ISSN 0253-7176, 0975-1564
20 papers in the library · 73 citations · publishing 1983-2026
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine June 2, 2026 Nikapitiye Nandarathana, Jay Kumar Ranjan correction
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Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine February 5, 2026 Ashlyn Tom, B. Sai Chaitanya Reddy, Manik Inder Singh Sethi et al.
The “entourage effect,” well-documented in cannabis research, remains a hypothesis requiring validation in psilocybin mushrooms. Whether the complex interplay among multiple bioactive compounds (including psilocybin, psilocin, baeocystin, norbaeocystin, aeruginascin, and various alkaloids) produces synergistic effects distinct from those of isolated psilocybin remains a critical empirical...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine January 22, 2026 Zaid Ahmad Wani, Rajnish Raj, Shabir Ahmad Dar et al.
Depression is a significant global health issue, often accompanied by suicidality, which requires urgent and effective interventions. Oral ketamine is emerging as a potential rapid-acting treatment, but data on its efficacy and tolerability remain limited, particularly in the Indian context. Thus, this retrospective study was conducted to assess the response to oral ketamine in patients with...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine November 13, 2025 Malika M Sanspara, Drashti M Shah, Sandip H Shah et al.
This study evaluated intramuscular (IM) ketamine's efficacy and safety for rapid suicidal ideation reduction, addressing the critical need for fast-acting interventions in resource-limited settings where intravenous (IV) options are impractical. We conducted a pre-post-interventional study of IM ketamine (0.5 mg/kg) over one year after approval of the institutional ethics committee. Adult...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 2, 2025 Sonal Agarwal, Shahzadi Malhotra, Vibha Sharma et al.
Dissociative disorders, characterized by disruptions in consciousness, memory, and identity, pose significant challenges in understanding their neuropsychological domains-particularly within the Indian context-due to limited research. This study aims to compare the neuropsychological functions of young adults diagnosed with dissociative disorder to those of a healthy control group. A...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine May 1, 2025 Nikapitiye Nandarathana, Jay Kumar Ranjan 17 citations
There is a dearth of meta-analytical studies measuring the durability of mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) in the treatment of anxiety and depressive disorders. Therefore, the present study was conducted to evaluate both the effectiveness and durability of MBCT in the treatment of depression and anxiety disorders. We systematically searched six databases from June 11, 2023 to September...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine April 29, 2025 Ekta Yadav, Bheemsain Tekkalaki, Kavita P Gadadavar et al. 2 citations
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a debilitating mental health condition characterized by significant morbidity and mortality. The emergence of ketamine infusion therapy has provided a promising, rapidly acting treatment option. We aimed to assess the effectiveness of ketamine infusion therapy as an adjunct treatment in patients with depression and to study the patient's profile undergoing...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine March 1, 2025 Noopur Anand Gawankar, Smita Pandey
The commonly used protocol for the treatment of panic disorder has been the application of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT). With the advent of third-wave psychotherapies such as acceptance and commitment therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy, and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), which focuses on experiential acceptance, there have been variations in the treatment of panic...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine May 26, 2024 Nimisha Kumar, Naresh Chandel
Background: Alcohol dependence syndrome (ADS) is a significant challenge for psychologists due to relapse and its impacts on well-being. Mindfulness-based relapse prevention (MBRP) has emerged as a potential solution, receiving increasing attention in the field of psychological interventions for ADS. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of MBRP, specifically on emotion regulation and alcohol...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine March 25, 2024 Saeid Komasi, Amin Nazari, Behrooz Faridmarandi et al. 2 citations
Background: It seems that personality and dreams are relatively stable interwoven constructs that show many shared characteristics across cultures. The present study aimed to predict the emotional load and content of dreams using both original constructs and two extracted spectrum factors of adaptive and maladaptive personalities. Methods: The cross-sectional study data was collected from 704...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine January 15, 2024 Kalpana Raman, Richard J Siegert, Jaishankar Bharatharaj et al.
Background: Various assessment tools that explore and assess mindfulness are available. Keeping in view both the origin of and the literature surrounding mindfulness assessment tools, this study aimed to evaluate the workability of one widely researched tool, the Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (FFMQ), for establishing cross-cultural generalizability and utility in the Indian context....
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine January 17, 2020 C S Gautam, Sonia S Mahajan, Jatin Sharma et al. 31 citations
Ketamine is a noncompetitive antagonist of the N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor which also interacts with various other receptors that account for its myriad actions. Originally approved as a general anesthetic, it is being explored to be repurposed for numerous other indications such as depressive disorders, suicidal ideation, substance-use disorders, anxiety disorders, chronic pain,...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine May 1, 2018 Sandeep Grover, Aseem Mehra
Incubus syndrome, characterized by delusional belief in female patients of being sexually approached by an unforeseen person, is rarely described in literature and description has been limited to isolated case reports. We describe four patients with schizophrenia, who reported the phenomenon of incubus and responded well to treatment with antipsychotics. A review of literature yielded five...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine May 1, 2016 Manoj Kumar Sharma, Mahendra P. Sharma, P Marimuthu
Background: Youth have shown indulgence in various high-risk behaviors and violent activities. Yoga-based approaches have been used for the management of psychological problems. The present work explores the role of mindfulness-based program in the management of aggression among youth. Materials and methods: Sociodemographic information schedule, Buss-Perry Aggression Questionnaire, and World...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2016 Mahesh Ramanna Gowda, Preethi Srinivasa, Prabha S Kumbar et al.
Ketamine, a primarily FDA-approved anaesthetic agent is also used as recreational drug. Based on preclinical findings and later the clinical observations it is noted to have rapid antidepressant effect due to its mechanisms related to NMDA antagonism. In spite of established evidence of ketamine being effective in depression with significant role in treatment resistant cases as well, there was...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 1, 2014 S. Goyal, A. Ambekar, R. Ray 21 citations
Substance abuse among medical professionals is a cause for concern. Certain psychotropic substances such as ketamine are at easy dispense to anesthesiologists increasing the likelihood of misuse and dependence and raise several issues including safety of patients. We discuss a case demonstrating ketamine dependence in an anesthesiologist from India. The reported psychotropic effects of ketamine...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 1, 2012 Mahendra P. Sharma, Angelina Mao, Paulomi M Sudhir
The present study is aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of a Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Behavior Therapy (MBCBT) for reducing cognitive and somatic anxiety and modifying dysfunctional cognitions in patients with anxiety disorders. A single case design with pre- and post-assessment was adopted. Four patients meeting the specified inclusion and exclusion criteria were recruited for the study....
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 1, 2009 Chaturaka Rodrigo, Senaka Rajapakse
Cannabis is the most widely used illegitimate substance in the world, and the number of users has increased by 10% over the last decade worldwide. Therefore, it is important to review the evidence on psychoactive properties of cannabis and its possible association with schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD). We searched MEDLINE with the key words cannabis and schizophrenia. The search was...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine 2009 Pulkit Sharma, Ruby Charak, Vibha Sharma
The paper strives to elucidate the complex yet intimate relation between spirituality and mental health from contemporary perspectives. The diverse and constantly evolving views that spiritualists and mental health professionals have held toward each other over last century are discussed with special accent on the transpersonal spiritual framework within psychology. The role of spirituality in...
Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine July 1, 1983 Sunny Joseph, Baker Fenn
A rare case of narcolepsy tetrad with irresistible attacks of sleep, cataplexy, sleep paral!sis and hypnagogic hallucinations with typical E. E. G .findings of slumping into the R E. M. sleep without passing through various slow wave phases of N. R. E. M. is described in this article.A brief discussion about its incidence, aetiology, and treatment is also added.