Dr.
Nanaji Kaw
Male
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Dr.
Hem Raj Pal
Male
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Dr.
Vinay Kapoor
Male
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Dr.
Kishore Chandiramani
Male
Affiliation
Associate Professor
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Dr.
Davinder Mohan
Male
Affiliation
Professor and Programme In-charge
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Prof.
Rajat Ray
Male
Affiliation
Professor and Chief & Member INCB
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Prof Rajat Ray is Ex-Professor and Head of the Department of Psychiatry and First Chief, National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC) between 2003-2013.
Sh.
Gautam Malik
Male
Affiliation
Security Cum Fire Guard Gr.-II
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
Dr.
Brahm Prakash
Male
Affiliation
Medical Social Service Officer
Department of
National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre
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.
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
Detailed list available at
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https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=siddharth+sarkar&sort=date
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.
