Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine
Published in Association with Indian Psychiatric Society - South Zonal Branch
eISSN:
09751564 | ISSN:
02537176 | Current volume: 47 | Current issue: 6
Frequency: Bi-monthly
Journal Highlights
• Indexed in: PubMed Central (PMC), SCOPUS and ESCI
• Rigorous peer review
• Timely publishing
• No Article Processing Charges
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).
Submit your manuscript today at https://peerreview.sagepub.com/szj.
• Indexed in: PubMed Central (PMC), SCOPUS and ESCI
• Rigorous peer review
• Timely publishing
• No Article Processing Charges
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).
Submit your manuscript today at https://peerreview.sagepub.com/szj.
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 | MBBS, DPM, DNB (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry; Coordinator, Medical Education Unit, Government Medical College, Pillikotyal, Medak, Telangana, India |
Deputy Editor
| Aruna Yadiyal | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Father Muller Medical College, Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
Senior Editorial Advisor
| Shahul Ameen | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, St. Thomas Hospital, Changanacherry, Kerala, India |
| Sunita Simon Kurpad | MBBS, DNB (Psychiatry), MRCPsych | Professor of Psychiatry; Head, Department of Medical Ethics, St John's National Academy of Health Sciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Padmavathi Ramachandran | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Schizophrenia Research Foundation (NGO), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Editor
| Sharad Philip | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India |
Associate Editor
| Anusa Mohandoss Arunachalam | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College and Research Institute, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Raj Kiran Donthu | MBBS, DNB (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, NRI Academy of Sciences, Guntur, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Ramkumar G Sathiaseelan | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Idukki, Kerala, India |
| Ravindra N Munoli | MD (Psychiatry) | Additional Professor of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal, Karnataka, India |
| Spoorthy S Mamidipalli | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bibinagar, Telangana, India |
Section Editor — Addiction Psychiatry
| Dheeraj Kattula | DPM, MD, DM (Addiction Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Section Editor — Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
| Nidhi Chauhan | Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry, PGIMER, Chandigarh |
Section Editor — Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy
| Dhanya Chandran | MPhil, PhD (Clinical Psychology) | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Kochi, Kerala, India |
Section Editor — Community Psychiatry
| Ravi Teja Innamuri | DPM, DNB, MD (Psychiatry) | District Psychiatrist, District Medical and Health Office, Nizamabad, Telangana, India |
Section Editor — Cultural Psychiatry
| Bhrigupati Singh | PhD (Anthropology) | Associate Professor/Senior Lecturer, Department of Anthropology and Sociology, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, United Kingdom |
Section Editor — Geriatric Mental Health
| Shiva Shankar Reddy Mukku | MD, DM (Geriatric Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Vishwabharathi Medical College, Kurnool, Andhra Pradesh, India |
Section Editor — Lived Experience and Advocacy
| Velprashanth Venkatesan | MD (Psychiatry), DM (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Puducherry, India |
Section Editor — Medical Education (Academic Psychiatry)
| M. Kishor | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India |
Section Editor — Mental Health Nursing
| Suman Vashist | MSc, PhD (Psychiatric Nursing) | Professor of Psychiatric Nursing, Teerthanker Mahaveer University, Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India |
Section Editor — Military Psychiatry
| Srinath Gopinath | MBBS, DPM (Psychiatry), ABPN Board Certified Psychiatrist | Staff Physician, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Florida, United States |
Section Editor — Mood Disorders
| Shobit Garg | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Shri Guru Ram Rai Institute of Medical and Health Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India |
Section Editor —Neuromodulation
| Urvakhsh M Mehta | MD (Psychiatry), Ph.D. (Psychiatry) | Additional Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
Section Editor — Neuropsychiatry
| Jayakumar Menon | FRANZCP, DNB, DPM (Psychiatry) | Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Sri Ramachandra University, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Section Editor — Psychiatric/Intellectual and Developmental Disability
| Kannan PP | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
Section Editor — Psychiatric Epidemiology
| Vidhu Kumar K | MD (Psychiatry), MPhil (Clinical Epidemiology) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government TD Medical College, Alappuzha, Kerala, India |
Section Editor — Psychiatric Genetics
| Shabeesh Balan | M.Sc. (Biotechnology), PhD (Genetics) | Scientist D, The Center for Interdisciplinary Brain Sciences, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Kozhikode, Kerala, India |
Section Editor —Psychiatric Social Work
| Satabdi Chakraborty | MPhil (Psychiatric Social Work), PhD (Social Work) | Additional Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Institute of Human Behavior and Allied Sciences, New Delhi, India |
Section Editor — Psychometrics and Clinical Assessment
| Prasanta Kumar Roy | M.Phil. (Medical and Social Psychology), Ph.D. (Psychology) | Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
Section Editor — Psychosexual Disorders and Health
| Adarsh Tripathi | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Adarsh Brain Care 360°, Aashiyana, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India. |
Section Editor — Rehabilitation Psychology
| Sunita Devi | M.Phil. (Rehabilitation Psychology), Ph.D. (Psychology) | Assistant Professor of Rehabilitation Psychology, National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Intellectual Disabilities, Secunderabad, Telangana, India |
Section Editor — Qualitative Research
| Kadir Uludag | PhD (Applied Psychology) | Postdoctoral Researcher, Capital Medical University, Xuanwu Hospital, Beijing, China |
Section Editor — Schizophrenia
| Natarajan Varadharajan | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India |
Section Editor — Sleep Medicine
| Ravi Gupta | MD (Psychiatry), PhD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India |
Section Editor — Suicidal Behavior
| Yasir Arafat SM | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Bangladesh Specialized Hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Section Editor — Systematic Review/Meta-Analysis
| Sai Krishna Tikka | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Additional Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bibinagar, Telangana, India |
Section Editor — Women's Mental Health
| Veda N Shetageri | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, East Point College of Medical Sciences and Research Center, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
National Advisory Board Members
| Aqsa Abdulsattar Shaikh | MD (Community Medicine), Diploma (Human Resource Management), Postgraduate Diploma (Bioethics and Medical Ethics) | Professor of Community Medicine, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, New Delhi, India |
| Arunkumar Annamalai | MBBS | Founder and Clinical AI Scientist, Deep Medicine Labs, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Ashok Reddy K | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Gayatri Medicare, Chattanpally, Telangana, India |
| Bharat M Vatwani | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Chief Psychiatrist, Shraddha Rehabilitation Foundation (NGO), Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Chandrasekhar K | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Chittaranjan Andrade | MD (Psychiatry) | Adjunct Professor of Psychiatry, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Academy of Higher Education Manipal, Karnataka, India |
| Dharmendra Kumar Singh | MPhil (Medical and Social Psychology), Ph.D. (Clinical Psychology) | Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Central University of South Bihar, Gaya, India |
| Harshwardhan Vijay Shende | Bachelor (Social Work), Master (Social Work)MPhil (Rural Development), PhD (Rural Development) | Scientist B, ICMR, National Institute of Research in Tribal Health, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Indla Rama Subba Reddy | DSc, DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Indlas Hospitals, Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Immanuel Thomas | MA, PhD (Psychology) | Adjunct Faculty, Department of Clinical Psychology, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India |
| Indu PV | MBBS, DPM, DNB (Psychiatry), MPhil (Clinical Epidemiology), PhD (Faculty of Medicine), | Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| Jacob KS | FRCPsych, FRANZCP, DPM, MD (Psychiatry), PhD (Psychiatric Epidemiology) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Christian Medical College, Vellore–Chittoor campus, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Kamala Deka | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Srimanta Sankaradeva University of Health Sciences, Guwahati, Assam, India |
| Kishan P | Professor & Head, Department of Psychiatry, Prathima Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimnagar, Telangana |
| Lenin Rajkumar Singh | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal, Manipur, India |
| Mahesh R Gowda | MBBS, DPM, DNB (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Spandana Nursing Home, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Moinak Banerjee | M.Sc, Ph.D. (Life Sciences) | Scientist G, Human Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India |
| MS Reddy | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Neeraj Kumar | MA (Psychology), MA (Social Work), MPhil (Women's and Gender Studies) | Founder and Project Lead, The Unsound Project, New Delhi, India |
| Om Prakash Singh | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Midnapore Medical College, Midnapore, West Bengal, India |
| Panneer Selvan C | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Sneka Mind Care Hospital, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Paulomi M Sudhir | MPhil (Clinical Psychology) | Professor of Clinical Psychology, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Prasanna Kumar Neredumilli | MD, DM (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Government Hospital for Mental Care, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Rahul Ramchandra Shidhaye | MD (Psychiatry), MHS (Mental Health), PhD (Public Health) | Professor of Psychiatry and Senior Research Scientist, Pravara Institute of Medical Sciences. Loni, Maharashtra, India |
| Ramakrishnanan P | Consultant Psychiatrist & Director, Athma Hospital, Madurai,Tamil Nadu, India |
| Raman Deep | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India |
| Reema Samuel | MOT, Advanced OT in Mental Health | Associate Professor of Occupational Therapy, Department of Psychiatry, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Roy Abraham Kallivayalil | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India |
| Saibal Das | MD (Pharmacology), DM (Clinical Pharmacology) | Scientist D, ICMR-National Institute for Research in Bacterial Infections, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| Shaji KS | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Dean (Research), Kerala University of Health Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Smita N Deshpande | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, St John's Medical College, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Sudhakar TP | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Apollo Institute of Medical Sciences and Research, Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Swayam Prava Baral | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Medical Sciences and SUM Hospital, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India |
| Swikar Lama | Ph.D., M.Sc. (Criminology) | Associate Professor, School of Behavioral Forensics, National Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India |
| TSS Rao | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, JSS Medical College, JSSAHER, Mysore, Karnataka, India |
| Umashankar Molanguri | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Maheshwaram, Telangana, India |
| Vishal Ramesh Tikhute | MPhil (Public Health), MPH (Health Policy, Economics and Finance). | Director, Research and Development Wing, Pragati Creations, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, India |
| Vikas Menon | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India |
National Statistical Editor
| Binukumar Bhaskarapillai | MSc (Statistics), MPhil (Statistics), PhD (Statistics), PDF (Biostatistics), IPPE (Epidemiology) | Associate Professor of Biostatistics, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Vasudeva Guddattu | PhD (Statistics) | Professor and Head, Department of Applied Statistics and Data Science, Prasanna School of Public Health, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, Karnataka, India |
National Editorial Board Members
| Arul Saravanan Ramachandran | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre, SRM IST, Chengalpattu, Tamil Nadu, India |
| G Prasad Rao | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| Pillaveetil Sathyadas Indu | MD (Community Medicine), DPM (Psychiatry), DPH (Public Health), DNB, MPhil (Clinical Epidemiology), PhD, FRCP | Principal, Government Medical College, Thrissur, Kerala, India |
| Prabha S Chandra | MD (Psychiatry), FRCPsych, FRCPE | Professor of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Radhikareddy Vemireddy | MD (Psychiatry) | Registrar, Dr NTR University of Health Sciences, Additional Director of Medical Education, Department of Health, Family and Medical Welfare. Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Sujit Sarkhel | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
International Statistical Editor
| Mohamad Adam Bujang | BSc (Hons) Statistics, MBA, Ph.D. (Information Technology and Quantitative Sciences) | Research Officer and Data Analyst, Clinical Research Centre, National Institutes of Health, Sarawak General Hospital, Ministry of Health, Malaysia |
| Zahra Geraili | PhD (Statistics) | Researcher and Methodologist, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Health Research Institute, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran |
International Editorial Board Members
| Bolanle Adeyemi Ola | MBChB, FRANZCP, FRCP, FWACP, FMCPsych, PhD (Applied Social Sciences), MD (Psychiatry), EdD | Professor of Psychiatry, Griffith University, Queensland, Australia |
| Çiçek Hocaoglu | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Recep Tayyip Erdogan University, Medical School, Rize, Türkiye |
| Farooq Ahmed Khan | MD (Psychiatry) | Visiting Professor of Psychiatry, University of Chester, Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Lead, NHSE and West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |
| Muftau Mohammed | FWACP (Psychiatry), Fellow (West African College of Physicians, Faculty of Psychiatry)MSc (Global Mental Health), MSc (Child and Adolescent Mental Health) | Senior Lecturer of Psychiatry, University of Abuja, Nigeria |
| Sasidhar Gunturu | MD (Psychiatry) | Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, United States |
International Advisory Board Members
| Aaron Sturrock | BMedSci, MB BS, MRCP, MD (Res) | Consultant Neurologist, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Abhijit Nadkarni | DPM (Psychiatry), MRCPsych, MSc (Mental Health Services Research), PhD (Epidemiology) | NIHR Professor of Global Health Research, Professor of Global Mental Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; Co-Director, Addictions and Related Resear |
| Adiseshamma Tiruvaipati | MD (Psychiatry), DCH (Pediatrics) | International Clinical Fellow in Psychiatry, NHFT, NHS Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom. |
| Anis Aftab Ahmed | MRCPsych, PG Cert (Medical Education) | Consultant Forensic Psychiatrist, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom |
| Brendan D Kelly | MB BCh BAO, MA MSc MA MA, MD PhD DGov PhD, DLitt, MCPsychI FRCPsych FRCPI, FTCD, MRIA | Professor of Psychiatry, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland |
| Chia-Hsiang Chan | MD (Psychiatry), MSc (Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine) | Director, Department of General Psychiatry, Taoyuan Psychiatric Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan |
| David Potik | PhD (Criminology) | Clinical Criminologist, Adelson Clinic for Drug Abuse, Treatment and Research, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Tel Aviv, Israel. |
| Eric Yu Hai Chen | MD (Psychiatry), FRCPsych, MB ChB, MA | Emeritus Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Hong Kong, Honorary Clinical Professor, Department of Psychiatry, School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong |
| Francisco Antonio Araniva García | Psychiatrist, Universidad de El Salvador, San Salvador, Salvadoran Social Security Institute, El Salvador |
| João Gama-Marques | MD (Psychiatry), MSc (Psychopharmacology), PhD (Neuroscience) | Professor, Consulta de Esquizofrenia Resistente, Hospital Júlio de Matos, Unidade Local de Saúde de São José, Centro Clínico Académico de Lisboa, Centro Académico de Medicina de Lisboa, Portu |
| Marie Rose Moro | PhD, MD | Professor of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Université de Paris Cité, Head of Department, Maison de Solenn-Maison des adolescents, Hôpital Cochin (AP-HP), Paris, France |
| Muhammad Irfan | MCPS (Psychiatry), FCPS, MS (Mental Health Policy and Services), PhD | Professor of Psychiatry and Head, Department of Mental Health, Peshawar Medical College, Islamabad, Pakistan |
| Muhammad Waqar Azeem | MD (Psychiatry), DFAACAP, DFAPA | Inaugural Chair, Department of Psychiatry, Sidra Medicine Professor of Psychiatry, Weill Cornell Medical College; Director, Sidra Medicine's World Psychiatric Association (WPA) Collaborating Center, Qatar |
| Nilamadhab Kar | MD (Psychiatry), MBBS, DPM, DNB, FRCPsych | Consultant Psychiatrist, Honorary Professor of Psychiatry, Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Wolverhampton; Research Institute in Health Sciences, University of Wolverhampton, United Kingdom |
| Nova R Yusuf | MD (Psychiatry), PhD (Public Health) | President Director, National Center for Mental Health, Marzoeki Mahdi Hospital, Ministry of Health, Republic of Indonesia |
| Perminder Singh Sachdev | MD (Psychiatry), PhD (Psychiatry), FRANZCP | Scientia Professor of Neuropsychiatry, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia |
| Rozemarijn (Roos) Van Westrhenen | MD (Psychiatry), PhD |Head and Scientific Coordinator (Principal Investigator) Outpatient Clinic Pharmacogenetics, Parnassia Psychiatric Institute / PsyQ, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| Vinay Lakra | MD (Psychiatry), FRANZCP | Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Divisional Director, University of Melbourne and Northern Health, Melbourne, Australia |
National Assistant Editor
| Alka Chandrakar | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India |
| Anekal C Amaresha | MPhil, PhD (Psychiatric Social Work) | Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Lokopriya Gopinath Bordoloi Regional Institute of Mental Health, Tezpur, Assam, India |
| Aninda Sidhana | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Dr S S Tantia Medical College and Jan Sewa Hospital, Sriganganagar, Rajasthan, India |
| Arghya Pal | MD, DNB (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalyani, West Bengal, India |
| Helena Selvakodi Maria Louis | MBBS, DPM (Psychiatry) | District Mental Health Program Psychiatrist, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Kamlesh Kumar Sahu | Associate Professor of Psychiatric Social Work, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh, India |
| Neha Sharma | MD (Psychiatry), DNB, MRCPsych | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Armed Forces Medical College, Pune, Maharashtra, India |
| Nidhi Malhotra | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar State Institute of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Mohali, Punjab, India |
| Pranesh Ram Ranganathan | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Swamy Vivekananda Medical College, Tiruchengode, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Rajesh Ayyalasomayajula | MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Medicover Hospital, Secunderabad, Telangana, India |
| Ruchi Soni | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Sai Kiran Pasupula | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Guntur Medical College, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Sally John | MD (Psychiatry) | Associate Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sewagram, Maharashtra, India |
| Shailaja Bandla | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Nimra Institute of Medical Sciences, Jupudi, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Sourav Khanra | Professor of Psychiatry, Central Institute of Psychiatry, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India |
| Sravanthi Penubarthi | MD, DNB (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences, Nalgonda, Telangana, India |
| Usha Nandini Marimuthu | MD, DNB (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Krish Hospitals, Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Uvais NA | MBBS, DPM (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Iqraa International Hospital and Research Centre, Kozhikode, Kerala, India. |
| Varsha Vidyadharan | MD (Psychiatry), DNB, MPhil (Behavioral Medicine), Pursuing PhD (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) | Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India |
| Yuman Kawoos | MD (Psychiatry) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Srinagar. Jammu and Kashmir, India |
International Assistant Editor
| Anuradha Baminiwatta | MD (Psychiatry) | Lecturer of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Kelaniya, Ragama, Sri Lanka |
| Dan Isaac Pothiyil | MPhil (Clinical Psychology), Chartered Psychologist (BPS). | Lecturer in Psychology, Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom |
| Jairo Mario González-Díaz | MD (Psychiatry), MSc, PhD | Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Clinica Nuestra Señora de la Paz, Bogota, Colombia |
| Laura D'Adamo | MS| Clinical Psychology Doctoral Candidate, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Drexel University, Philadelphia, United States |
| Nareman Aly Mohamed | MSc (Mental Health Nursing), PhD (Mental Health Nursing) | Assistant Professor of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Cairo/Galala University, Cairo, Egypt |
| Ram Lakhan | Bachelor of Mental Retardation, MSc (Psychology), Doctor of Public Health Science | Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Health and Human Performance, Berea College, Kentucky, United States |
| Samer El Hayek | MD (Psychiatry), MSc|Specialist Psychiatrist, American Center for Psychiatry and Neurology, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Silvia Cimino | PhD (Clinical Psychology) | Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy |
| Utkarsh Karki | MD (Psychiatry), DM (Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) | Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, Kanti Children's Hospital, Kathmandu, Nepal |
Early Career Editor
| Aditya Kashyap Devulapalli | MD (Psychiatry) | Specialty Doctor (General Adult Psychiatry), Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, United Kingdom |
| Alwin Paul Alias | MPhil (Clinical Psychology), MSc (Applied Psychology), BSc (Psychology) | PhD Scholar (Clinical Psychology), ICMR Project Research Scientist-1, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India |
| Arunmozhi Devi Ambethgar | MBBS, Pursuing MD in Psychiatry | Postgraduate Resident, Institute of Mental Health, Madras Medical College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Divya Ravichandran | MD (Psychiatry) | Senior Resident of Psychiatry, Karpagam Medical College, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Merin Poulose | MD, DNB (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Taluk Head Quarters Hospital, Idukki, Kerala, India |
| Nikhil Reavindranath T | MD (Psychiatry) | Psychiatric Resident, Mount Sinai Hospital, New York, United States |
| Pooja Govind | MD (Psychiatry) | Senior Resident of Psychiatry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands Institute of Medical Sciences, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India |
| Usha Sri Venkata M | BA, MSc (Clinical Psychology) | Trainee MPhil (Clinical Psychology), Amity University, Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Vahik Adimulam | Pursuing MBBS | Undergraduate Resident, Mahavir Institute of Medical Sciences, Vikarabad, Telangana, India |
| Vajagathali Mohammed | PhD (Medical Biotechnology) | Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Stockholm University, Sweden |
Editorial Trainee
| Mirza Jahanzeb Beg | MSc (Clinical Psychology), PhD (Psychology) | Assistant Professor of Psychology; Head, Centre for Advanced Behavioral Policy, Innovation and Leadership, Kumaraguru College of Liberal Arts and Science, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Sreya Mariyam Sali | MD (Psychiatry) | Specialty Doctor (Psychiatry), Powys Teaching Health Board, Ystradgynlais Community Hospital, Ystradgynlais, Wales, United Kingdom |
Past Editors-in-Chief
| Abraham Vergese | |
| E Mohan Das | |
| G Prasad Rao | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Asha Hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India |
| John Mathai | |
| Karri Rama Reddy | |
| MS Reddy | |
| Palaniuppan | |
| Shahul Ameen | |
| TSS Rao |
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| Aravind VK | MD (Psychiatry), IFAPA | Consultant Psychiatrist, Ram Psychiatry Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Rajmohan Velayudhan | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, KMCT Medical College, Kozhikode, Kerala, India |
| Rama Reddy Karri | MD (Psychiatry), Ph.D. (Law), LL.M. (Torts and Crimes), LL.M. (Cyber and Int. Prop.) | Consultant Psychiatrist, Manasa Hospital, Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Somashekhar Bijjal | DPM, MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Deputy Medical Superintendent, KH Patil Institute of Medical Sciences, Gadag, Karnataka, India |
| Suresh Kumar G | DPM, DNB, MD (Psychiatry) | Professor of Psychiatry, Government Hospital for Mental Care, Andhra Medical College, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India |
| Phanikanth K | MD (Psychiatry) | Professor and Head, Department of Psychiatry, Government Medical College, Nagarkurnool, Telangana, India |