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Psychiatry

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Name of Faculty
Educational Qualifications
Designation
Registration Number (State Medical Council)
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1.
Dr. Vidhukumar K
MBBS, MD, MPhil
Professor & HOD
20087
2.
Dr. Sumesh TP
MBBS, MD ( Psychiatry)
Associate Professor (CAP)
30784
3.
Dr. Ganga G Kaimal
MBBS, MD, PhD
Professor(CAP)
30417
4.
Dr. Diya P Albert
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor
37681
5.
Dr. Shalima S
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor
51245
6.
Dr. Nisha Radhakrishna Pillai
MBBS, MD
Assistant Professor
68589

Details of Medical and Paramedical courses conducted under the department.

List of Publications from the Department

1. Indu PV, Remadevi S, Vidhukumar K, Shah Navas PM, Anil TV, Subha N. Domestic violence as a risk factor for attempted suicide in married women. J Interpers Violence. 2020;35(23–24):5753–71.

2. Amala KJ, Diya AP, Abhishek N, Vidhukumar K. Peer-reported prevalence of substance and internet use among school going adolescents. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2018;31(2). 57-62

3. Sandhya C V, Vidhukumar K, Sreekumari RG. Protein Oxidation in Active and Abstinent Alcoholics in Comparison with Normal Controls. Journal of Medical Science and Clinical Research. 2016; 2455-0450

4.Viswanathan MT, Sisupalan A, Karunakaran V. Pattern of adverse reactions of antipsychotics in a tertiary care hospital. Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol 2016;5(3):991-98

5. Ratnakaran B, Prabhakaran A, Karunakaran V. Prevalence of burnout and its correlates among residents in a tertiary medical center in Kerala, India: A cross-sectional study. J Postgrad Med. 2016 Aug 2;62(3):157–61.

6. Gopalan MR, Karunakaran V, Prabhakaran A, Jayakumar KL. Prevalence of psychiatric morbidity among cancer patients – hospital-based, cross-sectional survey. Indian J Psychiatry. 2016;58(3):275–80

7. Vidhukumar K, Hamza M. Prevalence and correlates of burnout among undergraduate medical students-A cross-sectional survey. Indian J Psychol Med.2020;122-27

8. Chacko D, Vidhukumar K. The prevalence of specific learning disorder among school-going children in Ernakulam District, Kerala, India: Ernakulam learning disorder (ELD) study. Indian J Psychol Med. 2020;42(3):250–5.

9. Indu N V, Vidhukumar K, Sarma PS. Determinants of compulsory admissions in a state psychiatric hospital–Case control study. Asian J Psychiatry 2018; 35:141-5.

10. Vidhukumar K, Nazeer E, Anil P. Prevalence and pattern of alcohol use in Kerala-A district-based survey. Int J Recent Trends Sci Technol. 2016;18(2):363-7.

11. Indu PV, Remadevi S, Vidhukumar K, Anilkumar TV, Subha N. Development and validation of the domestic violence questionnaire in married women aged 18-55years. Indian J Psychiatry. 2011;53(3):218-23

12. Nair UR, Vidhukumar K, Prabhakaran A. Age at onset of alcohol use and alcohol use disorder: Time-trend study in patients seeking de-addiction services in Kerala. Indian J Psychol Med. 2016;38(4):315-9

13. Sandhya C V, Sreekumari RG, Vidhukumar K. Higher oxidative stress in current alcoholics compared to abstinent alcoholics and normal controls: a cross-sectional study. J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2016;5(37):2221–5

14. Mathew C, Chacko D, Indu P V, Vidhukumar K. Perspectives on advance directives in psychiatric practice: A qualitative study from Kerala, India. Indian J Soc Psychiatry. 2020;36(2):114-18

15. Indu PV, Beegum M S, Kumar KA, Vidhukumar K, Sarma PS. Late-onset depression: A risk factor for major neurocognitive disorder? Clin Epidemiol Glob Heal. 2022; 15:101041.

16. Chacko D, Karunakaran V, Rajan JC. Validation of an Ultrashort Screening Tool for Specific Learning Disorder Among School-Going Children. Indian J Psychol Med. 2021;43(5):399–402.

17. Kamala R, Ravindran RM, Krishnan RA, Nair S, Varma RP, Srilatha S, et al. Role of decentralised governance in implementing the National AIDS Control Programme in Kerala. Public Heal Action.2023;13(1):1–5.

18. George M, Menon PG, Vidhukumar K. Mental health consequences of isolation–a mixed-methods study from a tertiary COVID care setting. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2022;35(2):139–47.

19. Indu PV, Vidhukumar KP. Descriptive studies. Kerala J Psychiatry 2020;33(2):182-5

20. Indu PV, Vidhukumar KP. Case report and case series. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2020;33(1):88–92.

21. Karunakaran A, Prabhakaran A, Karunakaran V, Michael JP. Erectile Dysfunction in Alcohol Use Disorder and the change in erectile function after one month of abstinence. J Addict Dis.2022;1–10.

22. Indu PV, Vidhukumar K. Case-Control Studies. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2021;34(1):84–7.

23. Anish NRK, Prabhakaran A, Karunakaran V. Penile Self-Amputation in patient with Schizophrenia, while on Clozapine Augmentation with Modafinil: A Case Report. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2017;30(2):88–9.

24. Nakulan A, Sumesh TP, Kumar S, Rejani PP, Shaji KS. Prevalence and risk factor for depression among community older people in Kerala. Indian J Psychiatry.2015;57(3):262-6.

25. Rejani PP, Sumesh TP, Shaji KS. Cost of care: A study of patients hospitalised for treatment of psychotic illness. Indian J Psychol Med.2015;37(1):71-4.

26. Druhin A, Shoukkathaly S, Balachandran S, et al. Sociodemographic profile of schizophrenia with and without obsessive compulsive symptoms. J Evid. Based Med Healthc 2017; 4 (92),5614-20.

27. A Rahul, V Karunakaran, AR Muralidharan, et al. Hypothermia as a Predictor of Adverse Outcomes in Sick Neonates Referred to a Tertiary Care NICU — Perinatology [Internet]. [cited 2024 Aug 26].

28. Abdullah S, Saji PG, Gangadhara Kaimal G, Jayakumar KP. Burden and Resilience among Care Givers of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease-A Cross-Sectional Study at Government Medical College, Kottayam. Orig Res Artic J Evid Based Med Heal. 2021;8.

29. Abdullah S, Saji PG, Kaimal GG. Psychiatric Morbidity among Patients Undergoing Haemodialysis-A Cross-Sectional Study at Government Medical College, Kottayam. Orig Res Artic J Evid Based Med Heal. 2021;8.

30. Madhavan RK, Mathew R, Michael JP, Karunakaran A, Gangadhara Kaimal G, Abraham B. Suicidal Intent in Young Adults Attending the Suicide Prevention Clinic at a Tertiary Care Centre in Kerala, India. Orig Res Artic J Evid Based Med Heal. 8:2021.

31. Harshan VA, Saji P, Michael JP, Kaimal GG, Punnoose VP. Association between Sociodemographic Factors and Severity of Psychiatric Symptoms with Duration of Untreated Psychosis in Patients with First Episode Psychosis: A Cross-sectional Study. J Clin Diagnostic Res. 2023.

32. Kaimal GG, Padmam MSR. Gender difference in psychiatric morbidity among inmates of juvenile homes. J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2017 Sep 28;6(78):5527–31.

33. Kaimal GG. Prevalence of psychiatric illness and its relationship with delinquent behaviour–a study among institutionalised children. J Evol Med Dent Sci. 2018 Jan 15;7(3):259–64.

34. Kaimal GG. Intelligence and Emotional Intelligence among Inmates of Orphanages: A Cross-sectional Study. J Clin Diagnostic Res. 2021 Feb 1;15(2):6.

35. Shaji KS, Raju D, Sathesh V, Krishnakumar P, Punnoose VP, Kiran PS, et al. Psychiatric morbidity in the community: A population-based study from Kerala. Indian J Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 1;59(2):149–56.

36. Roshan Bijlee K.N., Ganga G Kaimal, M S Razeena Padmam Quality of life and personal and social performance in schizophrenia. IJRAR June 2019, Volume 6, Issue 2

37. Influence of Family Environment on Childhood Emotional and Behavioural Disorders. Kaimal GG, Punnoose VP, Beevi SK. Journal of Evidence Based Medicine, and Healthcare. 2020;7(44):2544-2549

38. Pillai NR, Punnoose VP, Vidhukumar K. Prevalence of panic disorder among patients with non-cardiac chest pain attending cardiology outpatient department in a tertiary care centre in Kerala – A cross-sectional study. Kerala J Psychiatry. 2024 Sep 6.

39. Assessing the built environment through photographs and its association with obesity in 21 countries: the PURE Study

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Psychiatry Ward
Psychiatry OP