Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula
Biographic Data
| ID | 4599205 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sandhya Kanaka Yatirajula |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sandhya Kanaka |
| FAMILY NAME | Yatirajula |
| SIGNATURE | YATIRAJULA S K |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Institute for Global Health |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-0329-7271 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Perinatal mental health in India in the states of Haryana and Telangana: A district-level situational analysis
Women in the perinatal phase are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, but in low and middle-income countries such as India, perinatal mental health (PMH) care provision is often scarce. This situational analysis presents the formative findings of the SMARThealth Pregnancy and Mental Health (PRAMH) project (Votruba et al. 2023). It investigates the nature and availability of maternal mental health policies, legislation, sys…
Towards a Feminist Global Health Policy: Power, intersectionality, and transformation
In the realm of global health policy, the intricacies of power dynamics and intersectionality have become increasingly evident. Structurally embedded power hierarchies constitute a significant concern in achieving health for all and demand transformational change. Adopting intersectional feminist approaches potentially mitigates health inequities through more inclusive and responsive health policies. While feminist approaches to foreign and devel…
Methodological adaptations to a theory of change model: Experiences from the Artemis cluster randomized trial in India
This article discusses methodological adaptations that were made to the Theory of Change (ToC) process by incorporating imagery during a ToC workshop organized as part of a cluster randomize control trial in India, entitled ARTEMIS. The objective of this adaptation was to make the ToC interesting and interactive for adolescents who are the primary stakeholders in the project. This in turn led to a demystification of the concepts of ToC making it …
Engaging with adolescents to navigate the Adolescents’ Resilience and Treatment nEeds for Mental health in Indian Slums (Artemis) trial
Adolescence causes rapid changes at physical, mental, and social levels rending adolescents vulnerable to stress, depression, and increased risk of self-harm/suicide [1] In India, mental illness is one of the leading causes of death and disability for this age group [2]. Many adolescents with mental disorders worldwide are left untreated and unidentified [3] due to [...]
Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
Stigma and discrimination dissuade people with mental illnesses from talking openly about their problems. In India, these experiences are influenced by local cultural factors. Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India indicated that very few studies have involved people with lived experiences (PWLEs) of mental illness and their families. As evidence shows that having interpersonal contact with a person with mental illness reduces stig…
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Directly engaging with People with lived experiences of mental illness from the communities in India
Stigma and discrimination dissuade people with mental illnesses from talking openly about their problems. In India, these experiences are influenced by local cultural factors. Interventions to reduce mental health stigma in India indicated that very few studies have involved people with lived experiences (PWLEs) of mental illness and their families. As evidence shows that having interpersonal contact with a person with mental illness reduces stig…
Methodological adaptations to a theory of change model: Experiences from the Artemis cluster randomized trial in India
This article discusses methodological adaptations that were made to the Theory of Change (ToC) process by incorporating imagery during a ToC workshop organized as part of a cluster randomize control trial in India, entitled ARTEMIS. The objective of this adaptation was to make the ToC interesting and interactive for adolescents who are the primary stakeholders in the project. This in turn led to a demystification of the concepts of ToC making it …
Engaging with adolescents to navigate the Adolescents’ Resilience and Treatment nEeds for Mental health in Indian Slums (Artemis) trial
Adolescence causes rapid changes at physical, mental, and social levels rending adolescents vulnerable to stress, depression, and increased risk of self-harm/suicide [1] In India, mental illness is one of the leading causes of death and disability for this age group [2]. Many adolescents with mental disorders worldwide are left untreated and unidentified [3] due to [...]
Towards a Feminist Global Health Policy: Power, intersectionality, and transformation
In the realm of global health policy, the intricacies of power dynamics and intersectionality have become increasingly evident. Structurally embedded power hierarchies constitute a significant concern in achieving health for all and demand transformational change. Adopting intersectional feminist approaches potentially mitigates health inequities through more inclusive and responsive health policies. While feminist approaches to foreign and devel…
Perinatal mental health in India in the states of Haryana and Telangana: A district-level situational analysis
Women in the perinatal phase are at an increased risk of experiencing mental health problems, but in low and middle-income countries such as India, perinatal mental health (PMH) care provision is often scarce. This situational analysis presents the formative findings of the SMARThealth Pregnancy and Mental Health (PRAMH) project (Votruba et al. 2023). It investigates the nature and availability of maternal mental health policies, legislation, sys…
Psychology (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Mental health (3 works) · Psychiatry (3 works) · Community Health and Development (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Psychotherapist (2 works) · Social Psychology (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Business (1 works)