Abhijit Nadkarni

Biographic Data

ID246780
NAMEAbhijit Nadkarni
GIVEN NAMESAbhijit
FAMILY NAMENadkarni
SIGNATURENADKARNI A
AFFILIATIONSLondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
ORCID0000-0001-5832-5236
VERIFIEDYes
TOTAL WORKS49
TOTAL CITATIONS2
AUTHOR COUNT34
EDITOR COUNT15
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR2018
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2026
H-INDEX1

  • “The satisfaction we get by doing this, you do not get it with any money”

    Open AccessBrian Zhou, Yashi Gandhi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    While community volunteers are increasingly recognized for addressing supply-side gaps in healthcare delivery (e.g., provider shortages), their role in mitigating demand-side barriers (e.g., stigma) remains underexplored. This qualitative study investigated the experiences, knowledge, and roles of community volunteers in Goa, India. We examined barriers and facilitators to community-based work, and strategies for integrating community participati…

  • Digital supervision of nonspecialist providers delivering psychosocial interventions for depression in India

    Open AccessAnkita Shah, Sandeep Shelly et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2026

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  • Participant experiences with Supporting Addiction Affected Families Effectively (Safe)

    Emily Balcke, Urvita Bhatia et al.ARTICLEDrugs Education Prevention and…2026

    Background Harmful use of alcohol has demonstrated negative effects on not only the individual engaging in the use, but also their family members. The Supporting Addiction Affected Families Effectively (SAFE) Project aimed to systematically adapt the 5-Step Method, an existing evidence-based intervention intended to support affected family members (AFMs) by focusing on their concerns, coping responses, social supports, to the Indian context with …

  • Alcohol Use Disorder in Southwestern and Northern Uganda

    Open AccessAbraham Muhwezi, Tom Murungi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Alcohol use disorder (AUD) among adults is a major public health concern globally. Alcohol use disorder affects livelihood and contributes to adverse health outcomes. We investigated the prevalence of AUD and associated factors among adults (≥ 18years) in Lira and Isingiro districts in Uganda. This was a cross-sectional study conducted among adults (≥18 years) in households, selected using multistage sampling. Data were collected using an intervi…

  • Building the foundation

    Open AccessAmanda P Miller, Carlos D Rivera Saldana et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Early and ongoing stakeholder engagement is critical to the development and implementation of scalable behavioral health interventions. Our overarching goal in this implementation research study was to understand and document the process of planning and rolling out Common Elements Treatment Approach (CETA), a transdiagnostic mental health intervention, in Uganda. Guided by the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR) 2.0, we cond…

  • Multi-stakeholder perspectives on gender-based violence in marital relationships

    Open AccessSoumya Singh, Aneel Brar et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    In India, an estimated 41% of women report experiencing domestic violence in their lifetime and up to 28% report violence during pregnancy. Our study aims to understand local perceptions/attitudes towards GBV and lived experiences of GBVvictimisation and perpetration in marital relationships in rural Rajasthan. We conducted a focus group discussion with community health workers (n = 7) and interviews with young married men (n = 17) and women (n =…

  • Capacity needs of Pakistani psychiatrists to deliver community-sensitive mental health services to sexual minority men

    Open AccessUsman Ali, Kamran Maqsood et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2026

    Sexual minorities face a high degree of social and religious stigma in Pakistan. The current study aims to identify the capacity needs of the psychiatry fraternity for providing person-centered care to sexual minority men in Pakistan. A qualitative exploratory study was conducted from May 2024 to October 2024. Four consultant psychiatrists (CP), nine postgraduate residents (PGR) in psychiatry, and eight sexual minority men (SM) were interviewed. …

  • Couples-based interventions for perinatal depression and anxiety

    Open AccessLakshmi Gopalakrishnan, Pamela V Pichon et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2026

    Background: Globally, perinatal depression and anxiety affect approximately 26% and 12% of women, respectively, with partner support recognized as a protective factor. This systematic review aimed to synthesize the evidence on the effectiveness of couples-based interventions for perinatal depression and/or anxiety. Methods: We searched PsycINFO, Embase, PubMed, CENTRAL, and CINAHL from inception through December 1, 2024, identifying studies publi…

  • Help-Seeking Behaviours Among Conflict-Affected Men who Misuse Alcohol in Ukraine

    Open AccessSergiy Bogdanov, Catharina Van Der Boor et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2026

    Since 2014, conflict and violence in Ukraine, including the Russian annexation of Crimea and the ongoing war, have led to significant internal displacement, affecting millions of people. This humanitarian crisis has exacerbated psychological distress, with high rates of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, anxiety, and suicide among internally displaced persons, military veterans, and civilians. Alcohol misuse has emerged as a prevalent ma…

  • Interventions to Improve Mental Health Help-Seeking Attitudes, Intentions and Behaviours

    Open AccessShruti Bora, Bijayalaxmi Biswal et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2026

    The gap between mental health conditions and care uptake remains a global challenge, despite the availability of effective and affordable treatments.This gap is driven by demand-side barriers, such as lack of mental health literacy (MHL), stigma, etc. that hinder help-seeking.In this systematic review, we critically appraise interventions aimed at promoting help-seeking for mental health conditions.The review protocol was prospectively registered…

  • Explanatory models and coping with alcohol misuse among conflict-affected men in Ukraine

    Open AccessSergiy Bogdanov, Kateryna Ko et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2025

    Affecting nearly 10% of men globally, alcohol use disorders (AUDs) represent a significant public health burden. Existing work, including from Ukraine, suggests that living in conflict settings may exacerbate the risk of AUDs. However, there is a dearth of evidence regarding alcohol misuse, as well as knowledge of factors associated with alcohol misuse patterns, in conflict settings. The aim of this qualitative study was to investigate explanator…

  • A guide to selecting psychological interventions that can be delivered by people who are not mental health specialists in low-resource settings

    Open AccessRuta Rangel, Adam D Brown et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Globally, most individuals with mental health conditions lack access to specialized care. One strategy to bridge this gap is training people who are not mental health professionals (non-specialists) to deliver brief, manualized psychological interventions, which have demonstrated effectiveness across diverse settings. However, selecting the most suitable intervention for specific populations, contexts, and psychological needs in low-resource sett…

  • Coping mechanisms for students with mental disorders

    Open AccessEnid Kawala Kagoya, Joseph Mpagi et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    In recent years, Ugandan universities have faced a rising incidence of mental health issues among students, with prevalence rates of mental disorders reaching up to 60% among undergraduates. These challenges significantly impact both academic performance and social interactions. This study aimed to investigate the coping mechanisms among students with mental disorders at Busitema University. We conducted 42 key informant interviews with students …

  • Exploring effects of severe mental illnesses on marriages

    Open AccessSualeha Siddiq Shekhani, Ahsan Mashhood et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2025

    Marriage is a central institution in South Asia, carrying deep social, cultural, and moral significance. In Pakistan, where psychiatric illness and divorce are both heavily stigmatized, the interaction between serious mental illness and marital life is complex and under-examined. Given the paucity of literature on this topic, our study explores how severe mental illnesses (Bipolar Disorder, Schizophrenia and Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder) affect …

  • The use of geographic information systems (GIS) in studying mental health service delivery

    Open AccessBijayalaxmi Biswal, Rakshanda Paimapari et al.ARTICLECambridge Prisms Global Mental…2025

    Geographic information systems (GIS) are computer-based spatial mapping tools widely used in public health to examine service availability and access disparities and healthcare utilization. While GIS has supported evidence-based health planning in various domains, its application in mental healthcare service delivery remains underexplored. Our scoping review aimed to address this gap by exploring the scope and type of GIS usage in studying three …

  • Explanatory models of common mental disorders among South Asians in high-income countries

    Open AccessRuchika Jain, Ritsuko Kakuma et al.ARTICLETranscultural Psychiatry2025

    Mental health service use by individuals of South Asian origin living outside of South Asia is influenced by cultural factors such as endorsing psycho-social-spiritual over biological explanations, somatisation, and stigma. The aim of this review is to synthesise the evidence about (a) explanatory models of common mental disorders (CMDs) among people of South Asian origin residing in high-income countries, and (b) their help-seeking for CMDs, inc…

  • Feasibility of a Low-Intensity Task-Shared Intervention for Common Mental Disorders in Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence in India

    Open AccessAbhijit Nadkarni, Devika Gupta et al.ARTICLEViolence Against Women2025References: 4

    Our mixed-methods study evaluated the acceptability and feasibility of a lay-counselor-delivered low-intensity psychosocial intervention for women who experienced intimate partner violence in India. We found statistically significant improvements in mental health outcomes like depression and anxiety. Participants also reported positive changes in thoughts, behavior, emotional management, relationships, self-care, and daily functioning. The use of…

  • Acceptability and feasibility of CHANGE, a non-specialist worker delivered intervention to address alcohol use disorders and psychological distress among conflict-affected populations in Uganda

    Open AccessAbhijit Nadkarni, Catharina Van Der Boor et al.ARTICLEJournal of Migration and Health2025References: 4

    If proven to be effective, the acceptability and feasibility of CHANGE makes it a potentially scalable intervention in low resource settings with shortage of specialist healthcare professionals. The intervention may have the potential to be integrated with other programmes of care that can address additional adversities that the population may face in the setting

  • Developing an explanatory model of alcohol misuse among South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda

    Open AccessLene Søndergaard Andersen, Catharina Van Der Boor et al.ARTICLESSM - Mental Health2024

    Alcohol misuse is a significant health problem among forcibly displaced populations including male South Sudanese refugees in northern Uganda, yet interventions are sorely lacking. Developing an explanatory model of alcohol misuse in this population is the first step to designing appropriate and effective interventions. The aim of the current study was to examine alcohol misuse in this setting and to conceptualize an explanatory model of alcohol …

  • Non-specialist delivered psycho-social interventions for women with perinatal depression living in rural communities

    Open AccessAnouk Ackerman, Nimrah Afzal et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Evidence from low- and middle-income countries suggests that non-specialist-delivered interventions effectively improve access to perinatal mental health care. However, there have been no systematic attempts to synthesize the evidence on effectiveness, relevance, and application of this strategy to resource-limited settings such as rural areas. The aim of this review is to synthesize the evidence about the effectiveness of non-specialist delivere…

  • Our lifestyles are back to ‘normal’, but is our mental health? Longitudinal assessment of psychological distress during the Covid-19 pandemic among Spanish adults

    Open AccessAviana O Rosen, María Dolores Hidalgo Montesinos et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    The COVID-19 pandemic had a detrimental effect on mental health since its start in 2020 and current data on mental health is limited. This study provides recent longitudinal data on psychological distress among a country-wide sample of adults. We recruited and surveyed 1,956 adults in Spain in April 2021 and August 2022 on sociodemographic- and pandemic-related psychological distress using the General Distress 21-item version of the Depression, A…

  • “Alcohol will never run out”

    Open AccessMaaike L Seekles, Winfrida C Mwita et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Heavy alcohol use amongst adolescent boys is a major public health concern in many countries. It is associated with a range of negative physical and mental health outcomes and predicts alcohol-related problems in adulthood. In Kilimanjaro Region, adolescent boys’ alcohol use is widespread, and higher than other regions in Tanzania. An understanding of causal and contextual factors that influence the use of alcohol is needed to inform the developm…

  • How do family members influence smokeless tobacco consumption during pregnancy in India? Perspectives of pregnant women

    Open AccessRadha R Sharma, Jaishree Ganjiwale et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Smokeless tobacco (ST) use in South Asia is culturally ingrained and socially accepted. A better understanding of these sociocultural influences could inform behavioural approaches to prevent ST use. We sought to understand how family members influence pregnant women’s behaviour, attitudes, and perceptions towards ST use. Moreover, we captured the influence of community health workers in this context. A qualitative study using a framework analysi…

  • Unpacking the ‘black box’ of suicide

    Open AccessAnushka R Patel, Kelly E Dixon et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Introduction Indian women account for 37% of global suicide-related deaths. As suicide is a growing concern among adolescent girls, identifying the social determinants of suicide with this group targeted prevention. We selected social determinants that include intersectional identities and broader syndemics; we then used longitudinal data from a prospective cohort of adolescent girls from Northern India to classify them into unique profiles acros…

  • Living with depression and diabetes

    Open AccessHannah Maria Jennings, Ashraful Anas et al.ARTICLEPLOS Global Public Health2024

    Diabetes and depression are both serious health conditions. While their relationship is bidirectional and each condition adversely affects outcomes for the other, they are treated separately. In low and middle income countries, such as Bangladesh and Pakistan, health systems are already stretched and the integration of diabetes and depression care is rarely a priority. Within this context through interviews with patients, healthcare workers and p…