et al. (March 23, 2022) The Scope of Metacognitive Therapy in the Treatment of Psychiatric Disorders. Cureus 14(3): e23424. doi:10.7759/cureus.23424.
- Kaloiya GS, Kaur T, Ranjan P, Chopra S, Sarkar S, Kumari A, Bhatia H (2022). Counselling & Behaviour Modification Techniques for the Management of Obesity in Postpartum & Midlife Women: A Practical Guide for Clinicians. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology of India https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-022-01652-9.
- Chaudhary S, Kumari S, Kumaran SS, Goyal V, Jain S, Kaloiya GS (2022). In vitro & in vivo NMR based metabolomics in Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Magnetic Resonance Open 10–11 (2022) 100050
- Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Chournar A, Pradeep Y, < Ahuja M, Puri MM, Malhotra A, Kumari A, Chopra S, Batra A, Balsalkar G, Goswami D, Guleria K, Sarkar S, Kachhawa G, Verma A, Kumari MK, Madan J, Dabral A, Kamat S, Mittal A, Kumar R, Venkataraman S, Kaloiya GS, Bhatla N, Kumar SS, Baitha U, Prakash A, Tiwaskar M, Tewary K, Misra A, Guleria R (2022). Executive summary of evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guideline for management of obesity and overweight in postpartum women: An AIIMS-DST initiative. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 16 (3).
- Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Chournar A, Pradeep Y, < Ahuja M, Puri MM, Malhotra A, Kumari A, Chopra S, Batra A, Balsalkar G, Goswami D, Guleria K, Sarkar S, Kachhawa G, Verma A, Kumari MK, Madan J, Dabral A, Kamat S, Mittal A,Kumar R,Venkataraman S,Kaloiya GS,Bhatla N, Kumar SS, Baitha U, Prakash A, Tiwaskar M, Tewary K, Misra A, Guleria R (2022). Executive summary of evidence and consensus-based clinical practice guideline for management of obesity and overweight in midlife women: An AIIMS-DST initiative. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, 16 (3).
- Kaur D, Ranjan P, Kumari A, Malhotra A, Kaloiya GS, Meena VP, Sethi P, Vikram NK (13 March 2022) Awareness, Beliefs and Perspectives Regarding Weight Retention and Weight Gain among Postpartum Women in India: A Thematic Analysis of Focus Group Discussions and In Depth Interviews. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Indiahttps://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-022-01644-9
- Kumari A, Ranjan P, Kaur D, Anwar W, Malhotra A, Upadhyay AD, Vikram NK, Meena VP, Baitha U, Kaloiya GS (2022). Development and Validation of a Questionnaire to Assess the Risk Factors, Facilitators, and Barriers to Postpartum Weight Management. The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology of India https://doi.org/10.1007/s13224-022-01631-0
- Chopra S, Ranjan P, Malhotra A, Sarkar S, Kumari A, Kaloiya GS, Dwivedi SN, Siddhu A, Vikram NK (2022). Identification of instruments for evaluation of behavioural and psychological parameters associated with obesity management: A systematic review with narrative synthesis of the findings. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews 16. 102350https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dsx.2021.102350
- Subramanian M, Malhotra S, Kant S, Goswami K, Perumal V, Kaloiya GS (Jan 10, 2022). Prevalence of Anemia Among Adolescent Girls Residing in Rural Haryana: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study. Cureus 14 (1): e21091.DOI10.7759/cureus.21091.
- Farooqi OA, Iqbal N, Kaloiya GS, Abhishek B (2021) Neuropsychological Profile of Persons with Alcohol Use Disorder: Findings from De-addiction Centres of Delhi-NCR. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 48 (1), 14-20.
- Kaur T, Ranjan P, Chakrawarty A, Kasi K, Berry P, Suryansh S, Majumder A, Khan M, Upadhyay AD, Kaloiya GS, Sarkar S, Prasad VB (July 16, 2021) Association of Sociodemographic Parameters With Depression, Anxiety, Stress, Sleep Quality, Psychological Trauma, Mental Well-Being, and Resilience During the Second Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic: A Cross-Sectional Survey From India. Cureus 13 (7): e16420. doi:10.7759/cureus.16420
- Klanidhi KB, Ranjan P, Kaur T, Khan M, Ghosh T, Upadhyay AD, Chopra S, Sarkar S, Kaloiya GS, Barre VP, Singh AD, Prakash B (2021). Socio-behavioural impact of COVID-19 on general population: A cross-sectional survey of one thousand seventy-nine participants across India between the first and the second wave of pandemic. Diabetes & Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research & Reviews, doi: 10.1016/j.dsx.2021.05.017
- Gupta A, Haritha D, Ramachandran R, Subramaniam R, Sai GM, Chikoti G, Gupta N, Malhotra RK, Kaloiya GS, Trikha A (2021). Nationwide impact of COVID-19 pandemic on post graduate medical teaching, research, & mental stress: A cross sectional online questionnaire based survey. J Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol 0;0:0.
- Singh A, Rao R, Chatterjee B, Mishra AK, Kaloiya GS, Ambekar A (2021). Cognitive functioning in patients maintained on buprenorphine at peak and trough buprenorphine levels: An experimental study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry 61, 1-7. doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102697
- Dang P, Grover N, Srivastava P, Chahal S, Aggarwal A, Dhiman V, Kaloiya GS, (2021). A qualitative study of the psychological experiences of health care workers during the covid 19 pandemic. Indian J Soc Psychiatry; 37: 93-7.
- Khatoon, R & Kaloiya, GS (2018). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Management of Emotional Intelligence among Patient with Dissociative Disorder. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 6 (3), 186-194. DIP:18.01.080/20180603, DOI:10.25215/0603.080
- Talwar S., Grover N., Sagar R., Kaloiya G.S. & Singh K. (2020). A correlational study of cognitive flexibility and response styles in depression. International Journal of Indian Psychology, 8(4), 987-995. DIP:18.01.116/20200804, DOI:10.25215/0804.116
- Chopra S, Malhotra A, Ranjan P, Vikram NK, Sarkar S, Kumari A, Kaloiya GS, Kumar A, Siddhu A (2020). Predictors of successful weight loss outcomes amongst individuals with obesity undergoing lifestyle interventions: A systematic review. Obesity Review,
- Chaudhary S, Kumaran S, Kaloiya GS, Goyal V, Sagar R, et al (2020). Domain Specific Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s patients with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience, 75, 99-105.
- Chaudhary S, Kumaran S, Goyal V, Kaloiya GS, Kalaivani M, et al (2020). Cortical Thickness & Gyrification Index Measuring Cognition in Parkinson's Disease, Int. J. Neurosciences, 2020 May 18;1-10.doi: 10.1080/00207454.2020.1766459.
- Chaudhary S, Kumaran S, Goyal V, Kalaivani M, Kaloiya GS, et al. (2020). Frontal Lobe Metabolic Alterations Characterizing Parkinson’s Disease Cognitive Impairment. Neurol Sci. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10072-020-04626-9
- Sarkar S, Kaloiya GS (2019). Familybased Interventions for Substance Use Disorders must look at the local needs and service delivery. J Mental Health Hum Behav, 24, 1-3.
- Dayal P, Kaloiya GS, Khatoon R & Sarkar S (2019). A study of Stress, Coping & Strain among Family Members living with individuals with Substance Use Disorder in India, Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy, 27:5, 416-420, DOI: 10.1080/09687637.2019.1705762
- Baitha U, Deb KS, Ranjan P, Mukherjee A, Bauddh NK, Kaloiya GS et al (2019). Estimated prevalence of medically unexplained physical symptoms in the Medicine outpatient department of an Indian tertiary care hospital. General Hospital Psychiatry, 61, 47-52.
- Rao GR, Ranjan P, Chadda RK, Kaloiya GS, Dwivedi SN, Baitha U, et al (2019). A descriptive study of disability in patients presenting with medically unexplained physical symptoms in a medical OPD setting. J Fam Med Prim Care. 8 (5), 1755–9.
- Dubasi SK, Ranjan P,.....Kaloiya GS, et al (2019). Questionnaire to assess adherence to diet and exercise advices for weight management in lifestyle-related diseases. J Family Med Prim Care, 8, 689-94.
- Reethesh SR, Ranjan P, Arora C, Kaloiya GS, et al (2019). Development & validation of a questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitude, & practices about obesity among obese individuals. Indian J Endocr Metab, 23,102-10.
- Parmar A & Kaloiya GS (2018). Comorbidity of personality disorder among substance use disorder patients: A narrative review. Indian Journal of PsychologicalMedicine,40, 517-27.
- Singh, G, Kaloiya, GS, Dhawan, A, Balhara YPS & Mishra AK (2018). Need for Evaluation of Underlying Dysfunctional Cognition in Problem Drinkers, Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 18, 71-72.
- Archana JT, Gopichandran L, Devagourou V, Hote MP, Kaloiya GS (2018). Progressive Muscle Relaxation and Anxiety Reduction among Cardiac Surgery Patients. JournalofNursingScience&Practice, 8, (3), 38-47.
- Kaloiya GS & Mohit K (2017). Neuropsychological Aspects of Epilepsy, Indian Journal of Psychosocial Sciences, 7, (2),25-30.
- Chopra S, Sinha S, Gupta D, Satyarthee GD, Agrawal D, Kaloiya GS, et al (2017). Does Functionality Cease after Acquired Brain Injury? Vignettes from a Neuro-psycho-social Perspective. Indian Journal of Neurotrauma, 14(01): 006-014. Thieme-connect.com/ DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1602722
- Kaloiya, GS & Singh, G (2016). Psychological Management of Epilepsy. Indian Journal of Psychosocial Sciences, 6, (1), 6-11.
- Singh, G & Kaloiya, GS (2016). A Review on Cognitive Representations in Substance Use Disorders and Essence of Cognitive Therapy. The International Journal of Indian Psychology, 3, (2), 49-60.
- Mallik, K., Grover, N. & Kaloiya, G.S. (2015). Approach to Psychotherapy Case Formulation: A Beginner Therapist’s Concerns- A Case Study. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 42 (1), 68-73.
- Barre,V.P. & Kaloiya, G.S. (2015). Managing the Caregivers Burden of Mentally Retarded Child with Behavioural Problems: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Psychosocial Sciences, 5, (1), 36-42.
- Bathla, M., Chandna, S., Bathla, J. & Kaloiya, G.S., (2015). Faith Healers in Modern Psychiatric Practice: Results of a 4 years Study. Delhi Psychiatric Journal, 18, 48-53.
- Kaloiya, GS, Grover, N. &. Singh, T.B. (2014). Cognitive Retraining and Its Efficacy in Head Injury. Indian Journal of Psychosocial Sciences, 4, (2), 43-45.
- Srivastav, D., Kaloiya, G.S. & Grover, N. (2014). Use of Audio Feedback in Cognitive-Behavioural Treatment of Social Phobia: A Case Study. Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology, 41 (1), 71-75.
- Singh, T.B., Kaloiya, G.S., Sanjay, K. & Chadda, R.K. (2010). Rehabilitation Need Assessment of Severely Mentally ill and Effect of Intervention. Delhi Psychiatric Journal, 13 (1), 109-116.
Publications (Abstract in Journals):
- Kaloiya GS (2021). Me Too Movement: The Problem & the Solution. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry Vol 39, issue
- Kaloiya GS (2019). Metacognition in substance abuse.Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 61 (Supplement 3), January, S412.
- Rana S, Kaloiya GS & Grover N (2019). Parenting: Can it be a Cornerstone of Preventive Psychiatry? Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 61 (Supplement 3), January, S415.
- Dayal P, Ramesh V OS, Prasad S, Kaloiya GS (2019). Co-Morbidity of Personality Disorders in Patients with Substance Use Disorder and Therapeutic Pessimism: Clinical Folklore or Clinical Reality? Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 61 (Supplement 3), January, S433.
- Kaloiya GS (2019). Cognitive-Behavioural Interventions for Managing Nicotine Dependence. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, Volume 61 (Supplement 3), January, S449.
- Dhawan A, Sarkar S, Kaloiya GS (2018). Paying Attention to the Family of Addicts, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry Vol 34, issue 4, 343.
- Jhanjee S., Varshney M., Panda U.K., Kaloiya G.S., Dayal P., Yadav D (2018). Evaluation of a training workshop on tobacco cessation: capacity building initiative in India. Tobacco Induced Diseases,16.( 1), A65. doi:10.18332/tid/84169
- Lal, R, Balhara YPS, Kaloiya, GS & Sarkar, S & (2017). Depression and Alcohol Use Disorder: Addressing the Complex Interface. Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry Vol 33, Supplement 1 S-7.
- Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Balhara YPS, Mishra AK (2016). A Comparative Study of Cognitive Representations among Individuals with Alcohol Dependence Syndrome & Healthy Individuals” International Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 23 (Suppl 1), S 87.
- Kaloiya GS, Singh G (2016). Cognitive Distortions & Effect of Cognitive Therapy on persons with ADS. International Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 23 (Suppl 1), S 88.
- Singh G, Kaloiya GS (2016). “Medically Unexplained Symptoms in the Indian context: An overview” International Journal of Behavioural Medicine, 23 (Suppl 1), S 222.
- Mishra, AK, Parmar, A, Kaloiya GS & Balhara YPS (2016). A Descriptive Analysis of Instructions to Authors for Statistical Reporting of Article in Addiction Medicine. Indian J Psychiatry 58 (Supplement), S69.
- Jhanjee, S, Dayal, P, Kaloiya GS, Jain, R (2014). Opportunities and Challenges for Youth Tobacco Cessation, Indian Journal of Social Psychiatry, 30 (3-4), A10.
Publications (Books/Manuals):
- Kaloiya, GS, Singh, G, Sarkar S, Dayal, P & Balhara, YPS (2019). Basics of Addiction Psychology, NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Kumar, N., Sharma, R., Satapathy, S. & Kaloiya, G.S. (2017). Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in Indian Context:A Collection of Research Papers. Winshield Press, ND.
- Training Manual for Psychologists for Mental Health Service delivery under National Mental Health Programme (NMHP) published by MoHFW under NMHP (2016).
- Rathore, V. & Kaloiya, G.S. (2009). NREGA: Adharbhoot Jankariyan (In Hindi). HIRD, Nilokheri, Mittal Enterprises, New Delhi.
Publications (Chapters in Books/Manuals):
- Kaloiya GS, (2022). Child & Adolescent Counselling. Chapter written for IGNOU study material of BA Psychology Course.
- Kaloiya, G.S., Singh, G. (2022). Adolescents and Substance Use. In: Patra, S. (eds) Adolescence in India. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9881-1_10
- Kaloiya GS & Preethy K (2020). Psychotherapy & Academic Achievement in Ed. JS Yadav, Enlighten the Academic Darkness, Walnut publication, Odisa
- Kaloiya GS & Abhishek B (2020). Psychological Factors & Academic Achievement in Ed. JS Yadav, Enlighten the Academic Darkness, Walnut publication, Odisa.
- Kaloiya, GS & Singh, G (2020). Psychological management of Epilepsy, in Ed. JS Yadav Practice Guidelines for Alternative Management of Epilepsy, Walnut publication, Odisa.
- Singh, G & Kaloiya, GS (2020). Neuropsychological Rehabilitation. In Ed. BV Prasad Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behaviour, IGI Global, USA.
- Parmar A, Kaloiya, GS & Kaur H (2020). Temporal Lobe Syndrome: An Overview. In Ed. B.V. Prasad Examining Biological Foundations of Human Behaviour, IGI Global, USA.
- Singh G & Kaloiya GS (2019). Therapist approach towards the delivery of clinical interventions in substance use disorders in Eds. Kaloiya et al, Basicsof Addiction Psychology,NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Mishra, AK & Kaloiya GS (2019). Elements of Research Methodology for Psychology Students in Eds. Kaloiya et al, Basics of Addiction Psychology,NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Parmar A, Panda U & Kaloiya GS (2019). Family Intervention for substance Use Disorders: An Overview in Eds. Kaloiya et al, Basics of Addiction Psychology, NDDTC, AIIMS, New Delhi.
- Kaloiya, GS & Kumar M (2018). Substance Use Disorder and Its Management. In Eds BS Chhikara & VK Shanwal.Alcoholism: Causes, Symptoms, Effects and Treatment, Manakin Press, New Delhi. ISBN: 9789386677488