RESEARCH PROJECTS ( COMPLETED )
1. Child abuse at home and school. The first comprehensive survey in India using internationally validated tools among 16000 school children. Completed
Kumar MT, Kar N, Kumar S. 2019. Prevalence of child abuse in Kerala, India: An ICAST-CH based survey. Child Abuse & Neglect,2019. Jan 11;89:87-98. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.01.002
Kumar MT, Kumar S, Surendra S, N Kar. 2017. Prevalence of child abuse in school environment in Kerala, India: An ICAST-CI based survey. Child Abuse & Neglect, 2017.70, 356-363.
2. Quality of Life: Tool translation and validation: In partnership with Sheffield University/ Oxford Innovation Centre. Completed
Joy A, Namboodiri VT, Kumar MT, Kar N. Recovering Quality of Life (ReQoL) scale: linguistic validation in Malayalam, an Indian language. Journal of Geriatric Care and Research 2018, 5(1): 36-38.
3. Post-traumatic stress and depression following the 2018 Kerala floods: relevance of screening completed & publication awaited
4. Diagnostic criteria for enduring sexual dysfunction after treatment with antidepressants, finasteride and isotretinoin. Literature review contribution. Completed
Healy D,…., Kumar MT, …..Waraich A. Diagnostic criteria for enduring sexual dysfunction after treatment with antidepressants, finasteride and isotretinoin. Int J Risk Saf Med. 2022;33(1):65-76. doi: 10.3233/JRS-210023. PMID: 34719438; PMCID: PMC8925105.
5. Nitrous oxide and neuropsychiatric effects Literature review. Completed
Farmer, J., Romain, K., Ibrahim, M., Kumar, M., & York Moore, W. (2021). The neuropsychiatric effects of nitrous oxide and low vitamin B12. BJPsych Advances, 1-10. doi:10.1192/bja.2021.55
6. Hyperprolactinemia in psychiatric practice. Literature review.
Romain, K., Fynes-Clinton, S., Harmer, D., & Kumar, M. (2020). Hyperprolactinaemia in the context of psychiatry. BJPsych Advances, 1-12. doi:10.1192/bja.2020.36
7. Preventing Psychosis: Synthesising what we know. Literature review.
Karen Romain , Alexandra Eriksson , Richard Onyon and Manoj Kumar The psychosis risk timeline: can we improve our preventive strategies? Part 1: early life; British Journal of Advances in Psychiatry. 2019: doi.org/10.1192/bja.2018.66
Karen Romain , Alexandra Eriksson , Richard Onyon and Manoj Kumar The psychosis risk timeline: can we improve our preventive strategies? Part 2: Adolescence and adulthood; British Journal of Advances in Psychiatry.2019: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2019.1
Karen Romain , Alexandra Eriksson , Richard Onyon and Manoj Kumar The psychosis risk timeline: can we improve our preventive strategies? Part 3: primary common pathways and preventive strategies; British Journal of Advances in Psychiatry.2019: https://doi.org/10.1192/bja.2019.34
8. Exploring links between depression and obesity Literature review.
Romain, K., Webb, T., & Kumar, M. 2018. Depression and obesity: Can the cycle be broken? BJPsych Advances, 24(2), 132-140. doi:10.1192/bja.2017.18
RESEARCH PROJECTS ( ONGOING )
1. Field validation of a novel eye tracking test for assisting diagnosis of major psychiatric disorders. Joint project InMind & Aberdeen University, UK.
2. Efficacy of stigma specific interventions in acute mental health care settings: RCT study.
3. Experience of patients admitted against their wish in a psychiatric facility
4. Changes in stigma towards mental illness during stay in a psychiatric facility
5. Changes in attitudes towards medications during stay in a psychiatric facility
6. Perceived disability in common psychiatric disorders
7. Perceived reasons to use substances among dependent individuals receiving acute care
8. Prevalence and role of traumatic events in personality disorders
9. Role of portrait photos in emotional skills training
10. Feasibility of drama therapy in acute mental health care settings
11. Collaborative creation of discharge summary in acute care settings