Research Activities at IMH

Research Activities at IMH

At present, most of the research conducted at the department is in the form of student dissertations. The following Are the dissertations completed at the department during the year:
Sl No.Name of the StudentTopic of Dissertation
1Ms.Sailaja PisapatiEffect of CBT on suicidal ideation.
2Mr.Srinivasa Rao KSleep pattern and its psychological effect on young working adults
3Ms.Reema NathaniRelation of executive function, cognitive flexibility and problem solving with impulsivity & aggression in convicted murderers.
4Ms.Stennis JosephTemperamental traits and psychopathology among destitute children.
5Mr.Kaartik GuptaRepetitive negative thinking in depression and OCD : A comparative study.
6Ms.Hema VSelective attention, visuospatial ability and emotional intelligence among players and non-players: A comparative study.
7Ms.AnunaBordoloiEffectiveness of autogenic relaxation training and guided imagery on anxiety, depression, stress and subjective well being of geriatric population living in old age homes .
8Ms.Varsha VinodEffectiveness of physical activity and cognitive training on slective attention, planning and response inhibition functions of hyperkinetic children.
9Mr.Nelson MathewJust world belief, Resilience and attitude of parent towards disability, and its impact on behavioural problems of children with mental retardation.
10Mr.Rithvik S.KashyapParenting styles, social cognition and functional impairment in children with hyperkinetic disorder.
11Ms.AmeenaSitharaBAS, BIS, FFFS, Big five personality and disgust propensity among obsessive compulsive disorder patients.
12Ms.Gayathri MenonPornography: Its impact on subjective sexual experience.
13Ms.ShalmaliRanmaleAdult attachment style and emotion regulation in mothers of children with intellectual disability and autism.

Publications

 Halder, S; Mahato, A. (2016). Socio-demographic and Clinical Characteristics of Patients who Attempt Suicide: A Hospital based Study from Eastern India. East Asian Archives of Psychiatry. 26 (3) 98-103.
 Halder, S; Mahato, A. (2017). Efficacy of a model Attention Training program for children with ADHD.Journal of Indian Asso.of Child & Adolescent Mental Health; 13(1):10-25.
 Sukumaran, B and Bhatted, D. (in press) Authored a chapter on ‘Clinical Applications of EMDR’ in the book titled’ Solution Focused Practices in Behavioral Sciences’ Manikandan,K et al (Eds) 2017, Department of Psychology, CDMRP, University of Calicut, Kerala
 Thapliyal, G.; Halder, S., &Mahato, A. (2016). Memory, verbal fluency and response inhibition in normal aging. Jr. of Geriatric mental Health.3:145-9.
 Mahato, A.K&Halder, S. (2016). Disability in Schizophrenia.The Psychosocial and Neurocognitive perspective. In Barre, V. P. (Ed.) Chronic Mental Illness and the Changing Scope of Intervention Strategies, Diagnosis, and Treatment. (188- 202).IG Global Publications. Pennsylvania.
 Halder, S. &Mahato, A.K. (2016). Cognitive remediation therapy in chronic schizophrenia. In Barre, V. P. (Ed.) Chronic Mental Illness and the Changing Scope of Intervention Strategies, Diagnosis, and Treatment. (292-307). IG Global Publications. Pennsylvania.