Dr.

Dr.
Gauri Shanker Kaloiya

Ph.D., M.Phil. (CIP)

Affiliation

Professor

Department of

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Contact

Email :

gkaloiya[at]aiims[dot]edu

Phone :

01126593236

26593236 (off)

Office Address

Room No 4085-D

General OPD

Wednesday

Special Clinic

Monday (Tobacco Cessation Clinic, NDDTC)
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 1^st Expert Group Meeting for development of Regional Program for South Asia (2018–2021) organized by UNODC Regional Office for South Asia (UNODC ROSA) on 18^th & 19^th 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 6^th to 18^th June, 2022
Treasure of IASP-AIIIMS CME organized by AIIIMS on 4^th 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 6^th & 7^th 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. 5^thNov 2021 to 4^th 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] 15^th 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 (7^th August, 2017 to 6^th 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

Dr.
Rachna Bhargava

Affiliation

Professor

Department of

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Contact

Phone :

01126593236

Office Address

Room No 4085-D

General OPD

Tuesday

Special Clinic

Wednesday (Child Guidance Clinic, AIIMS New Delhi)
Thursday (Adolescent Clinic, NDDTC)
Saturday (Behavioral Addictions Clinic, AIIMS, New Delhi)

Dr.
ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA

PhD Statistics, MSc Statistics, BSc: Statistic and Mathematics

Affiliation

Professor of Biostatistics

Department of

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Contact

Email :

akmaiims[at]gmail[dot]com

Phone :

01126593236

Office Address

Room No 4085-D

General OPD

A-306 (Tuesday)
A-306 (Wednesday)
A-306 (Friday)

Field of Interest

Broad Domain: Epidemiology, Biostatistics

Sub-Domain: Substance Abuse, Clinical Epidemiology, Medical Epidemiology, Dimension Reduction Techniques, Computational Statistics

Presentations Made At Scientific Meetings/ Conferences/ Workshops

Organization of symposium/workshops/conference

Organized ONLINE interactive workshop on Basics of Research Methodology in Addiction Sciences in the first conference of Association for Addiction Psychiatry at the ADDICON-2021
Organized ONLINE workshop on Operation alization and implementation of Nationwide Online Training Workshop on Statistical Analysis in Mental Health: Opportunities and Challenges, in World Association of Social Psychiatry Hybrid Congress 18^th September 2021
Organized a nine-day ONLINE workshop on Analytical Techniques for Statistical Analysis in Mental Health, sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology (DST), Scientific and Engineering Research Board(SERB), under the Accelerate Vigyan Scheme, Government of India
Organized 25 hours online workshop for the Ph.D. Scholars on the course work Research Methodology (Research Methodology and Research Ethics, Planning and Conduct of Literature Review, Techniques of Data Collection, Research Designs, Introduction-Test of Significance, Fundamentals of Public Health Research, Quantitative Aspects of Data Analysis, Sample Size Estimation, Time to Event Analysis, Computational Aspects of Research Methods, Elements of Scientific Communication), HNB Uttarakhand Medical Education University, Dehradun.
Organized 25 hours online workshop on research methodology for faculty /Ph.D. Scholars/ resident son research methodology (nuts and bolts of database, what we do in statistics, elements of descriptive statistics, sampling distribution, test of significance, test of significance-quantitative variables, test of significance-categorical variables, epidemiology and study design, non-parametric test, psychometry-norms, psychometry-reliability, psychometric-validity, measures of disease frequency,diagnosticstest-part1,diagnosticstest-part2,basics of grounded theory-part1,basics of groundedtheory-part2,correlationandregression-introduction,coefficientofdetermination and standard error of estimate, binary logistic regression analysis)
Organized symposium on biostatistical aspects of research in addiction medicine in the 21st annual meeting of international society for addiction medicine, newdelhi,2019
Organized Symposium on Basics of Randomized Controlled Trial: Issues and Perspectives in the First Annual Conference of Addiction Psychiatry, AIIMS, New Delhi, 28-30November 2017
Organized Workshop in First Annual Conference on Addiction Psychology, NDDTC, AIIMS, 8^thSeptember 2017, on the topic “What are the needs for Psychology Students”
Organized Workshop in the Department of Psychiatry and NDDTC on Research Methodology on topics-Research Methodology: An Introduction, Research Designs: An overview, Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, Basics of Statistics and Biostatistics, Elements of Scientific Publications, Elements of Scientific Presentation, Bibliographic Management, and Data Analysis using Excel on19^thAugust and 26^thAugust 2017
Organized Workshop at Food and Safety Department, Government of NCT of Delhi 6-7^th June 2017, and delivered lectures and practical hands on six topics-Elements of Descriptive Statistics, Techniques of Data Screening, Data considerations and analysis on SPSS on test of significance for the quantitative variables, Regression Analysis, Analyzing repeated measurement in health sciences, and Factor Analysis
Organized Workshop on Biostatistics in Research Methodology, at the Department of Paediatrics, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, from 22-23 February 2014 and delivered six talks on-Overview of Statistics and Biostatistics, Elements of Scientific Publications, Critical Appraisal of Scientific Papers, Hands on usage of MS Excel, Hands on usage of Epi-Info

Invited talks in conference, Symposium, Workshops

2022: Guest Speaker on topic “Ethics in Medical Research”, for Faculty, Research Scholars, and Paramedical Staff at Banasthali University.
2022: Guest Speaker on topic “Research Landscape of Psychiatric Epidemiology, Webinar Series, under the aegis of Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS), North Zone.
2022: Guest Speaker on topic “Paradigm Shift in Statistical Methodologies in Mental Health”, in Webinar Series, under the aegis of Indian Psychiatry Society (IPS), North Zone.
2022: Resource person in the Faculty Development Program at Indian Institute of Information Technology, Tiruchirappalli 8th March 2022.
2021: Delivered lecture on Linear and Logistic Regression Analysis as Resource person for the Workshop on Bio-statistical Data Analysis, organized by the Department of Statistics, Assam University, Silchar 22 November 2022.
2021: Delivered lecture on Sampling Techniques as the Resource Person in the Workshop –Cum – Hands on Training on Biostatistics and Health Data Analysis for Healthcare Professionals, Department of Clinical Research, School of Allied Sciences, Sharda University 24 September 2021.
2021: Delivered lecture on Test of Significance as the Resource Person in the Workshop –Cum – Hands on Training on Biostatistics and Health Data Analysis for Healthcare Professionals, Department of Clinical Research, School of Allied Sciences, Sharda University 24 September 2021.
2021: Attended Side Event organized by United Nations Statistical Commission (UNSC) in collaboration with International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS) side event.
2021: Attended International Association for Survey Statisticians (IASS)Webinar on Positioning Household Surveys for Next Decade, organized by the International Statistical institute, November 23,2021.
2021: Attended Frontiers Forum Speaker Series on Good Economics for Harder Times by Prof Esther Duflo, 28 April 2021.
2021: Attended Frontiers Forum Speaker Series on Genomics-led solutions for all life on Earth by Prof Harris Lewin, 25 March 2021.
2021: Attended Frontiers Forum Speaker Series on Equipping our Children to manage a Planet by Prof David Christian, 2 March 2021.
2019: Presented invited talk on “Biostatistical Approaches in Molecular Epidemiology”, at the workshop on Molecular Techniques of Integrative Biology, sponsored by the Department of Health Research (DHR), Government of India and organized by the National Institute for Research in Environmental Research (NIREH), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), Bhopal, India.
2019: Attended 37^th Annual Conference of the Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS) and presented paper on “A Behavioral Economics Approach for understanding the Phenomena of Delay Discounting Rates among Alcohol and Opioid Dependence Syndrome, at AIIMS, Patna.
2019: Attended 21st Annual Conference for the International Society for Addiction Medicine (ISAM) and presented seminar on Evidence informed Alcohol and Drug Policy reforms in India: Implications of the epidemic logical data; Method logical Approaches for epidemiology of substance use: Advances and innovations, New Delhi.
2019: Attended Scientific Meeting on Presentation of Findings for Recommendation and Policy Implications under National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India, 2019 at Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, April 16^th,2019.
2019: Attended Scientific Meeting on Presentation of Findings for National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India, 2019 at Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, April 16^th,2019.
2019: Attended Scientific Meeting on Presentation of Findings for National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Sein India, 2019 at Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India, April 9^th,2019.
2019: Presented Scientific Talk on Sampling Designs and Statistical Analysis for data on National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India, in the 7th National Federation of Indian NGOs for Drug Abuse Prevention FINGODAP Conference, March29^th, 2019.
2019: Attended Scientific Meeting on Presentation of Findings, Recommendations and Policy Implications for National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India, 2019 at Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, March 12^th,2019.
2019: Presented Scientific talk on Analytical Methods in Clinical Studies in the National Symposium on Biostatistical techniques and its application in clinical studies, Department of Statistics, Panjab University, March 11^th,2019.
2019: Attended Scientific Meeting on Presentation of Findings and Recommendations for National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India, 2019 at Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment, Government of India, February 18^th, 2019.
2019: Attended Scientific Meetings on Presentation of Findings for National Survey on Extentand Pattern of Substance use in India,2019 at Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment, Government of India, February 4^th,2019.
2018: Presented Scientific Talk on Elements of Inferential Statistics, during the 8th Refresher Course in Medical Sciences being organized at the University Grant Commission (UGC)-Human Resource Development Centre, BHU, Varanasi, June 2^nd,2018.
2018: Presented Scientific Talk on Elements of Descriptive Statistics, during the 8th Refresher Course in Medical Sciences being organized at the University Grant Commission (UGC)-Human Resource Development Centre, BHU, Varanasi, June2^nd,2018
2018: Presented Scientific Talk on Epidemiology of Substance Use in India-A Compilation from Multiple Sources, at 20^thAnnual Conference of International Society for Addiction Medicine, November 3^rd,2018 at Busan, South Korea.
2018: Presented Scientific Talk on Concepts of Drug Abuse Survey-Household, in the training program me on Planning and Designing of large-scale sample surveys for officers of States/UTs, at the National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), September 25^th, 2018.
2018: Presented Scientific Talk on Concepts of Drug Abuse Survey-Respondent Driven Sampling, in the training programme on Planning and Designing of large-scale sample surveys for officers of States/UTs, at the National Statistical Systems Training Academy (NSSTA), September 25^th, 2018.
2017: Presented Scientific Talkon National Level Sampling Methodology, forthe commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, Regional Training of Trainers, Imphal, Delhi November 3^rd,2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on Sampling Methodology-Northeast Regions, for the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE),Government of India, Regional Training of Trainers, Imphal, October 24^th,2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on Sampling Methodology-Central Regions, for the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, Regional Training of Trainers, Rachi, October 10^th,2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on Sampling Methodology-Western Regions, for the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, Regional Training of Trainers, Bengaluru, October 9^th,2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on Sampling Methodology-Northern Regions, for the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, Regional Training of Trainers, New Delhi on October 3^rd,2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on Household Mapping and Listing, under the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent an Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, in the national Training of Trainers, New Delhi on September 18^th2017.
2017: Presented Scientific Talk on District Selection and State Stratification plan under the commissioned study on National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India, by Ministry of Social Justice and Family Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, in the National Consultation workshop, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi on May5^th2017.
2017: Member for the panel discussion in the software development for the empaneled agencies for the software development under the National Survey on Extent and pattern of substance use in India, at the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (MoSJE), Government of India, 9^thJune 2017.
2017: Lecture on Analytical Methods in Biostatistics in 3^rd Workshop on Biomedical Data Analysis using R at National Institute of Pathology, ICMR, New Delhi, 24^th January 2017 Food and Safety Department, Government of NCT of Delhi 5^th June 2017.
2017: Presentation on the State Stratification and District Selection by probability proportional to size (PPS), in the National Consultation Workshop of National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India, at Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi,9^th May 2017.
2017: Lecture on Analytical Methods in Biostatistics in 3^rdWorkshop on Biomedical Data Analysis using Rat National Institute of Pathology, ICMR, New Delhi,24^th January 2017.
2017: Lecture on Implementation of Respondent Driven Sampling in Mapping and Size Estimation of Street Children whose Drugs, at the Dissemination Meeting of Department of Women and Child Development, Government of Delhi, Delhi, 11January 2017.
2016: Invited Talk on" Dimension Reduction Techniques: An Overview", at 25th International Conference on Mathematics, Statistics and Computational Techniques, Forum for Interdisciplinary Mathematics (FIM), at Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, 22-24 December 2016.
2016: Poster presentation on "Application of Geographical Information System for Understanding Epidemiology of Substance Use in India", at the Joint Conference: ISAM and CSAM-SMCA XXVII, Annual Meeting and Scientific Conference, October20-22, 2016, Montreal, Canada.
2016: Presented or al paper on "A Descriptive Analysis of instructions to authors for statistical reporting of article in addiction medicine journals", at 68th Annual Conference on Indian Psychiatry Society, 21-24 January 2016.
2016: Presented or al talking Symposium on" Cannabis in Modern Times-Challenges and Opportunities", at 68th Annual Conference on Indian Psychiatry Society, 21-24 January 2016.
2016: Presented oral talk in Symposium on "Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey (PODS): What have we learnt from it?",68th Annual Conference on Indian Psychiatry Society, 21-24 January 2016.
2015: Presented research paper entitled" A Systematic Analysis of Outputs in Medical Sciences for BRICS 33rd Annual Conference of Indian Society for Medical Statistics (ISMS),14-16 October 2015, Belgavi, Karnataka.
2015: Delivered lecture on "Analytical Methods in Biostatistics" at the National Institute of Pathology, ICMR in the National Workshop on Bioinformatics Tools for Biomedical Research, 24^th, March 2015, supported by Indian Council of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare Govt. of India, New Delhi.
2015: Delivered lecture on "Biostatistics and Use of Software" at the National Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in the foundation workshop in Clinical and Laboratory Medicine Research for member countries of South Asian Forum for Health Research (SAFHeR), Feb2015.
2014: Attended two days’ workshop on Evidence Based Clinical Practice-2014, from December 13th-14th December 2014.
2014: Attended AIIMS-University of Michigan Research Methodology Course from 1st-5th December 2014.
2014: Attended and presented research paper on "Descriptive Epidemiology of Cannabis "at Annual Conference of Indian Psychiatry Association, North Zone, Ludhiana, 20th-21st December 2014.
2014: Attended and delivered lecture on Analytical Methods in Statistics at Annual Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, Mysore,21st-23rd November 2014.
2014: Attended and deliver lecture on Sampling Methodology at Annual Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, Mysore, 21st-23rd November 2014.
2014: Attended and presented poster presentation entitled "Basics of Research Methodology-Schematic Sensitization", at Conference on Stress Reduction Skills: Scientific Update, organized by Department of Psychiatry and Sri Sri Global Meditating Doctors Association (GMDA) at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi, August30th-31st,2014.
2014: Attended and presented contributed research paper entitled "Challenges in Teaching of Medical Statistics in Developing Country", at the 9th International Conference on Teaching Statistics (ICOTS-9) at Flagstaff, Arizona, USA,13th-18th July 2014.
2014: Acted as the resource person for the workshop on Research Methods in Medical Sciences organized by the South Zone of Indian Psychiatry Society, at Kochi, Kerala, on 9th March 2014 and delivered talk on Sampling Methodology.
2014: Acted as the resource person for the workshop on Research Methods in Medical Sciences organized by the South Zone of Indian Psychiatry Society, at Kochi, Kerala, on 9th March 2014 and delivered talk on Analytical Methods in Statistics.
2013: Delivered invited talk on topic entitled "Synergistic Perspective of Clinicians and Biostatistician in an omics era", in the Silver Jubilee Conference of Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS), Lucknow, from14-15December2013.
2013: Delivered invited talk on topic entitled "Setting up of Research Database", in the symposium "Research Associated Priority Innovation Programme" of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry (IASP), at 20th Annual Conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, held at Kolkata, 8th-9th, November 2013.
2013: Delivered invited talk on 'Basics of Biostatistics and Data Management’, at 65th Annual Conference of the Indian Psychiatry Society’ at NIMHANS, Bangalore 10th-13th January 2013.
2012: Delivered Invited Talk on Descriptive and Inferential Statistics at Jamia Millia Islami at Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Science son November 2nd, 2012.
2012: Delivered Invited Talk on Presentation of Data at Jamia Millia Islamiaat Centre for Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation Sciences on November 2nd2012.
2012: Delivered Invited Talk on Biostatistics and Sampling Methods at National Institute of Pathology (NIP), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)fortheworkshoponResearchMethodologiesforMedicalScientistonOctober10th, 2012.
2012: Delivered Invited Talk on Statistical Software’ sat National Institute of Pathology (NIP), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) forth workshop on Research Methodologies for Medical ScientistonOctober10th 2012.
2012: Served as a resource person for the National Seminar on Scientific Writing, organized by Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Greater Noida, sponsored by Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India on March2nd,2012.
2011: Served as faculty for the foundation workshop on Clinical and Laboratory Medicine Research, held at National Institute of Pathology (NIP), Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) from July 26th-28th, 2011 and delivered talk on Statistical Software’s.
2010: Served as faculty for the second foundation workshop on Clinical and Laboratory Medicine Research, held at University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), New Delhi from 17th-19th August 2010 and delivered talk on“ Basic Biostatistics”.
2010: Served as faculty for the second foundation workshop on Clinical and laboratory Medicine Research, held at University College of Medical Sciences (UCMS), New Delhi from 17th-19th August 2010 and delivered talk on“ Data Management and Sample Size Determination”.
2010: Served as faculty for the First foundation Workshop on Clinical and laboratory Medicine Research for undergraduate medical students, held at Institute of Pathology, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), New Delhi from 12th-13th March 2010 and delivered invited talk on “Basic Biostatistics”.

Thesis supervised for MD/ PhD

- as guide (number only) -04
-as co-guide (number only) - 39
-as member of doctoral committee - 08

Significant events

Member of the Panel for test development and paper setting for Paper Environmental Sciences, National Testing Agency (NTA), Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Government of India [2022].
Examiner for the course on Research Methodology for the Couse Work of Ph.D Scholars, HNB Medical Education University, Dehradun, Uttarakhand [2020].
External Examiner for the M.Phil. Course for the paper on the Research Methodology, IHBAS [2019].
External Examiner for the M.Phil. Course for the paper on the Research Methodology, IHBAS [2018].
External Examiner for the recruitment of Technical Assistant (Statistics), for the Model Rural Health Scheme, CHC, Muga, under the scheme of Department of Health Research (DHR), Government of India [2017].
External Examiner for the M.Phil. Course for the paper on the Research Methodology, IHBAS [2017].
Examiner for the M.Phil. Course for the paper on the Research Methodology, IHBAS [2016].

Other Relevant Information

Awards and Honours

Education

1999: First Class First for Post-GraduateExamination (GOLDMEDAL)

2001: Fellowship in Biostatistics from SGPGIMS, Lucknow

2003: Received Post Graduate Education Certificate for Advanced Course in Biostatistics and Epidemiology from Nordic School of Public Health, Goteborg and RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain

2004: Faculty for the International Course on Health Intervention Studies, in collaboration with Nordic School of Public Health

2005: Faculty for the International Course in Research Methodology in collaboration with Nordic School of Public Health and RD Gardi Medical College, Ujjain

2013: Awarded Certificate of Accomplishment with Distinction for the course Mathematical Biostatistics Boot Camp, offering of John Hopkin's University, USA

2020: Received certification of completion with 91.2%Marks for the successful completion of the course on Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, from John Hopkins University, USA

2020: Letter of Commemoration from Vice-Chancellor, HNB Uttarakhand Medical Education University for effective planning, management of the ONLINE course in Research Methodology as Course Coordinator

2020: Received DST Grant from Department of Science and Technology (DST) under the Accelerate Vigyan Scheme through Scientific and Engineering Research Board (SERB) for organizing 9 days online workshop on Analytical Techniques for Statistical Analysis in Mental Health

2021: Elected Member Education Subcommittee for International Society for Clinical Biostatistics (ISCB). This honour is quite prestigious in the sense that I happen to be not only the member from India, or Asia but the only member from the Developing world. In total there are 15 [14+1] members in this committee. The other 14 members belong developed/high income countries [1Member each from Australia (AU), Canada (CA), France (FR), Romania (RO),3 Members from New Zealand (NZ), 5 Members from United Kingdom (UK), and 2 Members from USA (US).This committee supports and organize education al activities, such as short-courses, webinars, and seminar son contemporary methods in Clinical Biostatistics.

2021: Successfully Completed Paid Course with Examination on Data Science and Machine Learning: Making Data Driven Decision conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and MIT Institute for Data, Systems, and Society (MIT-IDSS).

2022: Nominated as the Board Member by Department of Medical Education and Research (DMER) by Government of Haryana, for Promotion of Research in Medical Universities.

Research Awards

2007: World Bank Travel grant for attending 5^6thInternational Statistical Institute Conference held at Lisboa-Portugal, for thesis research paper Some Epidemiological Models for Parasitic Infections: Comparison between traditional and Hierarchical Logistic Regression Methods

2014: World Bank Travel grant for attending 9^th International Conference on Teaching Statistics for the research paper Challenges in Teaching of Medical Statistics in Developing Country

2017: Award from AIIMS, Delhi forthe research paper Pattern of Drug Use and associated behaviors among Female Injecting Drug Users from Northeast India: A Multi-Centric, Cross-Sectional, Comparative Study. Substance Use & Misuse

Associate Editor

2022-till date: Statistical Editor, International Journal of Health Research and Medico-legal practice (IJHRMLP); Official publication of the Academy of Health research and Medical Education (AHRME)

2020-tilldate: Associate Editor, Frontiers in Public Health for the Speciality Section Public Mental Health

2017-tilldate: Associate Editor Tobacco and Regulatory Sciences

Reviewer

National Medical Journal of India
Indian Journal of Medical Research
Indian Journal of Nephrology
Indian Journal of Clinical Psychology
Current Science
Drug and Alcohol Review
Substance Use and Misuse
Health
International Journal of Clinical Biostatistics and Biometrics
American Journal of Alcohol and Drug Dependence
British Medical Journal Open
National Medical Journal of India
Acta Astronautica

Membership of the Scientific Societies

Elected Member-International Institute for Medical Statistics
Elected Member-International Association for Statistical Education
Member-International Association for Clinical Biostatistics
Member-Indian Society for Medical Statistics

Investigator In Funded Projects Along with Year and Title (Completed)

Analytical Techniques for Statistical Analysis in Mental Health [2021]
Internal Consistency and Divergent Validity of the Hindi Version of the Addiction Severity Index-Lite among Individuals with Alcohol and Opioid Dependence Syndrome [2019-2021]
Development of Indian Anxiety and Mania Questionnaire [2019-2022]

Investigator In Funded Projects Along With Year And Title (Ongoing)

Infrared signature of surgical wound: thermographic profiles and early stage test-accuracy study to predict the surgical site infection in paediatric surgical patients [2022-]
A study to examine psychosocial and behavioral domains among school going adolescents during COVID 19 pandemic -Mixed study design [2022-]

Investigator In Non-funded Projects Along With Year And Title (Completed)

Hindi Adaptation and Psychometric Validation of Stages of Change Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES) among Participants with Alcohol Dependence [2020-2022]
Comparison of Delay Discounting Rate among current users of Heroin and abstinent: An Observational Study [2019-2021]
Delay Discounting Rates among Patients with Alcohol and Opioids Dependence: A Cross Sectional Comparative Study [2017-2019]

Investigator In Non-funded Projects Along With Year And Title (Ongoing)

Comparison of Different Methods for Estimation of Alcohol Consumption: A Cross-sectional Community based Study [2022-]

Co-investigator In Funded Projects Along With Year And Title (Completed)

Development and Validation of an Indian Instrument to Assess Severity of Substance Related Problems [2019-2022].
Screening and Intervention in School Students of Primary Classes for Substance use in Delhi”. Funding- Department of Education (DOE), Delhi Government [2019-2021].
Screening and Intervention in School Students of Secondary Classes for Substance use in Delhi”. Funding- Department of Education (DOE), Delhi Government [2019-2021].
National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance use in India [2016-2021].
Development of Indian Anxiety and Mania- Questionnaire [2018-2022].
Rates and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance use among Prison inmates in India [2018-2022].
Experience with Treatment among patients with substance use disorders [2018-2022].
Pattern of use of Psychoactive Substances (NPS) [2018-2021].
Substance use among Transport Workers [2018-2021].
Substance use among school and College students [2018-2021].
Behavioral and Biological Assessment of Vulnerabilities to acquisition of HIV, blood Borne viruses and Tuberculosis among Prison Inmates of Gujarat [2018-2020].
Development of Cognitive retraining module for improving cognitive deficits of abstinent patients with Alcohol, Cannabis and Opioid Dependence Syndrome in a Tertiary Care De-addiction Centre of Northern India [2017-2018].
Cognitive Behavioural Based Intervention in Group Setting for Tobacco Cessation in Tertiary de-addiction centre in Northern India [2015-2016].
Mapping and Size estimation of Street children who use drugs in Delhi [2015-2016].
Study on Size Estimation for Opioid Dependent Population in State of Punjab [2014-2015].
Community Based Brief Intervention with simple advice for women tobacco users.
Epigenetic studies in esophageal cancer in high-risk region of Northeast India [2011-2012].
Immunogenetic profile of NPC–Nasopharygeal Cancer in a high prevalence region of Northeast India [2010-2012].
Longitudinal Demographic, Socioeconomic survey and analysis in 60 villages of Ujjain district [2003-2006].
A study on availability of Health Facilities in the Ujjain district [2004-2005].
Assessment of disease burden due to Taenia Solium in a rural Community [2002-2003].

Co- Investigator In Non-funded Projects Along With Year And Title Completed

A Study to explore the of Gamma Synuclein as a Potential Biomarker in Breast Cancer [2020-2022].
Functional outcome of patients undergoing thoracic surgery for benign Pulmonary and pleural diseases: ambispective cohort study [2020-2022].
Exploratory study of problematic internet pornography use [2020-2022].
Impact of Screen Time on Mental, Behavioural and Social aspects among School going Adolescents [2020-2022].
Comparison of Double “J” and infant feeding tubes as stents in open Cohen’s ureteric reimplantation in terms of hospital stay -a Randomized study [2019-2022].
Circulating Micro RNA in Coronary Artery Disease [2019-2022].
Assessment of reasons, status of, and factors associated with drop-out in patients on Opioid Substitution Therapy: A cross-sectional, comparative, community-based study [2019-2022].
Endorsement and Concordance of ICD 11, ICD 10 and DSM 5 Diagnostic Guidelines for Alcohol and Opioid Use Disorders [2019-2021].
Psychological Correlates of Caregiving among the caregivers of patients with Schizophrenia [2018-2022].
Trazodone for sleep disturbance in opioid dependent patients maintained on buprenorphine: a double-blind, placebo-controlled trial [2018-2021].
Assessing client perceived barriers to initiate opioid substitution therapy among Injecting Drug Users A cross- sectional, comparative, community-based study [2018-2021].
Effectiveness of reminders using Phone call versus Short Message Service on treatment retention in patients with substance use disorders: An open label randomized trial [2018-2020].
Development of Cognitive Behavioural based Intervention Module for Adolescents in Conflict with Law [2017-2022].
A Pilot Follow-up Study on Retention and Outcome of Patients with Opioid Dependence after Discharge from Treatment Centre [2017-2019].
Cognitive Functioning in Buprenorphine maintained Opioid Dependent Patients at Peak and Trough Blood Buprenorphine Levels: An Experimental Study [2017-2019].
Study of Aspirin and Clopidogrel Resistance by Platlet Aggregation and its Association with Adverse Outcomes in Indian Stable Coronary Artery Disease Patients [2017-2019].
Intravenous Naloxone on Opioid Agonist Effects of Intravenous Buprenorphine: A Double-blind, Within-subject, Randomized, Cross-over Study among Opioid Dependent Subjects [2017-2019].
Depression, anxiety, quality of sleep and mental adjustment style among adult myeloma patients in active treatment and maintenance phase [2017-2019].
Family Interventions Addressing Expressed Emotions in Treatment Seeking Men with Opioid Dependence [2016-2021].
Association between C Reactive Protein Level and Alcohol Consumption Among patients of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Cross Sectional Exploratory Study [2016-2019].
A Cross-Sectional Observational Study to Assess Help seeking behaviour for Alcohol Use Disorders among Patients with Alcoholic Liver Diseases [2016-2019].
Knowledge, Risk Factors and Experience of Non-Fatal Overdose Among Injecting Drug Users: A Community- based, Cross-sectional Study [2016-2019].
To investigate the effect of polymorphisms and epigenetic modification on the expression of monoamine pathway genes in alcohol dependence [2015-2020].
Cognitive Representation and efficacy of Cognitive Therapy in individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome [2015-2019].
Oral Methadone versus Sublingual Buprenorphine for Treatment of Acute Opioid Withdrawal: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Double-Dummy, Controlled Study [2014-2016].
Economic analysis of Opioid Substitution Therapy under National AIDS Control Programme – a cross-sectional comparative study [2014-2016].
Anxiety Disorder amongst adolescents in rural Ballabgarh-A Community based study [2014-2016].
Two group randomized design for effectiveness of NRT with simple advice and NRT with counselling for the reduction in the smoking parameters [2014-2016].
Pattern of drinking and its relationship with consequences in subjects with harmful/hazardous alcohol use [2013-2015].
Effectiveness of Screening and Brief Intervention for Moderate/High Risk Alcohol Use Among Patients on Buprenorphine Maintenance: A Clinical and Alcohol-Biomarker Study [2013-2015].
Depression among Elderly Persons in Rural Area of Ballabgarh. Collaborated Research work along with department of Psychiatry, Department of Community Medicine and National Drug Dependence and Treatment Centre (NDDTC) [2012-2014].
MD Thesis dissertation work on Assessment of effect of sweet tastants on cue related craving recently detoxified alcohol dependent subjects [2012-2014].
MD Thesis dissertation work on Cue Induced Craving in Heroin Dependent Men [2012-2014].
DNB pathology thesis dissertation work Role of epithelial Mesenchymal transition in progression of bladder cancer: An Immunohistochemical analysis [2009-2011].

Co- investigator in funded projects along with year and title (ongoing)

Comparative mapping of common mental disorders (CMD) over lifespan [2022-].
A study to examine psychosocial and behavioral domains among school going adolescents during COVID 19 pandemic-Mixed study design [2022-].
Development and evaluation of artificial intelligence- based methods models for prediction of self-harm and suicide attempts amongst the patients of opioid dependence and depression [2021-].
Assessment of Rates and Causes of Mortality among People with Opioid dependence: A Longitudinal, Cohort Study [2021-].
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 [2020-].

Co- investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title (ongoing)

Outcome of ASO in TGA intact ventricular septum with regressed LV in the age group 2-6 months using two stage VS integrated ECMO-A prospective observational study [2022-].
A pilot study to assess the items for the anxiety related events among blood donors and establish their face and content validity at a tertiary care academic institute in North India [2022-].
Quality of Life and Associated factors among recipients of Buprenorphine-Naloxone Maintenance Treatment [2021-].

Total number of publications till date

Thesis 2

Peer Reviewed Publications 106

Book Chapters 4

Edited Manuscript 36

Technical Reports 11

Total 159

Details of publications since 2000 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)

Thesis

Mishra AK,NathDC,SinghU,PrasadKN, GuptaRK,PandeyCM.TheEpidemiological Aspects of Taenia solium Infection in a Rural Community ofNorthern India.DemographyIndia,2009;38(2): 307-318.
AKMishra,CMPandey.SomeEpidemiologicalModelsforparasiticInfections:Comparison between traditional and hierarchical logistic regression methods(2007).BulletinoftheInternationalStatisticalInstitute-LXII(2007),5776-5779.

Official Statistics

AmbekarA, AgrawalA, RaoR, MishraAK, KhandelwalSK, ChaddaRK on behalf of the group of investigators for the National Survey on Extentand Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). Magnitude of Substance Use in India. New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
SoodA, MishraA, AmbekarA. Trendsin alcohol consumption and expenditure: Analysis of household data from nationally representative sample from India. Asian J Psychiatr.2019 Feb22;40:116-123.
Atul Ambekar, Ravindra Rao R, Alok Agrawal, Ashwani K Mishra, Rajesh Kumar, Manish Kumar. Size Estimation of Opioid Dependent Population in Punjab – Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey. New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India; 2015.

Theoretical Statistics

Verma V, Verma A, Mishra AK, Khan HT, Nath DC, Narang R. Bayesian Estimation of Gender Differences in Lipid Profile, Among Patients with Coronary Artery Disease. Handbook of Intelligent Computing and Optimization for Sustainable Development.2022Feb25:753-69.
VermaV, MishraAK, VermaA, KhanHT, NathDC, NarangR. Impact of gender on the lipid profile of patients with coronary arteryisease: a Bayesian analytical approach. In Smart Computational Intelligence in Biomedical and Health Informatics 2021 Sep27(pp.1-12). CRC Press.
Verma,V., Mishra,A.K., Dhawan, A.etal. Diversity in substance use behaviour among street children of Delhi under Bay esian paradigm. BMC MedRes Methodol 20,291(2020).
Ashwani Kumar Mishra (IN). Handbook of Item Response Theory Volume Three: Applications.2019, ISCB,68:26.
Ashwani Kumar Mishra (IN). Multivariate Analysis with LISREL. 2017, ISCB,63,45.

Epidemiology of Drug Use

Singh, R., Gupta, R., Grover, T., Ambekar, A., Jain, R., Vaswani, M., Mishra, A., & Sharma, A. (2023). Role of the Serotonin and GABAA Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in patients with Alcohol Dependence. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 80, 103326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103326.
Ghosh, S., Jain, R., Rao, R., Mishra, A. K., & Jhanjee, S. (2022). Does ethyl glucuronide in hair correlates with alcohol consumption? A comparative study with other traditional biomarkers among individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome. Alcohol. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.10.005.
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. Journal of Opioid Management. 2022 Sep-Oct;18(5):455-466. DOI: 10.5055/jom.2022.0739. PMID: 36226785.
Singh, R., Gupta, R., Grover, T., Ambekar, A., Jain, R., Vaswani, M., Mishra, A., & Sharma, A. (2022). “Role of the Serotonin and GABAA Receptor Gene Polymorphisms in patients with Alcohol Dependence”. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 103326. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103326.
Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Mishra AK and Balhara YPS. Does Cognitive Therapy Change the Early Maladaptive Schemas in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence? Evidence from a Randomized Controlled Trial. Indian J Psychol Med. 2022;XX:1–8.
Singh G, Kaloiya GS, Dhawan A, Balhara YPS and Mishra AK. The Extent of End or sement of Distal to Proximal Dysfunctional Cognitions in Individuals with Alcohol Dependence: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study in the Indian Context. Indian J Psychol Med.2022;44(3):239–245.
Saini R, Parmar A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A. Psychiatric and Substance Use Comorbidities among People who Inject Drugs in India: ACross-Sectional, Community BasedStudy.WorldSocPsychiatry2021;3:195-202.
SarkarS, SoodE, BhadR, MishraA. Validateds cales for substance use disordersin the geriatric population: A scoping review. J Geriatr Ment Health 2021;8:70-6.
Singh VV, Dhawan A, Chadda RK, Mishra AK and Sarkar S. A ProspectiveThree-MonthsNaturalisticFollow-UpStudyofOutcomesofPatientswithOpioid Dependence Discharged on Buprenorphine or Oral Naltrexone. Indian JPsycholMed.2022;XX:1–7.
Ghosh, S., Jain, R., Singh, S. et al. A simplified approach for determination of urinary ethyl glucuronide by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. JAnalSciTechnol12,35 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-021-00290-6.
Singh A, Rao R, Chatterjee B, Mishra AK, Kaloiya GS, Ambekar A. Cognitive function in gin patients maintain edonbupre norphineat peak and trough buprenorphine levels: An experimental study. Asian J Psychiatry.2021;61:102697.
AnjuD, MishraAK, AmbekarA, ChatterjeeB, AgrawalA, BhargavaR. Estimating the size of substance using street children in Delhi using Respondent-Driven Sampling (RDS). Asian J Psychiatry.2020(48):101890.
Atul Ambekar, Goyal SG, Ambekar A, JainR, Mehta MM, MishraAK. Intravenous Buprenorphine does not impair psychomotor and cognitive functioning in opioid dependent patients using oral dextropropoxyphene: A randomised double-blind cross over study. J Mental Health Hum Behav 2020;25:45-52.
Saini R, Rao R, Parmar A, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Dhingra N.Rates, knowledge and risk factors of non-fatal opioid overdose among people who inject drugsin India: A community-based study. Drug Alcohol Rev.2020;39(1):93-97.doi:10.1111/dar.13016.
Gupta S, Lal R, Ambekar A, Mishra AK, Rao R. The pattern of alcohol use and its relationship with consequences among problem alcohol users: A community‑based cross‑sectional study from India. Indian J Psychiatry 2020;62:152-8.
Dhagudu NK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jain R, Singh S. Is there enough naloxone to deter the diversion? Effect of con current administration of intravenous naloxone on opioid agonist effects of intravenous buprenorphine: Arandomised, double-blind, within-subject, cross over study among opioid-dependent subjects. Drug Alcohol Rev.2020.DOI: 10.1111/dar.13057.
Tripathi R, Dhawan A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jain R, Sinha S. Assessment of Subjective Sleep Problems in Men With Opioid Dependence Maintained on Buprenorphine. J Addict Med. 2020;14(2): 132-138.doi:10.1097/ADM.0000000000000539.
Ghosh S, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Rao R, Mishra AK. Alcohol Biomarkers and their Relevance in Detection of Alcohol Consumption in Clinical Settings. Int Arch Subst Abuse Rehabil.2019,1:002.
AmbekarA, MishraAK, ParmarA, KumarR, KumarM, RaoR, AgrawalA. Are non-injecting opioid users at risk of transition to injecting druguse? Amulti-sitestudy from India. AsianJ Psychiatr.2019;42:79-84.
SinghG,KaloiyaGS,DhawanA,BalharaYPS,MishraAK.Needforevaluationof underlying dysfunctional cognition in problem drinkers. Asian J Psychiatr.2018;31:71-72.
Snehil Gupta,Rakesh Lal,Ravindra Rao,Ashwani Kumar Mishra & Atul Ambekar (2017) Pattern of alcohol use among problem alcohol users in acommunity-based setting in India: A cross-sectional study, Journal of Substance Use,23:2,130-135.
Quraishi R, Jain R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A. Association of ankyrin repeats & kinase domain containing 1 (ANKK1) gene polymorphism with co-morbid alcohol & nicotine dependence: A pilot study from a tertiary care treatment center in north India. Indian J Med Res.2017;145(1):33-38.
Jhanjee S, Lal R, Mishra AK, Yadav D. A randomized pilot study of brief intervention vs simple advice for women tobacco users in an urban community in India. Indian J Psychol Med.2017;39(2):131-136.
Balhara YP, Mishra A. Sethi H, Singh S, Khandelwal SK. Time trends of cannabis use among treatment-seeking individuals at government de-addiction centers across India over aperiodof7years.IndianJPsycholMed2016;38:331-5.
Rao R, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Pawar AKS, Mishra AK, Khandelwal SK. Evaluation of a five-day training programmer on Opioid Substitution Therapy in India. Drugs Educ Prev Pol,2016;23(6): 471–475.
Rao, R., Mandal, P., Gupta, R., Ramshankar, P., Mishra, A., Ambekar, A., Jhanjee, S., Dhawan, A. Factors affecting drug use during in car creation: across-sectional study of opioid-dependent persons from India. J Subst Abuse Treat.2016;61:13-7.
DayalP, BalharaYPS, MishraAK. An open label naturalistic study of predictors of retention and compliance to Naltrexone maintenance treatment among patients with opioid dependence. Journal of Substance Use 2015. J Subst Use. 2016;21(3): 309–316.
Varshney M, Rao R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A. Brief Interventions for harmful alcohol use in opioid-dependent patients on maintenance treatment with buprenorphine: A prospective study from India. Addictive Disorders & TheirTreatments 2015.DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0000000000000076.
Jhanjee S, Lal R, MishraA, Yadav D. Tobacco use and dental myths In India: need for specific intervention.Gerodontology.2015May18.doi:10.1111/ger.12200.
Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Goyal S, Mishra AK, Mukherjee D, Kishore K,Albertin C. Pattern of drug use and associated behaviours among female injecting drug users from northeast India: a multi-centric, cross-sectional, comparative study. Substance Use & Misuse.2015; 50:1332-1340.
Ambekar A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Agrawal A. Type of opioids injected: does it matter? A multicentric cross-sectional study of people who inject drugs. Drug Alcohol Rev.2015;34(1):97-104.
Balhara YPS ,Mishra A,Sethi H,Ray R.A retrospective chart review of treatment seeking middle aged individuals at a tertiary caresubstance use disorder treatment centre in north part of India over five successive years-findings from Drug Abuse Monitoring System (DAMS). The Scientific World Journal 2013:316372.

Applied Statistics-Public Mental Health

Madasu S, Malhotra S, Kant S, Sagar R, Mishra AK, Misra P, et al. Anxiety disorders among adolescents in a rural area of northern India using screen forchildanxiety-related emotional disorders tool: A community-based study. Indian J Community Med 2019;44:317-21.
Swapna Madasu, Sumit Malhotra, Shashi Kanta, Rajesh Sagar, Ashwani KMishra, Puneet Misra, Farhad Ahamed. Prevalence and determinants of anxiety disorders among adolescents in a rural community from northern India. Asian JPsychiatr.2019;43:137-142.
SoodM, ChaddaRK, MishraAK, KumariK, KukretiR. Attitude toward Antipsychotics and its Correlation with Psychopathology and Insight in Patients with Schizophrenia. Indian JSoc Psychiatry.2018; 34:200-2.
KhandelwalSK, BhatiaA, MishraAK. Psychological adaptation of Indian expeditioners during prolonged residence in Antarctica.Indian J Psychiatry.2017Jul-Sep;59(3):313-319.doi:10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_296_16.
Khandelwal S, Bhatia A, Mishra AK. Psychological health in the summer team of an Indian expedition to Antarctica. J Mental Health Hum Behav 2015; 20:65-70.
MSood, RKChadda, KSinhaDeb, RBhad, AMahapatra, RVerma, AKMishra. Scope of Mobile Phones in Mental Health Care in Low Resource Settings. Journal MTM 6:3:43–47,2017doi:10.7309/jmtm.6.3.7.
Behera P, Gupta SK, Nongkynrih B, Kant S, Mishra AK, Sharan P. Screening Instruments for assessments of Depression. Indian Journal of Medical Specialties. 2017;8:31-37.
Behera P, Sharan P, Mishra AK, Nongkynrih B, Kant S, Gupta SK. Prevalence and determinants of depression among elderly persons in a rural community from North India. NatlMedJIndia2016;29:129–35.
Kathiresan P, Sharan, Nongkynrih B, Mishra AK. Registration and definitions of mental disorders in Swedish survivors of the 2004 southeast Asia tsunami. The Lancet Psychiatry.2015;2:962.
Patil V, Pattanayak R, Mishra A.Predictors of suicide attempt in early-onset cases: Methodological issues and concerns. JClinPsychiatry.2013;74(12):1264.

Applied Statistics-Clinical Sciences

Deval, R., Saxena, P., Pradhan, D. et al. A Machine Learning–Based Intrauterine Growth Restriction (IUGR) Prediction Model for Newborns. Indian J Pediatr (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-022-04273-2.
SinglaV,BhattacharjeeHK,GuptaE,SinghD,MishraAK,KumarD.Performance of three-dimensional and ultra-high-definition (4K) technology inlaparoscopic surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis. J Minim AccessSurg.2022;18(2):167-175.doi:10.4103/jmas.jmas_122_21.
HemangaK.Bhattacharjee,HarshitAgarwal,VitishSingla,ShafneedChaliyadan, Ashwani K. Mishra, Suhani Suhani, Mohit Joshi, and RajinderParshad. Learning Pattern of Two Dimensional, Three-Dimensional, and Ultra-High-Definition Endovision System on Standardized Phantom Tasks: An ExVivo Randomized StudyJournal of Laparoendoscopic & Advanced SurgicalTechniques.aheadofprinthttp://doi.org/10.1089/lap.2021.0530.
Chaudhary T, Kanodia A, Verma H, Singh CA, Mishra AK, Sikka K. A PilotStudy Comparing Teletherapy with the Conventional Face-to-Face Therapy forSpeech-Language Disorders. Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2021 May28:1-5.doi:10.1007/s12070-021-02647-0.
Sengupta D, Bindra A, Kumar N, Goyal K, Singh PK, Chaturvedi A, MalhotraR, Mishra AK. Respiratory morbidity and mortality of traumatic cervical spinalcord injury at a level I trauma center in India. Spinal Cord Ser Cases. 2021 May13;7(1):36.doi:10.1038/s41394-020-00371-5.PMID:33986249;PMCID:PMC8117130.
Bhattacharjee, H.K., Chaliyadan, S., Mishra, A.K. et al. Comparison of two-dimensionalhigh-definition,ultrahigh-definitionandthree-dimensional endovisionsystems:anex-vivorandomisedstudy. SurgEndosc (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-020-07980-z.
Verma V, Mishra AK, Narang R. Application of Bayesian analysis in medicaldiagnosis.JPract Cardiovasc Sci.2019;5:136-41.
Malhotra P, Goel H, Mishra AK. Inflammatory lymphadenopathy in renal cellcarcinoma: prognostic tool? Ann Transl Med 2019;7(9):189. doi: 10.21037/atm.2019.03.47.
SharmaI, SinghAP, SinghLC, MishraAK, RameshV, SaxenaS.IsCXCL10/CXCR3 axis over expression a better indicator of leprosy type 1 reaction than inducible nitric oxide synthase? IndianJMedRes.2015;142(6):681-9.
Ramesh V, Kaushal H, Mishra AK, Singh R, Salotra P. Clinico-epidemio logical analysis of Post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) cases in India over last two decades: a hospital based retrospective study. BMC Public Health.2015;15(1):1092.
SharmaI, KaurM, MishraAK, SoodN, RameshV, KubbaA, SinghA. Histopathological Diagnosis of Leprosy Type 1 Reaction with Emphasis on Inter observer Variation. Indian JLepr.2015;87:101-107.
Soni S, Rath G, Deval R, Salhan S, Mishra AKumar, Saxena S. Prognostic significance of soluble Fas and soluble Fas ligand in serum of patients with complete hydatidiform moles. AmJReprod Immunol 2011;66: 230–236.
ChaswalM, DasS, PrasadJ, KatyalA, MishraAK, FahimM.Effect of Losartanan angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Antagonist on Cardiac Autonomic Functions of Rats During Acute and Chronic Inhibition of Nitric Oxide Synthesis. Physiol.Res.2012;61:135-144.
Tomar R, Mishra AK, Mohanty NK, Jain AK. Altered Expression of Succinic Dehyrdogenase in Asthenozoospermia Infertile Male. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology.2012;68:486-490.
Fochsen G, Deshpande K, Diwan V, Mishra A, Diwan VK, Thorson A. HealthCare seeking among individuals with cough and Tuberculosis: a population-based study from rural India.The International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease.2006;10(9):995-1000.

Applied Statistics-Scientometrics

Dhua AK, Garg M, Mishra AK, Goel P, Jain V, Yadav DK. A bibliometric study of the pediatric inguinal hernia publication landscape from the web of science database. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2022;27:689-98.
Dhua AK, Kumar V, Mishra AK, Jain V, Yadav D, Bajpai M, et al. Fifty most influential articles on anorectal malformations: A tribute through bibliometric ranking. J Indian Assoc Pediatr Surg 2022;27:419-27.
Mohit Varshney, Arpit Parmar & Ashwani Kumar Mishra (2020) The Past,Present and Future of Literature Pertaining to Betel (Areca) Nut: A Citation Analysis, Substance Use & Misuse,55:9,1403-1412,DOI:10.1080/10826084.2019.1660677.
ParmarA, GaneshR,MishraAK.The top 100 cited article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD): A Citation Analysis. Asian J Psychiatr. 2019;42:34-41.
Parmar A, Kumar Dubey D, Singh Balhara YP, Kumar Mishra A. Do Addiction Science Journals Endorse Unbiased Reporting of Research? A Systematic Evaluation of Instructions for Authors. Subst Use Misuse. 2019;54(10):1734-1742.
BalharaYPS,MishraAK.Compliance of Retraction notices for retracted articles on mental disorders with COPE guidelines on retraction. Current Science.2014;107(5):757-760.
BalharaYPS,Mishra AK. A study exploring attributes and nature of the retracted literature on mental disorders. Indian J Med Ethics.2014;11(4):1-12.
Mishra AK, Balhara YPS. Statistical Methodology for the Scinto metrics Study of the Growth of Medical Sciences in India. Current Science 2013;105(6):821-826.

Applied Statistics-Cancer Epidemiology & Population Genetics

SaxenaS, ChakrabortyA, KaushalM, MohilRS, MishraAK, SinghLC, SharmaJ, Bansal A, Agrawal U, Mehta J, Asthana S, Kataki AC, Kapur S, Chintamani, Dinesh Bhatnagar. Breast Cancer in Indian Women: Genetic Risk Factors and Predictive Biomarkers. AnnNatlAcad Med Sci(India)2019; 55:34–47.
Malhotra P, Goel H, Mishra AK. Inflammatory lymphadenopathy in renal cell carcinoma: prognostic tool? Ann TranslMed 2019;7(9):189.
KumarN, AgrawalU, MishraAK, KumarA, VasudevaP, MohantyNK, Saxena S. Predictive role of serum and urinary cytokines in invasion and recurrence of bladder cancer. Tumor Biology.2017;1-14.
Agrawal U, Kumar N, Mishra AK, Vaudeva P, Kumar A, MohantyNK, Saxena S. Immune signature of urothelial cancer associated with grade,recurrence,andinvasion. UrolOncol.2016;34(9):418.e17-26.
ChakrabortyA,MishraAK,SaxenaS. Polymorphism of Hormone Synthesis and Metabolizing Genes and Breast Cancer Risk: A Multigenic Case-control Study. Biomed ResJ.2016;3(1):73–87.
Sawlani K, Kumari N, Mishra AK, Agrawal U. Oral Cancer Prevalence in a Tertiary Care Hospital in India. J Family Med Community Health 2014;1(4):1022.
IhsanR,ChauhanPS,MishraAK,SinghLC,SharmaJD,ZomawiaE,VermaY,Kapur S,. Saxena S. Copy number polymorphism of glutathione-S-transferase genes (GSTM1&GSTT1) in susceptibility to lung cancer in a high-risk population from north-east India. IndianJ MedRes2014(139):720-729.
PaliwalPAroraD,MishraAK. Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in Urothelial Carcinoma: Twist in the tale. Indian Journal of Pathology and Microbiology.2012;55(4):25-31.
Kaushal M, Mishra AK, Sharma JV, Kataki A, Kapur S, Saxena S. Genomic alteration analysis of breast cancer patients in correlation with betel quid chewing in Northeast India. PLoSOne.2012;7(8):e43789.
ChauhanPS,IhsanR,MishraAK,YadavDS,Yadav,SalujaS,MittalV,SaxenaS, Kapur S. High order interactions of xenobiotic metabolizing genes and P53 codon 72 polymorphisms in acute leukemia. EnvironMolMutagen.2012;53(8):619-30.
Soni A, Bansal A, Mishra AK, Batra J, Singh LC, Chakraborty A, Yadav DS,Mohanty NK, Saxena S. Association of androgen receptor, prostate-specificantigen, and CYP19 gene polymorphisms with prostate carcinoma and benignprostatic hyperplasia in a north Indian population. Genet Test Mol Biomarkers.2012;16(8):835-40.
Ihsan R, Devi TR, Yadav DS, Mishra AK, Sharma J, Zomawia E, Verma Y,PhukanR,MahantaJ,KatakiAC,KapurS,SaxenaS. Investigation on the role of p53 codon 72 polymorphism and interactions with tobacco, betel quid, and alcohol in susceptibility to cancers in a high-risk population from North EastIndia.DNACellBiol.2011; 30(3):163-71.
IhsanR,ChauhanPS,MishraAK,YadavDS,KaushalM,SharmaJD,ZomawiaE, Verma Y, Kapur S, Saxena S. Multiple analytical approaches reveal distinct gene-environment interactions in smokers and non-smokers in lung cancer. PLoSOne.2011;6(12):e29431.
ChauhanPS,BhushanB,SinghLCSingh,MishraAK,SalujaS,MittalV,GuptaDK,KapurS.Expression of genes related to multiple drug resistance and apoptosis in acute leukemia: response to induction chemotherapy. Exp MolPathol.2011;92(1):44-49.
Singh A, Mishra AK, Ylaya K, Hewitt SM, Sharma KC, Saxena S. Wilm’s Tumor-1, Claudin-1 and Ezrin are useful immunohistochemical markers that help to distinguish Schwannoma from Fibroblastic Meningioma. Pathol Oncol Res.2012;18(2):383-9.
Bansal A, Soni A, Rao P, Singh LC, Mishra AK, Mohanty NK, Saxena S. Implication of DNA repair genes in prostate tumorigenesis in Indian males. Indian J MedRes.2012Oct;136(4):622-32.
MishraAK,AgrawalU,NegiS,BansalA,BhatnagarA,BhatnagarD,Chintamani,MohilR,SaxenaS. Study on expression of AR in Breast Cancer and its correlation with other steroid receptors and growth factors. IndianJMedRes.2012:135;843-852.
Singh LC, Chakraborty A, Mishra AK, Devi TR, Sugandhi N, Chintamani C,Bhatnagar D, Kapur S, Saxena S. Study on predictive role of AR and EGFR family genes with response to Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Breast Cancer in Indian women. MedOncol.2012;29(2):539-46.
Chintamani, Tandon M, Mishra A, Agarwal U, Saxena S. Sentinel lymph node biopsy can be a reliable alternative to axillary dissection after neo-adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with locally advanced breast cancer-a prospective study. WorldJ SurgOncol.2011;8:9-1.
SoniA,BansalA,SinghLC,MishraAK,MajumdarM,ReginaT,MohantyNK,Saxena S. Gene expression profile and mutational analysis of DNA mismatch repair genes in carcinoma prostate in Indian population.OMICS.2011;15(5):319-24.
Ihsan R, Chattopadhyay I, Phukan R, Mishra AK, Purkayastha J, Sharma J,Zomawia E, Verma Y. Role of EPHX1 gene polymorphisms in esophagealcancer of high-risk area in India. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2010; 25(8):1456-62.
Yadav DS, Devi TR, Ihsan R, Mishra AK, Kaushal M, Chauhan PS, Bagadi SA,SharmaJ,ZamoawiaE,VermaY,NandkumarA,SaxenaS,KapurS.Polymorphisms of Glutathione-S-transferase(GST) genes and the risk of aerodigestive cancers in Northeast Indian population. Genetic Testing and Molecular Biomarker,2010;14(5):715-723.
Chintamani,KulshreshthaP,ChakrabortyA,SinghL,MishraAK,BhatnagarD,SaxenaS.Androgen receptor predicts response todrugs not risk in Breast Cancer in Indian Women.WorldJ Surg Oncol2010;8: 64.
Chauhan PS, Ihsan R, Yadav DS, Mishra AK, Bhushan B, Soni A, Kaushal M,DeviTR,SalujaS,GuptaDK,MittalV,SaxenaS,KapurS. Association of GST,EPHX and p53 codon gene polymorphism with adult acute myeloid leukemia. DNA CellBiol.2011;30(1):39-46.
Kaushal M, Mishra AK, Raju BS, Ihsan R, Chakraborty A, Sharma J, ZomawiaE,VermaY,KatakiA,KapurS,SaxenaS.Betel quidchewing as an environmental risk factor for breast cancer. MutatRes.2012;703(2):143-8.
Agrawal U, Mishra AK, Salgia P, Verma S, Mohanty NK, Saxena S. Role of tumor suppressor and angiogenesis markers in prediction of recurrence of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. PatholOncol Res.2011;17(9):91-101.
Chauhan PS, Bhushan B, Mishra AK, Singh LC, Saluja S, Verma S, Gupta DK,Mittal V, Chaudhry S, Kapur S. Mutation of FLT3 gene in acute Myeloid leukemia with normal cytogenetics and its association with clinical and immunophenotypic features. MedOncol.2011;28(2):544-51.
Thoudam RD, Yadav DS, Mishra AK, Kaushal M, Ihsan R, Chattopadhyay I,ChauhanPS,SarmaJ,ZomawiaE,VermaY,NandkumarA,MahantaJ,PhukanR, Kapur S, Saxena S. Distribution of GSTT1 and GSTM1 polymorphisms in Northeast Indians: A Potential Report. GenetTestMolBiomarkers.2010;14(2):163-9.
Bhushan B, Chauhan PS, Saluja S, Verma S, Mishra AK, Siddiqui S, Kapur S. Aberrant Phenotypes in childhood and adult acute leukemia and its association with adverse prognostic factors and adverse outcomes. ClinExpMed.2010;10(1):33-40.
ChakrabortyA,MishraAK,SoniA,ReginaT,MohilR,BhatnagarD,BhatnagarA,ChintamaniC,SharmaPC,SaxenaS.Vitamin D Receptor gene polymorphism(s) and breast cancer risk in north Indians. Cancer Detection andPrevention.2009;32:386-394.
Singh A, Kapur S, Chattopadhyay I, Purkayastha J, Sharma J, Mishra A, HewittSM, Saxena S. Cytokeratin immunoexpress ion in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma of high risk population in North East India. Appl ImmunohistochemMol Morphol.2009;17(5):419-24.

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Technical Reports, Manual, Reports

Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Mishra AK, Chatterjee B, Mandal P (2021). Report of Project Screening & Intervention for Drug/ Substance abuse among School going Children. New Delhi: Samagra Shiksha- Delhi, Education Department, GNCT of Delhi.
Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK Experience with Treatment among patients with substance use disorders. Focused Thematic Study- National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
Dhawan A, Bhargava R, Mishra AK, Chatterjee B, Mandal P (2021). Survey on Substance Use Among School and College Students. Focused Thematic Study- National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India. National Investigator and Lead Biostatistician
Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK. Rates and pattern of substance use among people in prisons in India. Focussed Thematic Study- National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Khandelwal SK, Chadda RK. Substance Use among Transport Workers. Focussed Thematic Study- National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
Ambekar A, Mishra AK, Agrawal A, Rao R. Do drug policies impede the availability of treatment of opioid dependence in India (and more so for non-injecting opioid users)? Analysis of epidemiological data from Punjab, India. 12th International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, Vancouver, Canada, 23-25 May 2017.
Sood A, Ambekar A, Mishra AK. Can economic analysis of household income and expenditure inform alcohol policies? Analysis of household data from nationally representative sample from India. 12th International Society for the Study of Drug Policy, Vancouver, Canada, 23-25 May 2017.
Anju Dhawan, Atul Ambekar, Rachna Bhargava, Alok Agrawal, Biswadip Chatterjee, Ashwani K Mishra, Anita Chopra, Faizan Khan. A Field manual for Respondent Driven Sampling Survey and Mapping Study. Department of Women and Child Development. Government of NCT, Delhi. 2016, New Delhi
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A, Mishra A, Kumar R, Kumar M. Field Manual for Implementation of Respondent Driven Sampling for Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey. New Delhi.
Sonali Jhanjee, Rakesh Lal, Ashwani K Mishra, Deepak Yadav. Community Based Brief Intervention with simple advice for women tobacco users. Indian Council of Medical Research. 2015
Ashwani K Mishra, Ray R. Alcohol availability, Price, Taxation and Consumption: A Technical Note for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, by National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Submitted to Department of Revenue, Ministry of Revenue, Government of India 2013.

Dr.
Ravindra Rao

MD (Psychiatry)

Affiliation

Professor

Department of

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Contact

Email :

dr[dot]rvenkatrao[at]aiims[dot]gov[dot]in

Phone :

01126593236

Office Address

Room No 12, Fifth Floor, Port Cabin

General OPD

Tuesday

Special Clinic

Wednesday (Ward Rounds)
Thursday (Community Clinic, Sundarnagri)
Friday (Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry-CLAP at AIIMS, Delhi)

Field of Interest:

Addiction Psychiatry; Public Health related to substance use disorder; Community-based treatment for substance use disorder; Consultation Liaison Addiction Psychiatry

Editor / Associate editor / Author of books/manuals

Rao R. One stop integrated model for women who use drugs in Punjab: An Implementation Document. Alliance India, New Delhi, 2020
Rao R, Kathiresan P. Assessment of Standards of Care in Services for People Who Use Drugs in India. Alliance India, 2020.
Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Khandelwal SK, Chadda R on behalf of the group of investigators for the National Survey on Extent and Pattern of Substance Use in India (2019). Magnitude of Substance Use in India. New Delhi: Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.
Rao R, Ambekar A, Agrawal A. Opioid Substitution Therapy under National AIDS Control Programme: Clinical Practice Guidelines for treatment with Methadone. National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2017
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A, Varshney M. Methadone Maintenance Treatment under National AIDS Control Programme: Training Manual. National AIDS Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2016
Rao R, Arumugam V, Sharma C, Beddoe S, Peters T, Mehta A, Robertson J. Community Action on Harm Reduction in India: Impact Assessment, India HIV/AIDS Alliance, 2015
Ambekar, A., Kumar, R., Rao, R., Agrawal, A., Kumar, M., & Mishra, A. K. (2015). Punjab Opioid Dependence Survey. Retrieved from http://pbhealth.gov.in/scan0003%20(2).pdf
Rao R, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Opioid Substitution Therapy under National AIDS Control Programme: Clinical Practice Guidelines for treatment with Buprenorphine. New Delhi: Department of AIDS Control, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2014
Dhawan, A., Rao, R., Ambekar, A., Chopra, A., Jain, R., Yadav, D., Ray, R. Methadone Maintenance Treatment in India: A feasibility and effectiveness Report. New Delhi: UNODC (ROSA) and NDDTC (AIIMS), 2014
Ambekar A, Rao R, Varshney M, Prashanth R, Dhawan A, Jain R, Ray R, Bhola S, Gupta N, Chopra A, Sethi H. Post Marketing Surveillance of Methadone in India – Report submitted to Drug Controller General (India), Central Drug Standards Control Organisation, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. New Delhi: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 2014
Ambekar A, Rao R, Dhawan A, Ray R. Quality Assurance of Opioid Substitution Treatment in India – A reference guide for mentors. NDDTC, AIIMS and National AIDS Control Organisation, 2013.
Rao R, Kumar M, Singh M. Evolution of Targeted Intervention programme for High Risk Groups in Punjab under National AIDS Control Programme-III – A documentary. Punjab State AIDS Control Society and Society for Promotion of Youth and Masses, 2013. DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.1.2159.5366
Ambekar A, Rao R. Training of General Physicians on Substance Use Disorders: A manual for facilitators. National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre (NDDTC), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, 2013.
Rao R, Ambekar A, Agrawal A. Opioid Substitution Therapy under National AIDS Control Programme: A situation analysis. Report prepared under Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, Round 9 HIV-IDU Grant, New Delhi, 2012.
Kumar MS, Rao R, Chengappa M. Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the Republic of Maldives: Standard operating Procedure. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, 2012.
Rao R, Mittal A. Opioid overdose prevention and management for injecting drug users: standard operating procedures. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, 2012.
Ambekar A, Rao R, Mukherjee D, Kedia S. Counselling in Targeted Interventions for Injecting Drug Users – A Training module. United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia and Tata Institute of Social Sciences, New Delhi, 2011
Rao R, Tripathi R. Stimulants and Sleep. In: Gupta R., Neubauer D.N., Pandi-Perumal S.R. (eds) Sleep and Neuropsychiatric Disorders. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-0123-1_40
Substance Use Disorders – An Introduction. In Kaloiya G et al. (Eds.). Basics of Addiction Psychology. New Delhi: National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre, AIIMS, 2019.
Rao R, Kathiresan P. Opioid Substitution Therapy – Past, Present and Future. In: Psychiatry Update, 21^st Mid-term CME, Indian Psychiatric Society, East Zone & National CME, Addiction Psychiatry sub-specialty section, Indian Psychiatric Society, 2018.

Presentations made at scientific meetings/ conferences/ workshops

Patient experience of take-home methadone compared to daily methadone maintenance treatment: A cross-sectional study from India. Poster presentation in the 2022 NIDA International Forum, from 9-10 June 2022.
Overdose prevention and management among People Who Inject Drugs. Invited lecture delivered at AIDSCON – 11 organised by Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society on 12 March 2022.
Chronic pain and opioid misuse. CME organised by Indian Psychiatric Society North Zone (online)
Basics of Research Methods in Addiction Science. Workshop conducted in ADDICON 2021, an online national conference organised by Addiction Psychiatry Society of India on 10-11 December 2021
From Sharabi to Devdas: How Bollywood portrays substances: A mixed-methods study. Symposium presented at ADDICON 2021, an online national conference organised by Addiction Psychiatry Society of India on 10-11 December 2021
Avenues for growth of addiction psychiatry in India: Recent Initiatives and advances. Symposium presented in the World Association of Social Psychiatry Asia Pacific Congress 2021
Addiction treatment services during COVID 19 pandemic- Experience from a Community Drug Treatment Clinic in Delhi, India. Symposium presented in the International Society of Addiction Medicine 2021 Congress on 21 November 2021
The unmet needs of wives of people Who Inject Drugs. Symposium presented in the National Conference of the Indian Association of Social Psychiatry 2021
Rates and knowledge of non-fatal Opioid Overdose among people who inject drugs in India. Poster presentation in ‘National Institute of Drug Abuse (NIDA) International Forum’ held online from June 21 – 24, 2020
Mobile Methadone Dispensing: An innovative model for opioid agonist maintenance treatment delivery in India. Symposium presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) congress, 2020 held online from November 12 – 14, 2020
Adapting digital technology for delivering opioid agonist maintenance treatment for post-pandemic world. Symposium presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine (ISAM) congress, 2020 held online from November 12 – 14, 2020
Portrayal of psychoactive substances in Bollywood movies – a mixed-methods study. Symposium presented at the National Conference of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry held in Bhubaneshwar, Odisha from 29 November – 1 December 2019
Magnitude of Substance Use in India. Symposium presented at the Indian Psychiatric Society North Zone Conference in Amritsar, Punjab from 2 – 3 November 2019
Opioid Substitution Therapy: Canada versus India Experience. Symposium presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine Annual meet in New Delhi from 13 – 16 November 2019
New Psychoactive Substances: An Emerging Challenge in Addiction Psychiatry (Symposium) presented at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, 2019
Rao R, Gupta SK, Ramshankar P, Agrawal A, Ambekar A, Dhawan A. Factors affecting Long-term Retention on Opioid Agonist Maintenance Treatment in a Community Drug Treatment Clinic: A Retrospective Cohort Study from India. Poster presentation in the 28^th Annual meeting and scientific symposium of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, held in San Diego, CA, USA from 7 – 10 December 2017
Bagra I, Rao R, Dhawan A, Agrawal A. A cross-sectional study of cannabis use among opioid dependent patients maintained on buprenorphine in a community-based drug treatment clinic. Oral presentation in International Society of Addiction Medicine Congress, at Montreal, Canada, 2016
Ambekar A, Singh T, Mishra AK, Rao R, Agrawal A. Factors associated with risk of transition to injecting among men using opioids through non-injecting routes: A multi-site study from North India. Poster presentation in International Society of Addiction Medicine Congress, at Montreal, Canada, 2016
Deb KS, Rao R, Kedia S. Psychosocial Rehabilitation in Resource Limited Settings. Symposium presented at the National Workshop on Psychosocial Rehabilitation organised by the World Association of Psychosocial Rehabilitation held in Dharan, Nepal from 1 – 2 April 2016
Rao R, Mandal P, Gupta R, Ramshankar P, Mishra A, Jhanjee S, Ambekar A, Dhawan A. Knowledge of drug related laws and legal rights among people who use drugs. Poster presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine Congress at Dundee, UK, 2015
Rao R, Ambekar A, Pawar Aditya Singh, Agrawal A, Mishra A, Khandelwal SK. Impact of five-day training on opioid substitution therapy on knowledge and skills of various cadres of service providers. Poster presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine Congress at Dundee, UK, 2015
Rao R, Ambekar A, Khandelwal SK. Policy and practice of harm reduction in India. Symposium presented at the International Society of Addiction Medicine Congress at Dundee, UK, 2015
Dhawan A, Ambekar A, Lenin Singh RK, Rao R. How to deliver methadone maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. Workshop presented at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Hyderabad, 2015.
Rao R, Pawar AKS, Agrawal A, Ambekar A, Khandelwal S. Can a five‐day training programme on Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) improve scores on knowledge and skills of different cadre of service providers? Analysis of routine programme data. Oral presentation at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Hyderabad, 2015.
Kuppili PP, Bhad R, Rao R, Dayal P, Ambekar A. Opioid dependence in somatisation disorder. Oral presentation Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Hyderabad, 2015.
Rao R. Research Study Designs. Symposium on “Basics of Medical Research” conducted at National Conference of Indian Association of Social Psychiatry, Mysore, November 2014
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A. National Scale Up Of Opioid Substitution Therapy For Injecting Drug Users In India: The Journey So Far And The Road Ahead. Symposium at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune, 2014.
Dhawan A, Rao R, Ambekar A. Methadone Maintenance Therapy in India. Symposium at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune, 2014.
Krishnan V, Rao R, Ambekar A, Agrawal A. Retention in Opioid Substitution Therapy: How do you define it and does it matter? Oral Presentation at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune, 2014.
Prashanth R, Ambekar A, Rao R. Safety Of Methadone For Treatment Of Opioid Dependence: Should India Be Concerned? Oral Presentation at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Pune, 2014.
Rao R. Injecting Drug Use and HIV. Invited lecture at Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine (Gujarat Chapter), March 2013.
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A. Principles and Practice of Harm Reduction in Substance Use Disorders – Symposium presented at the Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), 2013.
Rao R. Harm reduction for HIV prevention among Injecting Drug Users. Invited lecture at AIDSCON-2, a conference on HIV/AIDS organized by Chandigarh State AIDS Control Society, March 2013.
Rao R. Community response to changing pattern of substance use. Invited lecture at XIX Annual conference of Indian Association for Social Psychiatry, Chandigarh, November 2012.
Rao R. OST in South Asia – operational issues and supply chain management. Presentation at Project Steering Committee: “Prevention of transmission of HIV among Drug Users in SAARC countries” (Project RAS/H13), organised by United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, Colombo, 2012
Ambekar A, Kumar MS, Rao R, Agrawal A. Agonist maintenance treatment for opioid dependence. Facilitators for Workshop conducted at Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society, Kochi, 2012.
Rao R. OST: Procurement, supply chain and service delivery. Presentation at Opioid Substitution Therapy Regional workshop, organised by World Bank, South Asia and United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime, Regional Office for South Asia, Maldives, 2011.
Speaker at Continued Medical Education organized by Indian Psychiatric Society and Indian Medical Association, Jalandhar Branch, Punjab on the topic of Addictive disorders at Jalandhar, Punjab on 7 – 8 May 2011

Investigator/ Co-investigator in funded projects along with year completed/ongoing

Principal Investigator

Assessment of rates and causes of mortality among people with opioid dependence: a longitudinal, cohort study. Supported by Indian Council of Medical Research, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India (ongoing)
Assessment of HIV, other Blood-borne Viruses, TB and Risk Behaviours among Prison Inmates in Gujarat. Supported by UNODC, Regional Office for South Asia (completed)
Rates and Pattern of Psychoactive Substance Use among Prison Inmates in India: Supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India (completed)
Developing and testing an online training programme for medical officers on treatment of substance use disorders: Supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Govt. of India (completed)
Assessment of pattern and trends of Amphetamine type Stimulants use in Manipur and Mizoram: a cross-sectional, multi-site study. Supported by Alliance, India (completed)
Assessment of HIV-related risk behaviours and vulnerabilities among female spouse of male injecting drug users in Delhi – a cross-sectional, observational study. Supported by Alliance, India (completed)
Rates of non-fatal opioid overdose among people who inject drugs in Delhi: A cross-sectional study. Supported by Alliance, India (completed)
Portrayal of psychoactive substance use in Bollywood movies: a mixed methods study: supported by AIIMS, New Delhi (completed)

Co-investigator

Field Testing of the International Standards for the Treatment Drug Use Disorders (The Standards) in India (completed)
Service -based field testing of ICD-11: Public Health/Clinical Utility and Comparability with ICD-10 in India (completed)
Detection of New Psychoactive Substances among Substance Abuse Treatment Seekers in India: A multi-centric Study: Supported by the National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (NFCDA), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. (completed)
Developing and Implementing Training Mechanism for use of Essential Narcotic Drugs (ENDs) for treatment of Opioid Dependence: Supported by the National Fund for Control of Drug Abuse (NFCDA), Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. (completed)
National Survey to estimate extent and pattern of substance use in India: supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (completed)
Strengthening Drug De-addiction Programme (DDAP) through establishing Drug Treatment Clinics (DTCs) in India supported by DDAP, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (completed)
Developing and testing an online training programme on implementing opioid substitution therapy: supported by Public Health Foundation of India (completed)
Size estimation of Drug Dependent Population in the state of Punjab: supported by Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment (completed)
Methadone Maintenance Treatment in India: a multi-site feasibility and effectiveness study: supported by UNODC, Regional office for South Asia, New Delhi (completed)
Post Marketing Surveillance of Methadone: supported by Rusan Pharmaceuticals, India (completed)
National Technical Training Centre: Supported by Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria-Round 9, HIV-IDU project (completed)

Investigator/Co-investigator in non-funded projects along with year and title completed/ongoing

Thesis supervised for MD/ DM/PhD

- as guide (number only): 6

-as co-guide (number only): 12

Awards and Honours

Delivered TILAK VENKOBA RAO ORATION held in Annual National Conference of Indian Psychiatric Society (ANCIPS), 2017
Awarded CERTIFICATE OF COMMENDATION for paper titled “Pattern of Drug Use and Associated Behaviours among Female Injecting Drug Users from Northeast India: A Multi-Centric, Cross-Sectional, Comparative Study” at AIIMS, New Delhi in 2016
Any other relevant information

Total number of publications till date: 87

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)

Peer reviewed publications:

Ghosh S, Jain R, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jhanjee S. Does ethyl glucuronide in hair correlates with alcohol consumption? A comparative study with other traditional biomarkers among individuals with alcohol dependence syndrome. Alcohol, Nov 2022. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.alcohol.2022.10.005
Rao R, Chadda R, Kathiresan P, Gupta R, Bhad R, Mishra AK, Deb KS, Rajhans P, Ganesh R. Prevalence of substance use and substance use disorder in medically ill patients: A cross-sectional, hospital-based study from India. National Medical Journal of India, 2022. (Accepted for publication)
Kainth D, Kathiresan P, Bhad R, Rao R, Verma A. A Hyperalert Newborn. Neoreviews, 2022;23(6):e413-415
Quraishi R, Varshney M, Rao R, Ambekar A. Evaluation of alcohol use pattern among OST patients using alcohol biomarkers: Report from community clinics in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2022;64(3):312-15
Rao R, Kathiresan P, Kishore K, Kumar P, Sharma C, Mishra JK. Physical and mental health of women whose spouses inject drugs – A cross-sectional, multi-site study. Indian Journal of Public Health, 2022;66(1):57-60
Quraishi R, Kathiresan P, Verma K, Rao R, Jain R. Effect of chronic opioid use on the hematological and inflammatory markers: A retrospective study from North India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2022;64(3):252-256
Saini R, Parmar A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A. Psychiatric and substance use comorbidities among people who inject drugs in India: A cross-sectional, community-based study. World Soc Psychiatry 2021;3:195-202
Garcia RR, Keeley J, Vega-Ramirez H, Cruz-Islas et al. Validity of Categories Related to Gender Identity in ICD-11 and DSM-5 Among Transgender Individuals who Seek Gender-Affirming Medical Procedures. International Journal of Clinical and Health Psychology 2021. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijchp.2021.100281
Mathur R, Parmar A, Singh S, Tandup T, Bhad R, Rao R. Sildenafil misuse for its psychoactive properties? A case report. Journal of Addiction Medicine 2021; 15(6):522-524
Singh B, Rao R. Is there an opioid epidemic in India? Journal of Public Health, 2021;43 (Suppl 2). https://doi.org/10.1093/pubmed/fdab322
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. July 2021. https://doi:10.1177/02537176211027239&
Ghosh S, Jain R, Singh S, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jhanjee S. A simplified approach for determination of urinary ethyl glucuronide by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. Journal of Analytic Science and Technology, 2021;12:35. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40543-021-00290-6
Singh A, Rao R, Chatterjee B, Mishra AK, Kaloiya G, Ambekar A. Cognitive functioning in patients maintained on buprenorphine at peak and trough buprenorphine levels: An experimental study. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102697
Rao R, Dhawan A, Parmar A, Yadav D, Bhad R. Improving Treatment of Substance Use Disorders through Community Drug Treatment Clinics: An Experiential Account. Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021; 46(3):370-3
Rao R, Yadav D, Bhad R, Rajhans P. Mobile Methadone Dispensing – Experience of a new model of methadone delivery from India: An Implementation Research. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 2021;99:422–28 doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.2471/BLT.20.251983
Kathiresan P, Bhad R, Rao R. What’s in a name? Nosological issues in substance use and addictive disorders: perspectives form ICD-11. Asian J Psychiatry. 2021, Feb 10;57: 102585.
Sartaj D, Krishnan V, Rao R, Ambekar A, Dhingra N, Sharan P. Mental illnesses and related vulnerabilities in the Hijra community: a cross-sectional study from India. International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 2020. Aug 20:20764020950775.
Kathiresan P, Rao R, Narnoli S, Hans G, Sharan P. Adjuvant Trazodone for management of Protracted Delirium Tremens. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2020. https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620933436
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 and Alcohol Review, 2020. (doi.org/10.1111/dar.13057)
Rao R, Gupta SK, Ramshankar P, Gupta V, Dhawan A, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Predictors of long-term retention on opioid agonist treatment with buprenorphine: a six-year, community-based retrospective cohort study in India. Journal of Substance Use, 2020. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2020.1736666
Rao R, Panda U, Gupta SK, Ambekar A, Gupta S, Agrawal A. Portrayal of alcohol in Bollywood movies: A mixed methods study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020; 62(2):159-166. DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_294_19
Gupta S, Lal R, Rao R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A. The Pattern of Alcohol Use and Its Relationship with Consequences Among Problem Alcohol Users: A Community Based Cross-Sectional Study from India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020; 62(2):152-158. DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_194_19
Kathiresan P, Rao R, Joshi T, Bhad R, Bhatnagar S, Deb KS, Chadda RK. Chronic non-cancer pain and opioid addiction – diagnostic and management challenges. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 2020. 26(4):544-547
Saini R, Rao R, Parmar A, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Dhingra N. Rates, knowledge and risk factors of non-fatal opioid overdose among People Who Inject Drugs in India: A community-based study. Drug and Alcohol Review. 2020 Jan;39(1):93-97. doi: 10.1111/dar.13016.
Dhagudu N, Gupta S, Bhad R, Rao R. Community‑based Management of Opioid Use Disorder: Role of Nursing Professionals and Paramedical Workers. Indian J Psy Nsg 2019; 16:43-8
Tripathi R, Rao R, Dhawan A, Jain R, Sinha S. Opioid and Sleep – A Review of Literature. Sleep Medicine, 2020 Mar;67:269-275. doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2019.06.012.
Tripathi R, Dhawan A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Jain R, Sinha S. Assessment of subjective sleep problems in males with opioid dependence maintained on buprenorphine. Journal of Addiction Medicine, 2019.doi: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000539
Rao R, Varshney M, Singh S, Agrawal A, Ambekar A. Mental Healthcare Act, 2017 and Addiction Treatment: Potential Pitfalls and Trepidations. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2019;61:208-12. DOI: 10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_463_18
Quraishi R, Varshney M, Singh A, Singh D, Kumar M, Rao R, Jain R, Ambekar A. Use of Filter Paper to Measure Alcohol Biomarkers among Opioid-Dependent Patients on Agonist Maintenance Treatment: A Community-Based Study. Indian J Psychol Med 2019;Nov 11;41(6):529-534.
Modak T, Bhad R, Rao R. A rare case of physical dependence with psychedelic LSD – A case Report. J Subst Use. 2019. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2019.1581286
Ghosh S, Jain R, Jhanjee S, Rao R, Mishra AK. Alcohol Biomarkers and their Relevance in Detection of Alcohol Consumption in Clinical Settings. International Archives of Substance Abuse and Rehabilitation,2019;1:1-8
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A, Kathiresan P. Research on Opioid Substitution Therapy in India: a brief, narrative review. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2018;60(3):265-70
Modak T, Bhad R, Rao R. Utility of Aripiprazole in co-occurring problem gambling and toluene dependence: A case report. Journal of Substance Use 2019;24:117-19 DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2018.1523964
Singh J, Gupta R, Prajapati DC, Rao R. Use of opium containing herbal drug and associated mania. Asian Journal of Psychiatry (2018). 36, 36-37
Bagra I, Krishnan V, Rao R, Agrawal A. Does cannabis use influence opioid-related outcomes and quality of life among buprenorphine-maintained patients? - a cross-sectional, comparative study. Journal of Addiction Medicine (2018); 12(4):315-320. DOI: 10.1097/ADM.0000000000000406.
Parmar A, Patil V, Sarkar S, Rao R. An observational study of treatment seeking users of natural opiates from India. Substance Use and Misuse, 2017, Dec 8:1-7. DOI: 10.1080/10826084.2017.1400564.
Gupta S, Lal R, Rao R, Mishra AK, Ambekar A. Pattern of alcohol use among problem alcohol users in a community-based setting in India: A cross-sectional study. Journal of Substance Use, 2017: 130-135. DOI: 10.1080/14659891.2017.1366557
Dhawan A, Rao R, Ambekar A, Pusp A, Ray R. Treatment of Substance Use Disorders through the Government Health facilities: Developments in the ‘Drug De-Addiction Programme’ of Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2017;59(3):380-84
Rajhans P, Rao R. Book review: Demons: Our changing attitudes to alcohol, tobacco, & drugs. National Medical Journal of India, 2017;30(3):174-75
Rao R. The Journey of Opioid Substitution Therapy in India: Achievements and Challenges. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 2017; 59(1): 39-45.
Patil V, Tewari A, Rao R. New Psychoactive Substances: Issues and Challenges. J Mental Health Hum Behav 2016;21(2):98-104
Rao R, Ambekar A, Agrawal A, Pawar AKS, Mishra A, Khandelwal SK. Evaluation of a five-day training programme on Opioid Substitution Therapy in India, 2016. Drugs: Education, Prevention & Policy. DOI: 10.3109/09687637.2016.1167166
Rao R, Mandal P, Gupta R, Ramashankar P, Mishra AK, Ambekar A, Jhanjee S, Dhawan A. Factors affecting drug use during incarceration: a cross-sectional study of opioid-dependent persons from India. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 2015 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2015.08.009
Kuppuli PP, Bhad R, Rao R, Dayal P, Ambekar A. The mis-adventurous use of prescription opioids in chronic non-cancer pain: a case report. The National Medical Journal of India, 2015, 28(6):284-85.
Varshney M, Ambekar R, Lal R, Yadav D, Rao R, Mishra A. Brief interventions for harmful alcohol use in opioid-dependent patients on maintenance treatment with buprenorphine: a prospective study from India. Addictive Disorders and their Treatment, 2015. DOI: 10.1097/ADT.0000000000000076
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A, Goyal S, Mishra A, Kishore K, Mukherjee D, Albertin C. Pattern of Drug Use and Associated Behaviors Among Female Injecting Drug Users From Northeast India: A Multi-Centric, Cross-Sectional, Comparative Study. Substance Use and Misuse, 2015, 50(10): 1332-1340. DOI: 10.3109/10826084.2015.1013130
Ambekar A, Rao R, Mishra AK, Agrawal A. Types of Opioids injected – Does it matter? A multi-centric cross-sectional study of people who inject drugs. Drug and Alcohol Review, 2015, 34: 97-104
Ambekar A, Rao R, Pun A, Kumar MS, Kishore K. The trajectory of methadone maintenance treatment in Nepal. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013. DOI: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2013.06.001
Ambekar A, Rao R, Agrawal A. India’s National Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Policy, 2012: A 20th century document in 21st Century. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013;24:374-75
Rao R, Agrawal A, Kishore K, Ambekar A. Delivery models of opioid agonist maintenance treatment in South Asia: A good beginning. Bull World Health Organ 2013;91:150–153. doi:10.2471/BLT.12.111815
Chengappa M, Rao R, Kumar MS. The development of Methadone Maintenance Treatment in the Maldives. International Journal of Drug Policy, 2013;24(2):164-65 .
Rao R, Ambekar A, Yadav S, Sethi H, Dhawan A. Slow release morphine as a maintenance agent in opioid dependence syndrome: an exploratory study from India. Journal of Substance Use 2012,17(3):294-300

Dr.
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara

MD, DNB (Psychiatry), MNAMS, Masters in Addiction Studies (King’s College London, UK; University of Adelaide, Australia; Virginia Commonwealth University, USA), International Masters in Mental Health Policy and Services

Affiliation

Professor

Department of

National Drug Dependence Treatment Centre

Contact

Email :

ypsbalhara[at]gmail[dot]com

Phone :

01126593236

Office Address

Room No 4080-C

General OPD

Thursday

Special Clinic

Tuesday (Dual Diagnosis Clinic)
Friday (Ward Rounds)
Saturday (Behavioral Addictions Clinic & Dual Diagnosis Clinic)

Fields Of Interest

Mental health (including addictive disorders) policy and services; Co-occurring disorders (Interface of psychiatric disorders, medical disorders, Addictive disorders- dual disorders); Behavioral Addictions (Internet addiction, gaming addiction etc.); eHealth

Professional Associations And Recognition

Secretary General, World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD).
Elected Member, Advisory Committee of World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD), 2018-2021.
Member, Expert group for formulation of cyber safety guidelines for schools by the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
Member, Expert Working Group for finalising the Advanced Level Universal Treatment Curriculum (UTC) for Substance Use Disorders of the Colombo Plan Drug Advisory Programme (CPDAP), 2017 onwards.
Member, Advisory Board, the Southeast Asia - HIV Addiction Technology Transfer Center (SEA-HATTC).
Member, Awards Committee, College on Problems of Drug Dependence (CPDD), USA.
Member, Advisory Panel on Cyber Awareness Ambassador Program, South- East District, Delhi Police, India, 2017 onwards.
Global Master Trainer, UNODC on Drug Demand Reduction, 2019 onward.
Global Master Trainer, The Colombo Plan on Drug Demand Reduction, 2015 onward.
Nominated as Zonal Representative of World Association of Dual Disorders (WADD), 2015 onwards.
Member, Addiction Psychiatry Section of World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 2011 onwards.
Member, Dual Disorder/ Pathology Section of World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 2014 onwards.
Elected Member, Education Core Committee of World Psychiatric Association (WPA), 2014- onwards.
Nominated Member, Specialty sub-group Psychiatry, Task force for development of standard treatment guidelines for India, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India, 2015 onwards.
Member, Addiction psychiatry Section of Indian Psychiatric Society (IPS), 2015 onwards.
Member, Education Committee of the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD), 2011 onwards.
Certified Trainer, WHO ASSIST, WHO.
Trainer, The Colombo Plan International Centre for Credentialing and Education of Addiction Professionals (ICCE)
Member, Editorial Board, Current Psychiatry Reviews, 2019 onwards.
Associate Editor, International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction. 2016-2017.
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Addiction Medicine-The official journal of the American Society of Addiction Medicine.
Member, Editorial Board, Academic Psychiatry-The Official Journal of the American Association of Chairs of Departments of Psychiatry; American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training; Association for Academic Psychiatry
Section Editor, Substance Abuse and Addiction, ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry- The official journal of the ASEAN Federation of Psychiatry and Mental Health (AFPMH)
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Social Health in Diabetes (JoSH)
Section Editor (Psychiatry), The Journal of Medical Nutrition and Nutraceuticals (JMNN)
Global Mental Health Scholar, Columbia University, USA.
Collaborative Member, Gulbenkian Global Mental Health Platform- a collaborative effort by Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Department of Mental Health of the Faculty of Medical Sciences (NOVA University of Lisbon), and World Health Organization (WHO)
Elected Member, Board of Councilors of International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD)
Elected Member Representative, Early Career Psychiatrist Council (ECPC) of World Psychiatric Association (WPA) (2011-2014)
Awarded fellowship to the Global mHealth Research Training Institute organized by Fogarty's Center for Global Health Studies (CGHS) from June 6- 9, 2016 at the U.S. National Institutes of Health's main campus in Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Awarded the Young Psychiatrist Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society, 2016.
Awarded the Bhagwat Award of the Indian Psychiatric Society for best research paper, 2016.
Awarded the fellowship by Faculty of Medical Sciences (Faculdade de Ciencias Medicas) of the New Lisbon University (Universidade Nova de Lisboa) and Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse of World Health Organisation (WHO) in the year 2009 towards the IMMHPS.
Awarded International Scholars in Addiction Studies (ISAS) award for 2009 byUniversity of Adelaide, Australia; Virginia Commonwealth University, USA & King’s College, London.
Awarded VIDYA SAGAR GOLD medal award for performance during postgraduation (MD) in Psychiatry at AIIMS, New Delhi

Technical Expert/ Consultancy

Establishment of regional resource hub for the South East Asian region on behavioral addictions (BehavioR) for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Technical Reviewer. Resources on adolescent substance misuse to be used for the training of the state master trainers under the Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram (RKSK) for Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Regional Expert during the Regional Technical Consultation (Virtual) with Member States on the Working Document for Development of the Action Plan (2022-2030) to implement the Global Strategy to Reduce the Harmful Use of Alcohol organized by the World Health Organization Regional office for South East Asia (WHO SEAR).
Technical Expert. Focused Group Discussion (FGD) to formulate Regional Media Guidelines for Reporting of Suicide for the WHO Regional Office for South East Asia organised by the WHO SEAR.
Technical Reviewer. Advisory on managing drug and alcohol withdrawal in the context of Lockdown as a response to COVID-19 Pandemic. Developed by National Health Mission (NHM), Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Technical Reviewer. Standard Treatment Guidelines for the Management of Substance Use Disorders & Behavioural Addictions, 2020. Developed by Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India.
Drug Research Consultant to provide technical assistance to research agency on assessment of evidence based drug treatment approaches in drug treatment facilities in cross border locations of South Asia for the project XSAJ81 (Component: Strengthening cross-border and community responses to illicit drugs in south Asia) for United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime.
To review the national policies on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across WHO South-East Asia Region for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
To develop WHO South-East Asia Regional collaborative framework for a coordinated response to MHPSS in emergencies for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
To develop recommendations on identification and management of behavioural addictions for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
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) fro World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Development of recommendations for screening and management of depressive disorders and substance use disorders co-occurring with diabetes mellitus in South East Asia Region (SEAR) for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Review of Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Strategies for Illicit Substance Use Disorders for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Development of Modules for the Online Portal for Management of Problematic Alcohol Use (Phase I) for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Development of Guidelines on Field Operations for Delivery of Immediate Mental Health and Psychosocial Care in Disaster Settings for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
A review of literature on drink driving related morbidity and mortality in South East Asian Region (SEAR) for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
First suicide prevention action plan for Bhutan titled “Suicide Prevention in Bhutan: A three year action plan for the Ministry of health, Government of Bhutan.
Development of guidelines on Identification and management of psychosocial distress for disaster management personnel for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO
To review primary prevention strategies for prevention of substance use disorders for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Operationalization and costing of the Mental Health Strategic Plan for Maldives for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Technical review of the Interpersonal Psychotherapy for Groups (IPT-G) developed by WHO, Geneva for World Health Organization (WHO) SEARO.
Member, Expert Committee for Regional Suicide Prevention Strategy of World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
Member, Expert Committee for Regional Strategy on Autism Spectrum Disorders of World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
Contributed to the "WHO Global Survey on Alcohol and Health-2015" for World Health Organization.
Technical review of the 2010 mhGAP guideline for World Health Organization-South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
Technical review of the WHO 2015 Global Alcohol Policy Questionnaire for World Health Organization-South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
Technical review of the Global Information System on Alcohol and Health (GISAH) User Evaluation Questionnaire for the World Health Organization-South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
Technical review of the first suicide prevention action plan for Bhutan titled “Suicide Prevention in Bhutan: A three year action plan (July 2015-June 2018)” for the Ministry of health, Government of Bhutan.
Technical resource person and Mental Health Expert for National Disaster Response Force (NDRF), 2014 onwards.- carried out screening, assessment and intervention sessions for the NDRF personnel.
Background note on Internet Addiction: Public Health Implications in Indian Context and Way Forward for World Health Organization (WHO), Geneva.
Development of minimum standards of care for Psychiatric establishments in India for Director General of Health Sciences (DGHS), Minsitry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India

Research Projects

Development and validation of an Indian Instrument to assess severity of Nomophobia. Principle Investigator. Funding Agency- Socio-Behavioural & Health Systems Research (SBHSR) Division, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR)
‘MANAS-UTKALAN’: Mental ANdAddictive and Sleep disorders - prevention, early detection and Treatment in the state of UTtaraKhAnd under Leadership of AIIMS-Rishikesh and NIMHANS). Funding Agency- Department of Health, Government of Uttarakhand, India.
Setting up of a TeleMedicine and online resource hub on mental health and addictive disorders for South East Asia. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of module on prevention of substance use and addiction among students for the teachers from the state of Chhattisgarh. Funding Agency- Department of Health, Government of Chhattisgarh, India.
Leveraging Digital Technology for Health Care Delivery: A randomised controlled trial to assess effectiveness of an e- Health intervention to manage gaming disorder. Funding Agency- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Information, Education, Communication (IEC) material on screen time and gaming behaviour in context of the COVID- 19 for the WHO South East Asia Region. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Setting up of an online learning portal on alcohol use disorders- AlcOL (Alcohol use disorders Online Learning). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Recommendations on addressing mental health needs of the persons engaged in care delivery in wake of COVID-19. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Use of online web-based applications as a platform to strengthen the services for management of addictive disorders in the state of Odisha. Funding Agency- Department of Health, Government of Odisha.
Review of Mental Health Services in Sri Lanka. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of National Suicide Prevention Strategy for the Maldives. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Assessment of bone health in transgender population of India. Funding Agency- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
To review the national policies on narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances across WHO South-East Asia Region. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
To develop WHO South-East Asia Regional collaborative framework for a coordinated response to MHPSS in emergencies. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
To develop recommendations on identification and management of behavioral addictions. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
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- Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
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. Funding agency- Department of Science & Technology (DST), Government of India.
An exploratory case- control study to assess the protective genetic factors against alcoholic liver disease among population from northern part of India. Funding Agency- AIIMS, New Delhi.
Bone mineral density and chronic alcoholism and changes following disulfiram deaddiction therapy. Funding agency- Department of Bio- Technology (DBT), Ministry of Science and Technology, Government of India.
Relationship of serotonin pathway polymorphisms with self-harm behaviour among patients with opioid dependence. Funding Agency- DST.
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- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
Strengthening cross-border and community responses to illicit drugs in south Asia (XSAJ81). Funding Agency- United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC).
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). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of recommendations for screening and management of depressive disorders and substance use disorders co-occurring with diabetes mellitus in South East Asia Region (SEAR). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Review of Secondary and Tertiary Prevention Strategies for Illicit Substance Use Disorders. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of Modules for the Online Portal for Management of Problematic Alcohol Use (Phase I). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of Guidelines on Field Operations for Delivery of Immediate Mental Health and Psychosocial Care in Disaster Settings. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
A review of literature on drink driving related morbidity and mortality in South East Asian Region (SEAR). Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
Development of guidelines on Identification and management of psychosocial distress for disaster management personnel. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
To review primary prevention strategies for prevention of substance use disorders. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
To assess burden and socio-economic cost attributable to alcohol use among individuals seeking treatment at a de-addiction centre. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional Office (WHO- SEARO).
To identify mental health issues and provide help to the professionals engaged in disaster management to improve their mental health. Funding Agency- World Health Organisation- South East Asia Regional office (WHO- SEARO).
A cross-sectional study evaluating the socio-demographic and psychosocial profile and motivations for use for individuals with prescription opioid abuse. Funding Agency- Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR).
A comparative study of prevalence of metabolic syndrome among patients with Opioid and Alcohol Dependence Syndrome. Funding Agency- AIIMS, New Delhi.
Translation, Validation of AUDIT and Brief Intervention Module for Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders. Funding Agency- WHO-SEARO.
Training of medical officers across all districts in India on Substance Use Disorders as part of NFCDA funded trainings. Funding Agency- Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Govt of India.
Curriculum Development for Preventive Psychiatry: Global Survey of Current Medical School Curricula. Sponsors- Section of Preventive Psychiatry and Section of Education in Psychiatry, World Psychiatric Association (WPA).
Development of a Web Portal for Problem Drinking. Funding Agency- WHO, Geneva.
Exploring existence of New Type Depression/Hikikomori (NTD/HI) in countries beyond Japan. Funding Agency- World Psychiatric Association (WPA).

Publications

Total number of publications: 350

Balhara, Y. P. S. (2006). References: Far from uniformity. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 60(6), 249–250./li>
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011a). Culture-bound Syndrome: Has it Found its Right Niche? Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 33(2), 210–215. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.92055
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011b). Diabetes and psychiatric disorders. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 15(4), 274–283. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.85579
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011c). Publication: An essential step in research. Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society, 28(4), 324–325. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.85752
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012a). Post-publication review: Will it hold its ground? Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society, 29(1), 94. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.92383
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012b). Tobacco and metabolic syndrome. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16(1), 81–87. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.91197
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012c). Indexed journal: What does it mean? Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society, 29(2), 193. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.95345
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013a). [Prevention of schizophrenia: A review]. Turk psikiyatri dergisi = Turkish journal of psychiatry, 24(2), 130–139.
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013b). Time to include buprenorphine-naloxone combination in the WHO Model List of Essential Medicines. Journal of Opioid Management, 9(4), 237.
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013c). A curious case of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) approach on alcohol use disorders—Inferences from the WHO list of essential drugs. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 108(11), 2030. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.12312
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014a). Dextropropoxyphene ban in India: Is there a case for reconsideration? Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(1), 8–11. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.124406
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014b). A chart review based comparative study of retention rates for two dispensing regimens for buprenorphine for subjects with opioid dependence at a tertiary care substance use disorder treatment center. Journal of Opioid Management, 10(3), 200–206. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2014.0208
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Behavioural addictions: Need to correct misnomers. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 36, 118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.07.014
Balhara, Y. P. S. (2022). Does the gaming disorder as listed in ICD-11 include “the observers”? Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 80, 103365. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103365
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Anwar, N. (2019). BehavioR: a digital platform for prevention and management of behavioural addictions. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 8(2), 101–103. https://doi.org/10.4103/2224-3151.264854
Balhara, Y. P. S., Bhargava, R., Pakhre, A., & Bhati, N. (2018). The “Blue Whale Challenge”?: The first report on a consultation from a health care setting for carrying out “tasks” accessed through a mobile phone application. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry : Official Journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, 10(3), e12317. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12317
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Chandiok, K. (2020). Can #PlayOurpartTogether help prevent miscommunication? Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 52, 102123. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102123
Balhara, Y. P. S., Chattopadhyay, A., & Sarkar, S. (2022). The “Hidden Story” about Change in Alcohol Use in India over the Past Two Decades: Insights from a Secondary Analysis of Data from the National Family Health Survey. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(3), 234–238. https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176211033004
Balhara, Y. P. S., Chawla, J. M., & Sagar, R. (2009). Olanzapine induced tardive dystonia in case of adolescent bipolar disorder. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 4(1), 30–32. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.49105
Balhara, Y. P. S., Dahiya, N., Varshney, M., Garg, S., & Bhargava, R. (2018). Awareness, Self-Assessment and Help Seeking Behavior for Behavioral Addictions Related to Use of Mobile Technology Among Attendees of a Health Camp. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 66(1), 45–48.
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Dayal, P. (2016). Development of Hindi Version of Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT): An Update. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(1), 85–86. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.175138
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Deb, K. S. (2013). Impact of alcohol use on thyroid function. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 17(4), 580–587. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.113724
Balhara, Y. P. S., Garg, H., Kumar, S., & Bhargava, R. (2018). Gaming disorder as a consequence of attempt at self- medication: Empirical support to the hypothesis. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 31, 98–99. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.02.013
Balhara, Y. P. S., Gauba, D., & Deshpande, S. N. (2011). Profile difference between male and female psychiatric patients seeking certificate of disability. Oman Medical Journal, 26(6), 410–415. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2011.105
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Goyal, R. (2011). Culture bound syndromes: Need to relook, relabel and include? Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 4(1), 75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2011.01.007
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Goyal, R. (2012). An unusual presentation of dhat syndrome. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 24(3), E19-20. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11070153
Balhara, Y. P. S., Gupta, P., & Elwadhi, D. (2017). Co-occurring depression and alcohol-use disorders in South-East Asia: A narrative review. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 6(1), 50–59. https://doi.org/10.4103/2224-3151.206166
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Gupta, R. (2015). Revised Size of Pictorial Warning on Cigarette Packages-A Step in Right Direction. Nicotine & Tobacco Research : Official Journal of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco, 17(11), 1401–1402. https://doi.org/10.1093/ntr/ntv023
Balhara, Y. P. S., Gupta, R., Atilola, O., Knez, R., Mohorović, T., Gajdhar, W., Javed, A. O., & Lal, R. (2015). Problematic Internet Use and Its Correlates Among Students from Three Medical Schools Across Three Countries. Academic Psychiatry : The Journal of the American Association of Directors of Psychiatric Residency Training and the Association for Academic Psychiatry, 39(6), 634–638. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40596-015-0379-9
Balhara, Y. P. S., Harshwardhan, M., Kumar, R., & Singh, S. (2018). Extent and pattern of problematic internet use among school students from Delhi: Findings from the cyber awareness programme. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 34, 38–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.04.010
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Jain, R. (2012a). A urinalysis-based study of buprenorphine and non-prescription opioid use among patients on buprenorphine maintenance. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 3(1), 15–19. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.92496
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Jain, R. (2012b). Urinalysis-based comparative evaluation of pattern of use of dextropropoxyphene and buprenorphine among opioid-dependent subjects. Journal of Opioid Management, 8(1), 45–49.
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Jain, R. (2013). A receiver operated curve-based evaluation of change in sensitivity and specificity of cotinine urinalysis for detecting active tobacco use. Journal of Cancer Research and Therapeutics, 9(1), 84–89. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1482.110384
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Jain, R. (2014). Cannabis use among opioid-dependent individuals on opioid substitution therapy. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 5(3), 203–205. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.136106
Balhara, Y. P. S., Jain, R., Sundar, A. S., & Sagar, R. (2012). Use of cotinine urinalysis to verify self-reported tobacco use among male psychiatric out-patients. Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society, 29(3), 217–220. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.99102
Balhara, Y. P. S., Jain, R., Sundar, S. A., & Sagar, R. (2011). A comparative study of reliability of self report of tobacco use among patients with bipolar and somatoform disorders. Journal of Pharmacology & Pharmacotherapeutics, 2(3), 174–178. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-500X.83282
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Kalra, S. (2017). Indian and American Guidance on Psychosocial Care of Persons with Diabetes. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(3), 486–487. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_545_16
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kalra, S., Bajaj, S., Kuppili, P. P., Himanshu, D., Atam, V., Usman, K., Singh, V., Chaudhary, S. C., Chakravorty, S., Wakhlu, A., Fatma, J., Tandon, S., Maheshwari, A., Gupta, A., Parvez, A., Chakravarty, J., Chaudhary, R. R., Singh, A. K., … Agarwal, S. (2017). Uttar Pradesh Association of Physicians of India Position Statement: Tobacco Use and Metabolic Syndrome. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 65(12), 66–72
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kalra, S., Bajaj, S., Kuppili, P. P., Himanshu, D., Atam, V., Usman, K., Singh, V., Usman, K., Singh, V., Chaudhary, S. C., Chakravorty, S., Wakhlu, A., Fatma, J., Tandon, S., Maheshwari, A., Gupta, A., Parvez, A., Chakravarty, J., … Agarwal, S. (2018). Uttar Pradesh Association of Physicians of India Position Statement: Betel Quid (Paan) and Diabetes. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 66(12), 11–12
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kalra, S., Kuppili, P. P., Kalaiselvan, V., Unnikrishnan, A. G., Tiwaskar, M., Sharma, P. K., Sahay, M., Sahay, R., Saboo, B., Nadkar, M. Y., Muruganathan, A., Khandelwal, D., Jeloka, T., Ghosh, S., Dhorepatil, B., Dhamija, P., Das, A. K., Bantwal, G., & Badani, R. (2017). Indian College of Physicians Position Statement: Addictive Disorders Among Persons with Diabetes Mellitus. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 65(12), 11–12
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kattula, D., Singh, S., Chukkali, S., & Bhargava, R. (2020). Impact of lockdown following COVID-19 on the gaming behavior of college students. Indian Journal of Public Health, 64(Supplement), S172–S176. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.IJPH_465_20
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kumar, S., Singh, S., Singh, K., & Rajkumar, S. (2021). Challenges with use of internet use duration criteria as a marker of problematic internet use: Observations based on the receiver-operator curve-based analysis of data from the students. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 64, 102770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102770
Balhara, Y. P. S., Kuppili, P. P., & Gupta, R. (2017). Neurobiology of Comorbid Substance Use Disorders and Psychiatric Disorders: Current State of Evidence. Journal of Addictions Nursing, 28(1), 11–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/JAN.0000000000000155
Balhara, Y. P. S., Lev-Ran, S., Martínez-Raga, J., Benyamina, A., Singh, S., Blecha, L., & Szerman, N. (2016). State of Training, Clinical Services, and Research on Dual Disorders Across France, India, Israel, and Spain. Journal of Dual Diagnosis, 12(3–4), 252–260. https://doi.org/10.1080/15504263.2016.1254309
Balhara, Y. P. S., Mahapatra, A., Sharma, P., & Bhargava, R. (2018). Problematic internet use among students in South-East Asia: Current state of evidence. Indian Journal of Public Health, 62(3), 197–210. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijph.IJPH_288_17
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mathur, S. (2009). Addiction versus dependence: Carrying the debate forward. Journal of Opioid Management, 5(4), 187. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2009.0019
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mathur, S. (2012). ECT prohibition for children and adolescents in Mental Health Care Act of India: A step in the right direction??? The Journal of ECT, 28(1), 1–2. https://doi.org/10.1097/YCT.0b013e3182496014
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mathur, S. (2013). A comparative study of attitudes toward psychiatry among nursing students across successive training years. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 35(2), 159–166. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.116246
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mathur, S. (2014). Bhang—Beyond the purview of the narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act. Lung India : Official Organ of Indian Chest Society, 31(4), 431–432. https://doi.org/10.4103/0970-2113.142109
Balhara, Y. P. S., Mathur, S., & Anand, N. (2012). A Study of Attitude and Knowledge of the Psychiatry Resident Doctors toward Clinician-Pharmaceutical Industry Interaction. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34(1), 61–65. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.96162
Balhara, Y. P. S., Mathur, S., & Kataria, D. K. (2012). Body shape and eating attitudes among female nursing students in India. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry : Official Journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya Jing Shen Ke Xue Zhi : Xianggang Jing Shen Ke Yi Xue Yuan Qi Kan, 22(2), 70–74.
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mishra, A. (2015). A study exploring attributes and nature of the retracted literature on mental disorders. Indian Journal of Medical Ethics, 12(1), 30–37. https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2015.007
Balhara, Y. P. S., Mishra, A., Sethi, H., & Ray, R. (2013). A retrospective chart review of treatment seeking middle aged individuals at a tertiary care substance use disorder treatment centre in North Part of India over five successive years: Findings from drug abuse monitoring system. TheScientificWorldJournal, 2013, 316372. https://doi.org/10.1155/2013/316372
Balhara, Y. P. S., Mishra, A., Sethi, H., Singh, S., & Khandelwal, S. K. (2016). 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(4), 331–335. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.185961
Balhara, Y. P. S., Narang, P., Saha, S., Kandasamy, D., Chattopadhyay, N., & Goswami, R. (2022). Bone Mineral Density, Bone Microarchitecture and Vertebral Fractures in Male Patients with Alcohol Use Disorders. Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 57(5), 552–558. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agab084
Balhara, Y. P. S., Parmar, A., Modak, T., & Vikram, V. (2022). From “Bhang Shops” to “Cannabis in Coffee Shops”: Time to Debate the Option? Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(3), 285–289. https://doi.org/10.1177/0253717620957501
Balhara, Y. P. S., Parmar, A., & Sarkar, S. (2018). Use of Tramadol for Management of Opioid Use Disorders: Rationale and Recommendations. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9(3), 397–403. https://doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_42_18
Balhara, Y. P. S., Ranjan, R., Dhawan, A., & Yadav, D. (2014). Experiences from a community based substance use treatment centre in an urban resettlement colony in India. Journal of Addiction, 2014, 982028. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/982028
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Sagar, R. (2011). Correlates of anxiety and depression among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 15(Suppl 1), S50-54. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.83057
Balhara, Y. P. S., Sarkar, S., & Gupta, R. (2015). Phosphodiesterase-5 inhibitors for erectile dysfunction in patients with diabetes mellitus: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 19(4), 451–461. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.159023
Balhara, Y. P. S., Sarkar, S., Laspal, N., Bhargava, R., & Yadav, Z. (2022). 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 Journal of Psychiatry, 80, 103389. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103389
Balhara, Y. P. S., Sharma, P., & Chawla, N. (2021). Education and training on addiction psychiatry in low and middle income countries: Observations from existing literature and recommendations going ahead. Asia-Pacific Psychiatry : Official Journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, 13(4), e12492. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12492
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, P. K., Sarkar, S., Chattopadhyay, A., & Singh, S. (2022). How and What are Indians Drinking? Findings from the National Family Health Survey. Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 57(6), 674–677. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agac035
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., & Bhargava, R. (2020). The pattern of problematic internet use and mental health-related internet use among psychiatric outpatients at a tertiary care center. Ci Ji Yi Xue Za Zhi = Tzu-Chi Medical Journal, 32(2), 198–204. https://doi.org/10.4103/tcmj.tcmj_50_19
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., & Kalra, S. (2020). Pragmatic Opioid Use in Painful Diabetic Neuropathy. European Endocrinology, 16(1), 21–24. https://doi.org/10.17925/EE.2020.16.1.21
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., Modak, T., & Sarkar, S. (2017). A Cross-sectional Study to Assess Disability and Its Correlates among Treatment Seeking Individuals with Alcohol Use Disorders. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(1), 40–45. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.198941
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., & Narang, P. (2020). Effect of lockdown following COVID-19 pandemic on alcohol use and help-seeking behavior: Observations and insights from a sample of alcohol use disorder patients under treatment from a tertiary care center. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 74(8), 440–441. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13075
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., Saini, R., Dahiya, N., Singh, A. B., & Kumar, R. (2021). Should Internet gaming disorder be considered a subtype of generalized problematic internet use? Findings from a study among medical college students. Perspectives in Psychiatric Care, 57(1), 272–278. https://doi.org/10.1111/ppc.12558
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., Saini, R., Kattula, D., Chukkali, S., & Bhargava, R. (2020). Development and validation of gaming disorder and hazardous gaming scale (GDHGS) based on the WHO framework (ICD-11 criteria) of disordered gaming. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 54, 102348. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2020.102348
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., & Sarkar, S. (2019). 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. Substance Use & Misuse, 54(2), 307–314. https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2018.1517799
Balhara, Y. P. S., Singh, S., & Yadav, Z. (2022). Media reporting on deaths due to suicide attributed to gaming in digital news: A case of misrepresentation and missed opportunities. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 68, 102955. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102955
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Tarwani, J. (2021). Is there a case for inclusion of medicines used to manage alcohol use disorder in the World Health Organization Model List of Essential Medicines? Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 63(3), 297–298. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_305_20
Balhara, Y. P. S., Varghese, S. T., & Kayal, M. (2006). Neuroacanthocytosis: Presenting with depression. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 18(3), 426. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2006.18.3.426
Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, K., & Bhargava, R. (2018). Screen time and screen addiction: Beyond gaming, social media and pornography- A case report. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 77–78. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.05.020
Balhara, Y. P. S., & Verma, R. (2014). A review of web based interventions for managing tobacco use. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 36(3), 226–235. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.135367
Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, R., & Deshpande, S. N. (2011). A Comparative Study of Treatment-seeking Inhalant Abusers Across Two Cohorts from a Tertiary Care Center in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 33(2), 129–133. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.92058
Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, R., & Deshpande, S. N. (2013). A study of profile of disability certificate seeking patients with schizophrenia over a 5 year period. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 35(2), 127–134. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.116235
Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, R., Sharma, S., & Mathur, S. (2012). A study of predictors of anxiety and depression among stroke patient-caregivers. Journal of Mid-Life Health, 3(1), 31–35. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.98815
Balhara, Y. P. S., Yadav, T., Arya, K., Mathur, S., & Kataria, D. K. (2012). A cross-sectional study of body shape and eating attitude among Indian female healthcare students. International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine, 43(4), 309–323. https://doi.org/10.2190/PM.43.4.b
Balhara, Y., Sagar, R., & Varghese, S. T. (2007). Bleeding gums: Duloxetine may be the cause. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 53(1), 44–45. https://doi.org/10.4103/0022-3859.30328
Balhara, Y., & Verma, R. (2014). A review of web based interventions focusing on alcohol use. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 4(4), 472–480. https://doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.139272
Balhara, Y., Yadav, T., Mathur, S., & Kataria, D. (2012). The Impact of A “Brief ECT Orientation Module” on The Knowledge and Attitudes of Medical Students Towards ECT in India. Annals of Medical and Health Sciences Research, 2(2), 140–145. https://doi.org/10.4103/2141-9248.105661
Behera, C., Gupta, S. K., Singh, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2021). Trends in deaths attributable to suicide during COVID-19 pandemic and its association with alcohol use and mental disorders: Findings from autopsies conducted in two districts of India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 58, 102597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2021.102597
Bergen, S. E., Balhara, Y. P. S., Christoforou, A., Cole, J., Degenhardt, F., Dempster, E., Fatjó-Vilas, M., Khedr, Y., Lopez, L. M., Lysenko, L., McGrath, L. M., Mühleisen, T. W., Neves, F. S., Nymberg, C., Ozomaro, U., Verweij, K. J. H., Voineskos, A. N., Zai, C. C., O’Shea, A., & DeLisi, L. E. (2011). Summaries from the XVIII World Congress of Psychiatric Genetics, Athens, Greece, 3-7 October 2010. Psychiatric Genetics, 21(3), 136–172. https://doi.org/10.1097/YPG.0b013e3283469aa9
Bhad, R., Gupta, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2020). A study of pathways to care among opioid dependent individuals seeking treatment at a community de-addiction clinic in India. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 19(3), 490–502. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2018.1542528
Bhad, R., Lal, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2015). Disorders Related to Use of Psychoactive Substances in DSM-5: Changes and Challenges. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 37(4), 470–472. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.168613
Bhutani, J., Bhutani, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Kalra, S. (2012). Compassion fatigue and burnout amongst clinicians: A medical exploratory study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34(4), 332–337 https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.108206
Anwar, N., Kuppili, P. P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Depression and physical noncommunicable diseases: The need for an integrated approach. WHO South-East Asia Journal of Public Health, 6(1), 12–17. https://doi.org/10.4103/2224-3151.206158
Atilola, O., Stevanovic, D., Balhara, Y. P. S., Avicenna, M., Kandemir, H., Knez, R., Petrov, P., Franic, T., & Vostanis, P. (2014). Role of personal and family factors in alcohol and substance use among adolescents: An international study with focus on developing countries. Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 21(7), 609–617. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpm.12133
Bagheri, Z., Chamanpara, P., Jafari, P., Balhara, Y. P. S., Arya, S., Ransing, R., Đorić, A., Knez, R., Thi, T.-V. V., Huong, T. N., Kafali, H. Y., Erzin, G., Vally, Z., Chowdhury, M. R. R., Sharma, P., Shakya, R., Campos, L. A. M., Szczegielniak, A. R., & Stevanović, D. (2022). Cross-cultural measurement invariance of the Quality of Life Enjoyment and Satisfaction Questionnaire-Short form across ten countries: The application of Bayesian approximate measurement invariance. BMC Psychology, 10(1), 160. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40359-022-00864-y
Chawla, J. M., Balhara, Y. P. S., Mohan, I., & Sagar, R. (2006). Chronic mania: An unexpectidly long episode? Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 60(5), 199–201.
Chawla, J. M., Balhara, Y. P. S., Sagar, R., & Shivaprakash. (2012). Undergraduate medical students’ attitude toward psychiatry: A cross-sectional study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 54(1), 37–40. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.94643
Chawla, J. M., Pal, H., Lal, R., Jain, R., Schooler, N., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013). Comparison of efficacy between buprenorphine and tramadol in the detoxification of opioid (heroin)-dependent subjects. Journal of Opioid Management, 9(1), 35–41. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2013.0145
Chawla, N., Gyawali, S., Sharma, P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2022). Internet-Based Learning for Professionals in Addiction Psychiatry: A Scoping Review. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(4), 325–331. https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176221082897
Chawla, N., Kumar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Olanzapine-induced Skin Eruptions. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(4), 537–538. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.211763
Choudhary, V., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Lal, R. (2022). How Could I Do Something So Wrong? Restirring concept of Moral Injury & healing within health care context of COVID-19 pandemic. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 70, 103017. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2022.103017
Das, N., Narnoli, S., Kaur, A., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2020). Attitude to telemedicine in the times of COVID-19 pandemic: Opinion of medical practitioners from India. Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 74(10), 560–562. https://doi.org/10.1111/pcn.13109
Dayal, P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014). Catatonia as presenting clinical feature of subacute sclerosing panencephalitis. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 9(1), 57–59. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.131489
Dayal, P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). Profile of female patients seeking in-patient treatment for prescription opioid abuse from a tertiary care drug dependence treatment centre from India. The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 143(1), 95–100. https://doi.org/10.4103/0971-5916.178616
Dayal, P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). A naturalistic study of predictors of retention in treatment among emerging adults entering first buprenorphine maintenance treatment for opioid use disorders. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment, 80, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2017.06.004
Dayal, P., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Predictors of Inpatient Treatment Completion among Females with Opioid Use Disorder: Findings from a Tertiary Care Drug Dependence Treatment Centre of India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(4), 464–468. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.211769
Deb, K. S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013). Dhat syndrome: A review of the world literature. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 35(4), 326–331. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.122219
Dhamija, P., Kalra, S., Sharma, P. K., Kalaiselvan, V., Muruganathan, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Badani, R., Bantwal, G., Das, A. K., Dhorepatil, B., Ghosh, S., Jeloka, T., Khandelwal, D., Nadkar, M. Y., Patnaik, K. P., Saboo, B., Sahay, M., Sahay, R., Tiwaskar, M., & Unnikrishnan, A. G. (2017). Indian College of Physicians (ICP) Position Statement on Pharmacovigilance. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 65(3), 63–66.
Gauba, D., Thomas, P., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Deshpande, S. N. (2016). Psychiatric Comorbidity and Physical Correlates in Alcohol-dependent Patients. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(5), 414–418. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.191397
Ghosh, A., Mahintamani, T., Balhara, Y. P. S., Roub, F. E., Basu, D., Bn, S., Mattoo, S. K., Mishra, E., & Sharma, B. (2021). Disulfiram Ethanol Reaction with Alcohol-Based Hand Sanitizer: An Exploratory Study. Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oxford, Oxfordshire), 56(1), 42–46. https://doi.org/10.1093/alcalc/agaa096
Giasuddin, N. A., Nahar, J. S., Morshed, N. M., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012). Combination of CBT with fluoxetine works better for obsessive-compulsive disorder. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 5(1), 113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2011.11.013
Giasuddin, N. A., Nahar, J. S., Morshed, N. M., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Sobhan, M. A. (2013). Efficacy of combination of fluoxetine and cognitive behavioral therapy and fluoxetine alone for the treatment of obsessive compulsive disorder. Pakistan Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 26(1), 95–98.
Goyal, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Khandelwal, S. K. (2012). Revisiting Classification of Eating Disorders-toward Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 and International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-11. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34(3), 290–296. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.106041
Gupta, P., Gupta, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Obsessive-Compulsive Symptoms Associated With Aripiprazole Treatment in Bipolar Disorder: A Case Report. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 37(1), 108–109. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0000000000000629
Gupta, P., Gupta, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Acute-onset Orofacial Dyskinesia with a Single Low Dose of Oral Flupentixol: A Case Report. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 40(2), 189–190. https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_170_17
Gupta, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014). Antipsychotic induced chronic recurrent oculogyric crisis in a patient with obsessive compulsive disorder. Psychopharmacology, 231(15), 3065–3066. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3638-7
Gupta, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Sagar, R. (2012). Acute psychosis with a favorable outcome as a complication of central pontine/extrapontine myelinolysis in a middle aged man. Journal of Mid-Life Health, 3(2), 103–105. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.104475
Gupta, R., Narnoli, S., Das, N., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2019). Patterns and predictors of self-harm in patients with substance-use disorder. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 61(5), 431–438. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_578_18
Gupta, R., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012). Use of a “microecologic technique” to study crime incidents around methadone maintenance treatment centers—A response: The journal publishes both invited and unsolicited letters. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 107(10), 1883. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03956.x
Gupta, S., Bhatia, G., Sarkar, S., Chatterjee, B., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Dhawan, A. (2020). Adult attention-deficit hyperactivity disorders and its correlates in patients with opioid dependence: An exploratory study. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 62(5), 501–508. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_705_19
Gyawali, S., Sarkar, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Kumar, S., Patil, V., & Singh, S. (2018). Perceived stigma and its correlates among treatment seeking alcohol and opioid users at a tertiary care centre in India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 37, 34–37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.07.018
Hackmann, C., Balhara, Y. P. S., Clayman, K., Nemec, P. B., Notley, C., Pike, K., Reed, G. M., Sharan, P., Rana, M. S., Silver, J., Swarbrick, M., Wilson, J., Zeilig, H., & Shakespeare, T. (2019). Perspectives on ICD-11 to understand and improve mental health diagnosis using expertise by experience (INCLUDE Study): An international qualitative study. The Lancet. Psychiatry, 6(9), 778–785. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2215-0366(19)30093-8
Hossain, M. S., Irfan, M., Balhara, Y. P. S., Giasuddin, N. A., & Sultana, S. N. (2015). A SURVEY OF DEATH ADJUSTMENT IN THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT. Journal of Ayub Medical College, Abbottabad : JAMC, 27(1), 36–39.
Jain, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2008). Neurobiology of cannabis addiction. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 52(3), 217–232.
Jain, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2010). Impact of alcohol and substance abuse on adolescent brain: A preclinical perspective. Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology, 54(3), 213–234.
Jain, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., Jhanjee, S., & Sethi, H. (2012). Concordance between urinary cotinine levels and self-reported tobacco use among drug-dependent persons: A pilot study. Substance Abuse, 33(2), 99–102. https://doi.org/10.1080/08897077.2011.630947
Jain, R., Mukherjee, K., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2008). The role of NMDA receptor antagonists in nicotine tolerance, sensitization, and physical dependence: A preclinical review. Yonsei Medical Journal, 49(2), 175–188. https://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2008.49.2.175
Jain, U., Soni, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Khanuja, M., & Chauhan, N. (2020). Dual-Layered Nanomaterial-Based Molecular Pattering on Polymer Surface Biomimetic Impedimetric Sensing of a Bliss Molecule, Anandamide Neurotransmitter. ACS Omega, 5(19), 10750–10758. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.0c00285
Kalra, B., Kalra, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013). Psychological assessment and management in diabetes. JPMA. The Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 63(12), 1555–1557.
Kalra, B., Sridhar, G. R., Madhu, K., Balhara, Y. P. S., Sahay, R. K., & Kalra, S. (2013). Psychosocial management of diabetes in pregnancy. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 17(5), 815–818. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.117216
Kalra, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014). Euthyroid depression: The role of thyroid hormone. Recent Patents on Endocrine, Metabolic & Immune Drug Discovery, 8(1), 38–41. https://doi.org/10.2174/1872214807666131229130540
Kalra, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Comment on Young-Hyman et al. Psychosocial Care for People With Diabetes: A Position Statement of the American Diabetes Association. Diabetes Care 2016;39:2126-2140. Diabetes Care, 40(9), e126. https://doi.org/10.2337/dc16-2599
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Baruah, M. P., Chadha, M., Chandalia, H. B., Chowdhury, S., Kumar, K. M. P., Modi, S., Pitale, S., Shukla, R., Sahay, R., Sundaram, A., Unnikrishnan, A. G., & Wangnoo, S. K. (2012). Forum for injection techniques, India: The first Indian recommendations for best practice in insulin injection technique. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16(6), 876–885. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.102929
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Bathla, M. (2018). Euthymia in Diabetes. European Endocrinology, 14(2), 18–19. https://doi.org/10.17925/EE.2018.14.2.18
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mithal, A. (2013). Cross-cultural variation in symptom perception of hypoglycemia. Journal of Mid-Life Health, 4(3), 176–181. https://doi.org/10.4103/0976-7800.118998
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Sahay, B. K., Ganapathy, B., & Das, A. K. (2013). Why is premixed insulin the preferred insulin? Novel answers to a decade-old question. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 61(1 Suppl), 9–11.
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, K., & Kalra, B. (2018). The GlucoCoper—A Tool for the Assessment of Coping Mechanisms. European Endocrinology, 14(1), 52–55. https://doi.org/10.17925/EE.2018.14.1.52
Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Verma, K., & Unnikrishnan, A. G. (2013). Asian paradox of psychological support: Findings from the second Diabetes Attitudes Wishes and Needs study (DAWN-2). Asia-Pacific Psychiatry : Official Journal of the Pacific Rim College of Psychiatrists, 5(4), 354–355. https://doi.org/10.1111/appy.12107
Kalra, S., Joshi, A., Kalra, B., Shanbhag, V. G., Bhattacharya, R., Verma, K., Baruah, M. P., Sahay, R., Bajaj, S., Agrawal, N., Chakraborty, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Chaudhary, S., Khandelwal, D., Aggarwal, S., Ram, N., Jacob, J., Julka, S., Priya, G., … Dalal, K. (2017). Bhagavad Gita for the Physician. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(6), 893–897. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_259_17
Kalra, S., Sridhar, G. R., Balhara, Y. P. S., Sahay, R. K., Bantwal, G., Baruah, M. P., John, M., Unnikrishnan, A. G., Madhu, K., Verma, K., Sreedevi, A., Shukla, R., & Prasanna Kumar, K. M. (2013). National recommendations: Psychosocial management of diabetes in India. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 17(3), 376–395. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.111608
Kalra, S., Verma, K., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Thyro-stress. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(4), 632–633. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_136_17
Kato, T. A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Chawla, J. M., Tateno, M., & Kanba, S. (2013). Undergraduate medical students’ attitudes towards psychiatry: An international cross-sectional survey between India and Japan. International Review of Psychiatry (Abingdon, England), 25(4), 378–384. https://doi.org/10.3109/09540261.2013.812959
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Kayal, M., Varghese, S. T., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2006). Psychiatric manifestation of SSPE. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 18(4), 560. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2006.18.4.560
Kogan, C. S., Maj, M., Rebello, T. J., Keeley, J. W., Kulygina, M., Matsumoto, C., Robles, R., Huang, J., Zhong, N., Chakrabarti, S., Figueira, M. L., Stein, D. J., Strakowski, S. M., Garcia-Pacheco, J. A., Burns, S., Montoya, M., Andrade, L., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Arango, I., … Reed, G. M. (2021). A global field study of the international classification of diseases (ICD-11) mood disorders clinical descriptions and diagnostic guidelines. Journal of Affective Disorders, 295, 1138–1150. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jad.2021.08.050
Kumar, S., Singh, S., Singh, K., Rajkumar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2019). Prevalence and pattern of problematic internet use among engineering students from different colleges in India. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 61(6), 578–583. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_85_19
Kumar, V., Garg, R., Bharati, S. J., Gupta, N., Bhatanagar, S., Mishra, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2015). Long-Term High-dose Oral Morphine in Phantom Limb Pain with No Addiction Risk. Indian Journal of Palliative Care, 21(1), 85–87. https://doi.org/10.4103/0973-1075.150198
Kuppili, P. P., Parmar, A., Gupta, A., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Role of Yoga in Management of Substance-use Disorders: A Narrative Review. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9(1), 117–122. https://doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_243_17
Mahal, P., Nishanth, K. N., Mahapatra, A., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Trihexyphenidyl Misuse in Delusional Disorder. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 9(3), 428–430. https://doi.org/10.4103/jnrp.jnrp_569_17
Majumder, P., Sarkar, S., Gupta, R., Patra, B. N., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). Predictors of retention in treatment in a tertiary care de-addiction center. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 58(1), 27–30. https://doi.org/10.4103/0019-5545.174359
Mina, S., Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Ul-Hasan, S. (2014). Road rage: Prevalence pattern and web based survey feasibility. Psychiatry Journal, 2014, 897493. https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/897493
Modak, T., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2021). A review of the evidence to explain pharmacological basis of injection (ab)use of buprenorphine-naloxone tablets. Journal of Opioid Management, 17(7), 141–152. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2021.0651
Nadkar, M. Y., Tiwaskar, M., Kalra, S., Shah, S. N., Bansode, B. R., Dutta, A., Bajaj, S., Aggarwal, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Das, A. K., Dhamija, P., Gupta, Y. K., Jacob, J., Mishra, S., Narasingan, S. N., Ponde, C. K., Prabhoo, R., S, B., Sahay, M., … Vora, A. (2017). Association of Physicians of India: Position Statement on Role of Chirally Pure Molecules in Clinical Practice. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 65(12), 49–60.
Pahuja, E., Kumar, S., Kumar, A., Uzzafar, F., Sarkar, S., Manjunatha, N., Balhara, Y. P. S., Kumar, C. N., & Math, S. B. (2020). Collaborative Video Consultations from Tertiary Care Based Telepsychiatrist to a Remote Primary Care Doctor to Manage Opioid Substitution Therapy Clinic. Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice, 11(3), 498–501. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1713293
Pal, A., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). A Review of Impact of Tobacco Use on Patients with Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders. Tobacco Use Insights, 9, 7–12. https://doi.org/10.4137/TUI.S32201
Patil, V., Gupta, R., Verma, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome Associated with Lithium Toxicity. Oman Medical Journal, 31(4), 309–311. https://doi.org/10.5001/omj.2016.59
Patra, B. N., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012). Creativity and mental disorder. The British Journal of Psychiatry : The Journal of Mental Science, 200(4), 346; author reply 348. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.200.4.346
Patra, B. N., Patil, V., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Khandelwal, S. K. (2022). Self-stigma in patients with major depressive disorder: An exploratory study from India. The International Journal of Social Psychiatry, 68(1), 147–154. https://doi.org/10.1177/0020764020975811
Pirkis, J., Gunnell, D., Shin, S., Del Pozo-Banos, M., Arya, V., Aguilar, P. A., Appleby, L., Arafat, S. M. Y., Arensman, E., Ayuso-Mateos, J. L., Balhara, Y. P. S., Bantjes, J., Baran, A., Behera, C., Bertolote, J., Borges, G., Bray, M., Brečić, P., Caine, E., … Spittal, M. J. (2022). Suicide numbers during the first 9-15 months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with pre-existing trends: An interrupted time series analysis in 33 countries. EClinicalMedicine, 51, 101573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2022.101573
Prakash, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). Rare Form of Dyskinetic Movements Associated with Alcohol Withdrawal. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(2), 163–164. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.178816
Prashanth, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Sagar, R. (2010). The pontomedullary region: Role in affect, behavior, and appetite regulation. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 22(2), E14. https://doi.org/10.1176/jnp.2010.22.2.247.e14
Quraishi, R., Jain, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014). Profile of nicotine use among alcohol dependent patients visiting a tertiary care center in north India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 36(2), 174–178. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.130987
Roy, N., Nadda, N., Kumar, H., Prasad, C., Kumar Jha, J., Pandey, H. C., Vanamail, P., Saraya, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Shalimar, & Nayak, B. (2022). Pattern recognition receptor CD14 gene polymorphisms in alcohol use disorder patients and its Influence on liver disease susceptibility. Frontiers in Immunology, 13, 975027. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2022.975027
Sagar, R., Varghese, S. T., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2005a). Dysphagia due to olanzepine, an antipsychotic medication. Indian Journal of Gastroenterology : Official Journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 24(1), 37–38.
Sagar, R., Varghese, S. T., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2005b). Olanzapine-induced double incontinence. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 59(4), 163–164.
Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012). Needles in legs: A response to command hallucinations. The Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences, 24(2), E10-12. https://doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.11050111
Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2014). Diabetes mellitus and suicide. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 18(4), 468–474. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.137487
Sarkar, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Gautam, N., & Singh, J. (2016). A Retrospective Chart Review of Treatment Completers Versus Noncompleters Among In-patients at a Tertiary Care Drug Dependence Treatment Centre in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(4), 296–301. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.185943
Sarkar, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Kumar, S., Saini, V., Kamran, A., Patil, V., Singh, S., & Gyawali, S. (2019). Internalized stigma among patients with substance use disorders at a tertiary care center in India. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 18(3), 345–358. https://doi.org/10.1080/15332640.2017.1357158
Sarkar, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Tewari, A., Singh, J., & Gautam, N. (2017). Reasons of Disciplinary Discharges from a Tertiary Care De-addiction Setting in India. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 39(3), 378–379. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.207321
Sarkar, S., Lal, R., Varshney, M., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). Tramadol for maintenance in opioid dependence: A retrospective chart review. Journal of Opioid Management, 13(5), 329–334. https://doi.org/10.5055/jom.2017.0401
Sarkar, S., Majumder, P., Gupta, R., Das, N., Narnoli, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2021). Prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of law enforcement involvement among treatment-seeking adult males with opioid use disorder. International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 74, 101653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijlp.2020.101653
Schaub, M. P., Tiburcio, M., Martinez, N., Ambekar, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., Wenger, A., Monezi Andrade, A. L., Padruchny, D., Osipchik, S., Gehring, E., Poznyak, V., Rekve, D., & Souza-Formigoni, M. L. O. (2018). Alcohol e-Help: Study protocol for a web-based self-help program to reduce alcohol use in adults with drinking patterns considered harmful, hazardous or suggestive of dependence in middle-income countries. Addiction (Abingdon, England), 113(2), 346–352. https://doi.org/10.1111/add.14034
Senjam, S. S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Kumar, P., Nischal, N., Manna, S., Madan, K., Ahmed, N. H., Gupta, N., Vashist, P., & Guleria, R. (2022). A Comprehensive Assessment of Self-Reported Post COVID-19 Symptoms Among Beneficiaries of Hospital Employee Scheme at a Tertiary Healthcare Institution in Northern India. International Journal of General Medicine, 15, 7355–7372. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJGM.S381070
Shah, B., Gupta, R., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Injection Butorphanol dependence: A case report. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 35, 45–46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.05.008
Sharma, R. K., Balhara, Y. P. S., Sagar, R., Deepak, K. K., & Mehta, M. (2011). Heart rate variability study of childhood anxiety disorders. Journal of Cardiovascular Disease Research, 2(2), 115–122. https://doi.org/10.4103/0975-3583.83040
Sharma, R. K., Sagar, R., Deepak, K. K., Mehta, M., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2011). Clinical and autonomic functions: A study of childhood anxiety disorders. Annals of Saudi Medicine, 31(3), 250–257. https://doi.org/10.4103/0256-4947.81533
Singh, G., Kaloiya, G. S., Dhawan, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mishra, A. K. (2018). Need for evaluation of underlying dysfunctional cognition in problem drinkers. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 31, 71–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2018.01.007
Singh, G., Kaloiya, G. S., Dhawan, A., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mishra, A. K. (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 Journal of Psychological Medicine, 44(3), 239–245. https://doi.org/10.1177/02537176221091673
Singh, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2016). A Review of Indian Research on Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders and Alcohol use Disorders. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 38(1), 10–19. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.175089
Singh, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2017). A review of Indian research on co-occurring cannabis use disorders& psychiatric disorders. The Indian Journal of Medical Research, 146(2), 186–195. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijmr.IJMR_791_15
Singh, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2021). “Screen-time” for children and adolescents in COVID-19 times: Need to have the contextually informed perspective. Indian Journal of Psychiatry, 63(2), 192–195. https://doi.org/10.4103/psychiatry.IndianJPsychiatry_646_20
Singh, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Gupta, P., & Christodoulou, N. G. (2020). Primary and secondary prevention strategies against illicit drug use among adults aged 18-25: A narrative review. Australasian Psychiatry : Bulletin of Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists, 28(1), 84–90. https://doi.org/10.1177/1039856219875048
Singh, S., Dahiya, N., Singh, A. B., Kumar, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2019). Gaming disorder among medical college students from India: Exploring the pattern and correlates. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 28(1), 107–114. https://doi.org/10.4103/ipj.ipj_96_18
Singh, S., Kumar, S., Sarkar, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2018). Quality of Life and its Relationship with Perceived Stigma among Opioid Use Disorder Patients: An Exploratory Study. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 40(6), 556–561. https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPSYM.IJPSYM_171_18
Singh, S., Sharma, P., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2020). The impact of nationwide alcohol ban during the COVID-19 lockdown on alcohol use-related internet searches and behaviour in India: An infodemiology study. Drug and Alcohol Review, 40(2), 196–200. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13187
Szerman, N., Torrens, M., Maldonado, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., Salom, C., Maremmani, I., Sher, L., Didia-Attas, J., Chen, J., & Baler, R. (2022). Addictive and other mental disorders: A call for a standardized definition of dual disorders. Translational Psychiatry, 12(1), 446. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-022-02212-5
Tandon, N., Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Baruah, M. P., Chadha, M., Chandalia, H. B., Chowdhury, S., Jothydev, K., Kumar, P. K. M., V, M. S., Mithal, A., Modi, S., Pitale, S., Sahay, R., Shukla, R., Sundaram, A., Unnikrishnan, A. G., & Wangnoo, S. K. (2015). Forum for Injection Technique (FIT), India: The Indian recommendations 2.0, for best practice in Insulin Injection Technique, 2015. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 19(3), 317–331. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.152762
Tandon, N., Kalra, S., Balhara, Y. P. S., Baruah, M. P., Chadha, M., Chandalia, H. B., Prasanna Kumar, K. M., Madhu, S. V., Mithal, A., Sahay, R., Shukla, R., Sundaram, A., Unnikrishnan, A. G., Saboo, B., Gupta, V., Chowdhury, S., Kesavadev, J., & Wangnoo, S. K. (2017). Forum for Injection Technique and Therapy Expert Recommendations, India: The Indian Recommendations for Best Practice in Insulin Injection Technique, 2017. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 21(4), 600–617. https://doi.org/10.4103/ijem.IJEM_97_17
Varghese, S. T., Balhara, Y. P. S., George, S. A., & Sagar, R. (2006). Risperidone and dysphagia. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 52(4), 327–328.
Varghese, S. T., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mondal, A. (2006). Unconventional substances of abuse: Scorpions and lizards. Journal of Postgraduate Medicine, 52(4), 325–326.
Varghese, S. T., Balhara, Y. P. S., Shyamsunder, S., & Mondal, A. (2005). Dermatological side effects of olanzapine. Indian Journal of Medical Sciences, 59(7), 320–321.
Varshney, M., Gupta, R., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2015). Yes, India has done it: Decriminalization of suicide in India. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 17, 103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajp.2015.07.005
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Deshpande, S. N. (2011a). Workplace inhalant abuse in adult female: Brief report. Case Reports in Psychiatry, 2011, 905380. https://doi.org/10.1155/2011/905380
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Deshpande, S. N. (2011b). Inhalant abuse: A study from a tertiary care de-addiction clinic. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry : Official Journal of the Hong Kong College of Psychiatrists = Dong Ya Jing Shen Ke Xue Zhi : Xianggang Jing Shen Ke Yi Xue Yuan Qi Kan, 21(4), 157–163.
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Deshpande, S. N. (2012). Angular cheilitis after paroxetine treatment. Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology, 32(1), 150–151. https://doi.org/10.1097/JCP.0b013e31823f878a
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Dhawan, A. (2011). Inhalant abuse: An exploratory study. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 20(2), 103–106. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.102493
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Gupta, C. S. (2011). Gender differences in stress response: Role of developmental and biological determinants. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 20(1), 4–10. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.98407
Verma, R., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Mathur, S. (2011). Management of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Journal of Pediatric Neurosciences, 6(1), 13–18. https://doi.org/10.4103/1817-1745.84400
Verma, R., Mina, S., Ul-Hassan, S., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013). A descriptive analysis of patients presenting to psychosexual clinic at a tertiary care center. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 35(3), 241–247. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.119473
Verma, R., Sachdeva, A., Singh, Y., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2013). Acute mania after thyroxin supplementation in hypothyroid state. Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 17(5), 922–923. https://doi.org/10.4103/2230-8210.117220
Vi, V. T. T., Diep, N. T. N., Han, V. H. N., Van Dung, D., Nguyen, N. L. H., Binh, L. Q., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2022). Experience and insights from the emergency multiday take-home dose methadone dispensing in Ho Chi Minh City in context of COVID-19. Journal of Addictive Diseases, 1–5. https://doi.org/10.1080/10550887.2022.2116254
Yadav, T., Arya, K., Kataria, D., & Balhara, Y. P. S. (2012). Impact of psychiatric education and training on attitude of medical students towards mentally ill: A comparative analysis. Industrial Psychiatry Journal, 21(1), 22–31. https://doi.org/10.4103/0972-6748.110944
Yadav, T., Balhara, Y. P. S., & Kataria, D. K. (2012). Pseudocyesis Versus Delusion of Pregnancy: Differential Diagnoses to be Kept in Mind. Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 34(1), 82–84. https://doi.org/10.4103/0253-7176.96167

Dr.
D. K. Sharma

Medical Superintendent

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Professor

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Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Dr.
Sanjay Sharma

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Prof. of Radio-Diagno.

Department of

Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Dr.
Arshad Ayub

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Asso. Prof. of Anaesth.

Department of

Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Dr.
Renu Sinha

MBBS, MD Anaesthesia

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Prof. of Anaesth.

Department of

Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Area of interest

Ophthalmic Anaesthesia, Pediatric Anaesthesia, Difficult Airway, Bariatric Anaesthesia, Obstetric Anaesthesia, Regional anaesthesia, Transplant Anaesthesia

Total publications	105
Index publications	90
Chapter in books	10
Invited speakers in conferences	50

Awards and Honours

Distinction in Anatomy (MBBS)
Gold Medal in Obstetrics and Gynaecology (MBBS)
AIIMS Excellence Research Award 2014
Certificate of appreciation by STANFORD- INDIA, BIODESIGN 2009

Dr.
Vivek Gupta

Affiliation

Addl. Prof. of Comm. Ophth.

Department of

Dr. R. P. Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences

Contact

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vgupta[at]aiims[dot]edu

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+91(11) 26594097

+91 9899410420

Office Address

Dr Rajendra Prasad Centre for Ophthalmic Sciences (RPC),All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), New Delhi, 110029 India

Educational Qualifications

v Jan 2003 – Jan 2005: MD (Community Medicine), All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
v Jul 1996 – Dec 2001: MBBS, University College of Medical Sciences, Delhi (64.9%)

Work Experience

July 2018-Current: Associate Professor, Community Ophthalmology, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi
6 June 2015-June 2018: Assistant Professor, Community Ophthalmology, Dr RP Centre, AIIMS, New Delhi
8 Feb – 5 June 2015: Operational Research Fellow, International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South East Asia Office, New Delhi
3 August 2012 – 31 Jan 2015: Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, Centre for Public Health, NIMHANS, Bangalore.
15 April 2009 – 31 July 2012: Senior Program Officer, The InCLEN Trust International.
1 February 2009 – 12 April 2009: Researcher, HISP-India
23 January 2006 – 22 January 2009: Senior Resident, Community Medicine, AIIMS, New Delhi

Contribution To National Programs

Member of MoH&FW Sub-Committee on legal and policy frameworks for the utilization of artificial intelligence in public health in India
Member of “Central Task Force at national level for policy planning and strategy Implementation for elimination of Trachoma from the country by the year 2020” set up by MoHFW, GoI
Member of “Monitoring Committee for monitoring and reporting of Trachoma cases in states for elimination of Trachoma from the country by the year 2020” set up by MoHFW, GoI
Member of the NPCB&VI “Group to prepare action plan for forming a sound IT platform for transparent monitoring of the field level performance and payments to NGOS through NPCB&VI MIS”.
Actively collaboration with IIT Delhi for development of AI based algorithms for automated detection of glaucoma and diabetic retinopathy
Leading the successful developmenet and impllementation of online coding platform for RGI under the MINErVA Platform.
Led the field survey team conducting the Trachoma Prevalence Survey in Car Nicobar Island.
Trachoma Elimination in India – Data analysis of National Trachoma Survey and writing up of the report
Personally visited and supervised the implementation of National Blindness Survey in 22 districts.
Involved in generating evidence for Diabetic Retinopathy for the NPCB&VI
Working with IIT-Delhi on use of Vision Computing and Neural Network based Deep Learning technologies for AI based detection of Glaucoma and DR in screening programs.
Developed an Android Application for collection of glaucoma data by District Ophthalmologists who have been trained in management of glaucoma under the NPCB&VI Glaucoma control initiatives.
Universal Eye Health - Advocated for the inclusion of Visual impairment component in the name of the National Program for Control of Blindness to NPCB & VI.
Involved in Development of Disability Certification guidelines under Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, GOI.
Contributed to the National Mental Health Survey, the largest ever survey of Mental Health Disorders in India.
Improving control and management of Tuberculosis in India.

Awards, Honours, And Significant Events

ET Selvam Award for Best Physical Poster in the AIOC 2017 – Title - Innovative use of WhatsApp Messaging and Free Software for GIS Mapping in Ophthalmic Surveys
AIIMS Research Excellence Award 2018 for co-authored publication - Incidence and Progression of Myopia and Associated Factors in Urban School Children in Delhi: The North India Myopia Study (NIM Study).
Best Free Paper in Community Ophthalmology session at AIOC 2019 2018 for co-authored presentation “Primary Eye Care Training Evaluation for ASHAs in Urban India”.
Reviewer: PLoS One, Global Health Action, Indian Journal of Ophthalmology, BMC Health Services Research, JNAMS
Certificate of Merit from Central Board of Secondary Education for being the top 0.1% of successful candidates in AISSE 1994 in Science.
Fourth position in “Science Open Merit Test 1994” organized by the Delhi State Science Teachers Forum Regd.
Certificate of Excellence in “All India Talent Search Examination, 1992” organized by Children’s Education Trust of India.
Travel Grant for 14^th World Conference on Tobacco or Health, Mumbai, 2009
Travel Grant for 8^th AGM, INDEPTH, Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania, 2008.
Plaque of Honour, 34^th National Conference of the Indian Association of Preventive and Social Medicine held at AIIMS from February 22-24, 2007.

Research Experience

Ongoing Projects

Sr	Title	Role	Period	Funding Agency
1.	Epidemiological Study of Avoidable Blindness in India	Co-Investigator	2015-2018	MoHFW, Govt. of India
2.	Retrospective and prospective audits of the phenotype, causes and correlates of Trichiasis-WHO Trachoma Collaborative Study	Co-Investigator	2015-2018	WHO
3.	Patterns and pathways of care seeking for cataract and common ocular morbidities and impact of local volunteers on the pathways among urban vulnerable population settings of West Delhi	Principal Investigator	2017-2019	SSMI
4.	Diabetic Retinopathy: An Epidemiological Study of its Risk Factors and Biological Markers in Delhi	Co-Investigator	2017-2019	MoHFW, Government of India
5.	Multi-centric study of the impact of exposure to Ultra Violet Radiation (UVR), and aerosols exposure on ocular health in India	Co-Investigator	2018-2023	ICMR, Government of India
6.	Health-Related Quality of Life and Costing of cataract surgery for treatment of age-related cataract in India	Co-Investigator	2017-2018	DHR, Government of India
7.	To evaluate the effect of increased outdoor activity on the incidence and progression of myopia in school children	Co-Investigator	2016-2018	Department of Science and Technology
8.	Development of a culturally appropriate health literacy instrument and assessing its validity in Hindi speaking patients receiving general and primary eye care services in New Delhi	Principal Investigator	2016-17	AIIMS Intramural
9.	Operational research project on strengthening integrated primary eye care in urban vulnerable populations of Delhi	Co-Investigator	2016-2018	Sightsavers International
10.	SNOMED-CT: NRCeS – Development of National Drug Repository database	Co-Investigator	2017-2018	MoHFW C-DAC Pune
11.	Establishing a Technical Support Unit (TSU) for Verbal Autopsy based Cause of Death Ascertainment in the Sample Registration System, Registrar General of India - MINErVA - N1715	Co-Investigator	2017-2022	Registrar General of India
12.	Epidemiological study of Childhood Blindness in Delhi	PhD Thesis Co-Guide	2016-2019	PhD Thesis
13.	Community based Operational Research Study on involvement of Accredited Social Health Activist (ASHAs) in Strengthening Primary Eye Care Services for Urban Vulnerable Population of Delhi	PhD Thesis Co-Guide	2015-2019	PhD Thesis
14.	A Population based study to assess the prevalence of glaucoma in Delhi	PhD Thesis Co-Guide	2017-2020	PhD Thesis
15.	Tools to Diagnose – Eye- Development and assessment of image analysis tool for identification of glaucoma	Principal Investigator	2017-	PhD Collaborative IIT-Delhi
16.	Tools to Diagnose – Eye- Development and assessment of image analysis tool for identification of DR	Co- Investigator	2017-	PhD Collaborative IIT-Delhi
17.	Comprehensive primary eye care services in rural areas of Delhi	Co- Investigator	2017-2020	DJJS
18.	Vision Screening and Eyeglasses Dispensing Program for Students in Delhi Schools	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	VisionSpring
19.	Community Ophthalmology Programme in South Delhi	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	Deepalaya
20.	A Sustainable Model for Comprehensive Outreach Eye Care Service in NCR	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	Deepalaya
21.	A Sustainable Model for Comprehensive Outreach Eye Care Service for underserved population in Delhi Slums and resettlement colonies	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	Deepalaya
22.	A Sustainable Model for Comprehensive Outreach Eye Care Service in NCR	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	Hero Motocorp
23.	A Sustainable Model for Comprehensive Outreach Eye Care Service for underserved population	Co- Investigator	2017-2018	Sparsh
24.	A Community based Assessment of Disability among Adult Population in Delhi using WHO-ICF framework	Ph.D Thesis Co-Guide	2019	Ph.D Thesis

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Epidemiology of Drug Use

Applied Statistics-Public Mental Health

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Applied Statistics-Cancer Epidemiology & Population Genetics

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Gauri Shanker Kaloiya

Dr.
Rachna Bhargava

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ASHWANI KUMAR MISHRA

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Ravindra Rao

Dr.
Yatan Pal Singh Balhara

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D. K. Sharma

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Sanjay Sharma

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Arshad Ayub

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Renu Sinha

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Vivek Gupta