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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine


eISSN: 09751564 | ISSN: 02537176 | Current volume: 46 | Current issue: 5 Frequency: Bi-monthly
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine is an open access, peer reviewed journal which publishes high-quality empirical original research and review articles pertaining to all domains of Psychiatry. Articles are freely accessible online in perpetuity under a Creative Commons license.

This journal flipped to open access from 2016. All material published before this date is free access. Please see this page for information on reuse rights of archival material.

It is the official publication of Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zonal Branch and was started as a bi-annual journal which slowly moved to quarterly and eventually bi-monthly publication. It has been publishing for four decades since 1978. In addition to psychiatry, the journal is also relevant to researchers and professionals from other inter-disciplinary fields such as pharmacology, social work, psychology, law, etc.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).

The Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, started in 1978, is the official publication of Indian Psychiatric Society, South Zonal Branch. It is managed by the journal publication arm of the society – JPMR – “Journal of Psychological Medicine and Research”. It follows a double-blind peer review process and is published bi-monthly in an open access model.

The journal publishes high-quality empirical original research and review articles pertaining to all domains of psychiatric practice and research. Other categories of articles published by the journal include editorials, viewpoints, case series, a section on “Practical Psychotherapy”, and commentaries and letters to the editor on articles it recently published or other topics of relevance. The journal caters to mental health professionals and trainees, including psychiatrists, psychologists, psychiatric social workers, psychiatric nurses, academic psychiatrists (medical education) and allied disciplines as well as other medical professionals and paraprofessionals.

Editor-in-Chief
Rajshekhar Bipeta, ORCID: 0000-0001-6808-1183 Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Medak, Telangana, India
Associate Editors
Dheeraj Kattula Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Kiran Kumar K Professor of Psychiatry, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Ravi Teja Innamuri District Psychiatrist, District Medical & Health Office, Nizamabad, Telangana, India
Shiva Shankar Reddy Mukku Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Vishwabharathi Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India
Vidhu Kumar K Professor of Psychiatry, Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India
Editorial Board - National
Chittaranjan Andrade Professor of Clinical Psychopharmacology and Neurotoxicology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Indu P V Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, India
Prasad Rao G Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, India
Samir Kumar Praharaj Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, India
Sujit Sarkhel Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Suresh Kumar Gunapalli Professor of Psychiatry, The Government Hospital for Mental Care, Visakhapatnam, India
Vikas Menon Professor of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Editorial Board - International
Dinesh Bhugra Professor Emeritus of Psychiatry, Mental Health & Cultural Diversity, Centre for Affective Disorders, Institute of Psychiatry, KCL, London, United Kingdom
Lakshmi Yatham Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry; Director, Institute of Mental Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada
Matcheri Keshavan Stanley Cobb Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, United States
Rajiv Tandon Professor and Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Western Michigan University Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, United States
Section Editors
Anekal C Amaresha Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, India
Anamika Sahu Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Anindya Das Associate Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Arpit Parmar Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Arul Sarvanan Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Badr Ratnakaran Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Carilion Clinic-Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, Roanoke, VA, USA
Balaji Bharadwaj Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Guru S Gowda Associate Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Immanuel Thomas Former Professor of Psychology, University of Kerala, Kerala, India
Kishore M Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College & Hospital, JSS Academy of Higher Education & Research, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
Mahesh R Gowda Consultant Psychiatrist, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Manjula M Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Nishant Goyal Professor, Department of Psychiatry, K.S. Mani Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences & fMRI Centre, CIP, Ranchi
Pranab Mahapatra Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Kalinga Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
Rajeev Ranjan Associate Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India
Ravindra N Munoli Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Udupi, Karnataka, India
Reema Samuel Reader, Occupational Therapy Unit, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India
Sai Krishna Tikka Associate Professor and HOD Incharge, Department of Psychiatry, AIIMS Bibinagar, Hyderabad, India
Shobit Garg Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
Varun Mehta Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Kanke, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Assistant Editors
Abhishek Ghosh Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Drug De-addiction & Treatment Centre, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh, India
Adisesshamma T Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Ongole, Andhra Pradesh, India
Amit Singh Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Anusa Mohandoss Associate Professor in Psychiatry, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Ammapetai,Tamil Nadu, India
Arghya Pal Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Bheemsain Tekkalaki Associate Professor of Psychiatry, KAHER’s J.N Medical College Belagavi, Karanataka, India
Harshini Manohar Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karanataka, India
Himani Kashyap Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Jayakumar Menon Senior Consultant, Section of Neuropsychiatry, Geriatric Care Clinic, Sriramachandra Medical Centre, Porur, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Jayant Mahadevan Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Centre for Addiction Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, India
Kamlesh Kumar Sahu Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India
Karthick Subramanian Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth (Deemed to be) University, Puducherry, India
Migita Dcruz Consultant Geriatric Psychiatrist, Kollam, Kerala, India
Naren P Rao Associate Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Natarajan Varadharajan Consultant Psychiatrist, The Banyan (NGO) Chengelpet Chapter, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Parthasarathy Ramamurthy Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India
Prasanta Kumar Roy Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Raj Kiran Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NRI Medical College, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India
Rajesh A Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Surabhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Siddipet, Telangana, India
Ramkumar G S Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kollam, Kerala, India
Ravi Philip Rajkumar Professor of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Rishikesh Behere Associate Consultant in Psychiatry, KEM Hospital Research Center, Pune, Maharashtra, India
Sidharth Sarkar Additional Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India
Snehil Gupta Associate Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India
Sourav Khanra Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Srilakshmi Pingali Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Sangareddy, Telangana, India
Umesh Shreekantiah Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Centre for Cognitive Neurosciences, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Uvais NA Consultant Psychiatrist, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Calicut, Kerala, India
Veda N Shetageri Professor of Psychiatry, East Point College of Medical Sciences & Research Centre, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Vijay Krishnan Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India
Vijaya Raghavan Head (Research), Department of Youth Mental Health, Schizophrenia Research Foundation, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Vijayalakshmi P Consultant Psychiatrist, Bharathi Health Centre, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India
National Advisory Board
Ajit V Bhide Consultant Psychiatrist, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Anju Kuruvilla Professor of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India
Ashok Reddy K Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, SVS Medical College, Mahboobnagar, Telangana
Asokan TV Consultant Psychiatrist, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Chandrasekhar K Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana
Dhanasekara Pandian R Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
E Mohandas Consultant Psychiatrist, Sun Hospital, Thrissur, Kerala
Gangadhar BN Professor of Integrative Medicine; Former, Director & Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Indla Rama Subba Reddy Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, VIMHANS, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Jagadeesha Teerthalli Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Janardhan Reddy YC Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
John Vijay Sagar K Professor & Head, Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
K Kuruvilla Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PSG Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu
Kishan P Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana
Mamta Sood Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
MS Reddy Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Asha Bipolar Clinic, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana
Murali Thyloth Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Ramaiah Medical College, Bangalore, India
Muralidharan Kesavan Professor, Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore, India
NN Raju Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, GVP Medical College, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh
Om Prakash Singh Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Midnapore Medical College, West Bengal Medical Education Service, West Bengal
Padmavathi Ramachandran Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, SCARF, Chennai
Prabha S Chandra Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Pratima Murthy Professor of Psychiatry & Director, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
R Raghu Ram Consultant Psychiatrist, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Radhika Reddy V Professor of Psychiatry & Registrar, Dr YSR University of Health Sciences, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
Ramakrishnanan P Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Athma Hospital, Madurai,Tamil Nadu
Roy Abraham Kallivayalil Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, India
Sandeep Grover Professor of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
KS Shaji Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala
S Shaji Consultant Psychiatrist, Bethesda Hospital, Vengola, Kerala, India
Sharma PSVN Professor of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka
Smita N Deshpande Professor (Research), Department of Psychiatry, St John’s Medical College Hospital, St John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru. Karnataka
Srinivasa SRR Yerramilli Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Kakatiya Medical College, MGM Hospital, Warangal, Telangana
Sudhakar TP Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences & Research, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh
TSS Rao Professor, Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College, Mysore, India
Umashankar Molanguri Professor of Psychiatry & Superintendent, Institute of Mental Health, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad, Telangana
Venkatasubramanian G Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Vishal Indla Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, VIMHANS, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh
International Advisory Board
Brendan Kelly UCD Clinical Professor at UCD School of Medicine and Medical Sciences; Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin; Consultant Psychiatrist, Tallaght University Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
Dan Pothiyil Lecturer in Psychology, University Centre at Blackburn College, Blackburn, England, United Kingdom
Farooq Ahmed Khan Visiting Professor at University of Chester, Consultant Psychiatrist & Clinical Lead NHSE & West Midlands, England, United Kingdom
Kyooseob Ha Department of Neuropsychiatry, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
Mohan Issac Professor of Psychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia
Nilamadhab Kar Consultant Psychiatrist, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK
Nova Riyanti Yusuf President Director, National Centre for Mental Health, Marzoeki Mahdi Mental Hospital, Indonesia
Perminder Sachdev Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry, University of New South Wales, Co-Director of the UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Aging, Clinical Director, Neuropsychiatric Institute, Prince of Wales Hospital, Australia
Pichet Udomratn Professor of Psychiatry, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand
Rajiv Radhakrishnan Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Yale School of Medicine, New Haven, United States
Roos van Westrhenen Psychiatrist & Clinical Phamacaolist, St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences, Netherlands
Roy Chengappa Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, United States
Russell D’souza Executive Director - Global Operations, Totem International Institute of Organizational Psychological Medicine, Port Melbourne, Australia
Sasidhar Gunturu Director, Psychiatric Integrative Services, Department of Psychiatry, Bronx Care Health System, The Bronx, NY, United States
Shijo John Joseph Department of Psychiatry (Ward-12), Pilgrim Hospital Lincolnshire partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Boston, UK
Suhas Ganesh Post-Doctoral Associate, Schizophrenia Neuropharmacology Research Group Yale (SNRGY), Department of Psychiatry, Yale University, New Haven CT, USA
Thambu Maniam Department of Psychiatry, National University of Malaysia, Selangor, Malaysia
Vinay Lakra Divisional Director, Mental Health Division, Northern Health; Associate Professor of Psychiatry, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
Editor Trainee
Sreya Mariyam Salim Senior Resident of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Manjeri, Kerala, India
Lidia Fernandez Assistant Professor of PG Psychology, St. Claret College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Statistical Editors
Binukumar Bhaskarapillai Associate Professor of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Sreekumaran Nair Head and Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India
Journal Tribunal Committee
Harish MT Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India
Karri Rama Reddy Consultant Psychiatrist, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
Sridhar Raju Y Consultant Psychiatrist, Warangal, Telangana, India
Suresh Bada Math Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Suresh Kumar M Consultant Psychiatrist, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Distinguished Past Editors
Abraham Vergese  
E Mohan Das  
G Prasad Rao Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, India
John Mathai  
Karri Rama Reddy Consultant Psychiatrist, Rajamundry, Andhra Pradesh, India
MS Reddy  
Palaniuppan  
Shahul Ameen  
TSS Rao  
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